Environmental breakdown, coupled with the self-destructive behaviour of governments, has set us on a road to ruin. And we’re blocking off all means of escape.
Once Cozy With Silicon Valley, Democrats Grow Wary of Tech Giants – The New York Times
On Tuesday, a Washington think tank, New America, and Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy published a report he co-wrote, asserting that technology behind digital advertising — the financial lifeblood of Facebook, Google and Twitter — has made disinformation campaigns more effective. “The problems were much broader than we imagined, and it was not just about one tool or platform,” said Mr. Ghosh, who with his co-author, Ben Scott, worked on devising Mrs. Clinton’s tech policy platform. “It’s the profit model underlying the whole digital advertising system.”
Kilde: Once Cozy With Silicon Valley, Democrats Grow Wary of Tech Giants – The New York Times
‘Never get high on your own supply’ – why social media bosses don’t use social media | Media | The Guardian
Meditation er ikke et turbobrændstof for stressramte | Information
“Når du mediterer, øver du dig i at lade være med at gøre alt muligt andet end at mærke dit liv. Når du kan det, tager du beslutninger baseret på dine egentlige behov, du får inspiration, er kreativ, elsker og oplever dit liv. Det er muligvis ikke det mest effektive set fra et vækstperspektiv i et industrialiseret samfund, men det er det mest meningsfulde og sundeste, du kan gøre som menneske.”
Kilde: Meditation er ikke et turbobrændstof for stressramte | Information
There Is Nothing Virtual About Bitcoin’s Energy Appetite – The New York Times
Eller kort sagt : markedsøkonomi er noget lort for klimaet – uanset om vi taler guld, banker eller bitcoins!
Kilde: There Is Nothing Virtual About Bitcoin’s Energy Appetite – The New York Times
Facebook to Let Users Rank Credibility of News – The New York Times
Kan facebook får brugernes vurdering af nyhedsmediers troværdighed til at mindske omfanget af fake news? Eller er det endnu et eksempel på blind neoliberal tillid til konkurrence?
Kilde: Facebook to Let Users Rank Credibility of News – The New York Times
Facebook’s greatest weapon: endless comparison of ourselves to others | Life and style | The Guardian
Handler den voksende frustration over facebook ikke i realiteten om, at platformen er en præcis manifestation af de syge mekanismer ved den konkurrencekultur, der er ved at æde vores samfund op?
“Instead of forming genuine relationships, we burn out our empathy, grace, gentleness, creativity and insight, performing comparisons, building pecking orders, seeking validation.”
More College Students Seem to Be Majoring in Perfectionism – The New York Times
Konkurrencesamfundets omkostninger virker efterhånden ikke særligt konkurrencefremmende…..
“Meritocracy places a strong need for young people to strive, perform and achieve,” he said. They have “increasingly unrealistic educational and professional expectations for themselves.”
Kilde: More College Students Seem to Be Majoring in Perfectionism – The New York Times
Scott Galloway: How Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google manipulate our emotions | TED Talk | TED.com
Jagdish Mahapatra: How to keep your kids safe on the internet | TED Talk | TED.com
Online security expert Jagdish Mahapatra shares some scary statistics about online trust and security — and some simple ways to make sure you and your children can stay online without giving up your data and privacy. Listen for the advice he gives to Shah Rukh Khan about how best to communicate with your kids in this brave new world.