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Know your rights. Guard your mind. Get mad that your literal brain is a product to be ground up and cooked into patties at their bbq for these companies. Link is a short, approachable crash course in what the hell I'm even saying
Feb 6, 2025
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This is kind of an anti-rec, more of a PSA.
If you havenāt heard of the marketing research company WGSN itās worth a deep dive.
Horrifying to see that years ago, a marketing research company predicted that weād all be into 90s and early 2000s nostalgia, nihilism, and awe/whimsy.
The scarier part, for me, is how companies that work with these firms will prey upon individualsā sincere interests and perspectives. Some unpaid intern from WGSN is def monitoring this app lol.
I wrestle with that competing understandings that a zeitgeist will always exist; that the transmission of preferences/ideas between people is how culture is made, with also not wanting to be unconsciously influenced by a predatory system whose only goal is to make me feel like Iām less than and therefore push me to consume.
Sry Iām super red pilled this morning lol.
If you havenāt heard of the marketing research company WGSN itās worth a deep dive.
Horrifying to see that years ago, a marketing research company predicted that weād all be into 90s and early 2000s nostalgia, nihilism, and awe/whimsy.
The scarier part, for me, is how companies that work with these firms will prey upon individualsā sincere interests and perspectives. Some unpaid intern from WGSN is def monitoring this app lol.
I wrestle with that competing understandings that a zeitgeist will always exist; that the transmission of preferences/ideas between people is how culture is made, with also not wanting to be unconsciously influenced by a predatory system whose only goal is to make me feel like Iām less than and therefore push me to consume.
Sry Iām super red pilled this morning lol.
Jul 10, 2024
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š¤I do believe artificial intelligence is one of the most (if not the most) important emerging human rights issues of the future, which is why I dedicate a substantial amount of time and energy to learning about it!
I always say know thy enemy so if youāre interested in gaining knowledge about AI design to bolster your arguments against it I would recommend reading this draft manuscript excerpt from the Oxford Handbook of Ethics of Artificial Intelligence.
Shannon Mattern is a media studies and art history professor at Penn State and in this text she offers an in-depth analysis of the ethical implications and concerns of design automation. The sources cited are also great jumping-off points for further reading and consideration!
I always say know thy enemy so if youāre interested in gaining knowledge about AI design to bolster your arguments against it I would recommend reading this draft manuscript excerpt from the Oxford Handbook of Ethics of Artificial Intelligence.
Shannon Mattern is a media studies and art history professor at Penn State and in this text she offers an in-depth analysis of the ethical implications and concerns of design automation. The sources cited are also great jumping-off points for further reading and consideration!
Oct 5, 2024
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š»there is lowkey an unbelievable crisis in tech literacy atm, and working on the projects that i have over the last year has driven that home for me like nothing else. once upon a time, understanding how a computer worked was a precondition for using one. it isnāt anymore, and that is so unimaginably dangerous.
the total helplessness iāve seen (some) people express in response to techās recent rightward turn has been deeply unmooring. i see people all the time who genuinely do not understand how the platforms and devices that *govern their entire lives* operate on a basic level. āthe kidsā didnāt become computer wizards - instead, the devices got good enough that they could abstract all of their actual functionality away from you.
the amount of power and control knowing even a little bit about digital technology can give you is immense. learn about http. learn about rss. learn about how servers operate. learn the absolute basics of programming. far dumber people than you are doing it every day in silicon valley, and they (and their bosses) are using those skills against you.
the total helplessness iāve seen (some) people express in response to techās recent rightward turn has been deeply unmooring. i see people all the time who genuinely do not understand how the platforms and devices that *govern their entire lives* operate on a basic level. āthe kidsā didnāt become computer wizards - instead, the devices got good enough that they could abstract all of their actual functionality away from you.
the amount of power and control knowing even a little bit about digital technology can give you is immense. learn about http. learn about rss. learn about how servers operate. learn the absolute basics of programming. far dumber people than you are doing it every day in silicon valley, and they (and their bosses) are using those skills against you.
Jan 28, 2025
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šI feel like 12 is a wonderful place to start. 1 book a month. Keep it in your bathroom. Beside your bed. Where you eat your meals. Please read this year. It's one of the best things you can do for yourself. and for me, and for everyone who you'll tell, I'm reading again, and you should read with me too. Take pictures or screencaps of passages and send them to your friends. Read funny, easy books, evil and upsetting books, books that are boring but are still satisfying to finish. Go to the library. Challenge yourself. You will feel better, you'll feel proud of yourself, and you'll banish the negative moodlet of being mad or ashamed at yourself for not reading. It's ok that you haven't been. You had your reasons and it doesn't do any good to beat up on yourself. That was then and this was now. Start a book tomorrow bc it is a new day :)
Jan 1, 2025
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šŗbe giving, accept graciously, be thankful, withdraw when it's wise
Jul 20, 2024
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š§ I don't listen to any AI generated playlists because I prefer to hear ones curated by people. I love sharing music as a human to human thing. It's also dismaying how music streaming services prioritize the songs of artists whose management pay them, etc.
It's so fun to simply browse anonymous person's curated lists instead on top of sharing with friends. It's never been easier to peek into someone else's semi-private music preference and walk their landscape. Just today I found a person who's made dozens of playlists for specific beanie babies (!), all with no saves or likes.
We don't need AI driven sorting to develop taste and find things we like. Break out of the corral with me and run free. Let's see what's over the hill
It's so fun to simply browse anonymous person's curated lists instead on top of sharing with friends. It's never been easier to peek into someone else's semi-private music preference and walk their landscape. Just today I found a person who's made dozens of playlists for specific beanie babies (!), all with no saves or likes.
We don't need AI driven sorting to develop taste and find things we like. Break out of the corral with me and run free. Let's see what's over the hill
Aug 6, 2024