<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Parallax Lens</title><description>Parallax Lens — a visual explainer publication. Stories you think you already understand, from a different angle.</description><link>https://parallaxlens.com/</link><language>en-us</language><item><title>The Bill Came Due in April</title><link>https://parallaxlens.com/issues/2026-06-04-ai-coding-token-bill/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://parallaxlens.com/issues/2026-06-04-ai-coding-token-bill/</guid><description>AI keeps getting cheaper per token, and that is exactly why the bill goes up. 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