Feeling like Google's new app icons are a misdirection to keep us from looking at the consequences of its business model.
#SurveillanceCapitalism
longreads.com/2019/09/05/how…
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@Acuity_Design This! Thinking on how there is a huge difference to how a car behaves when I'm on my motorcycle and have my yellow vest on. Giving the appearance of police they always slow down when they see me in the rearview mirror.
This is good advice.
I wish there was a more safe online space to sometimes retreat to for supporting each other's mental wellbeing.
Will go for a walk and think about this. Pause. Reflect. x.com/jameelajamil/s…
How often do you see tweets designed to help you pause in reflection?
I've put @TimHarford's book on my wishlist after reading this.
theguardian.com/science/2020/s…
I'd also add to this that emotions don't necessarily mislead us. That is not their role. Sometimes emotions can guide us along exactly the right path. We can often become better at telling the difference.
Adding further: I'm often at my most emotional when I'm defending my beliefs. If I can recognize this I can turn defense inte curiosity and ask questions rather than present further statements. It's an amazing opportunity for both parties to learn more about themselves.
And no, this does not work in all situations. Learning when to walk away to protect yourself and when to fight to protect the vulnerable is a life-long learning process as well.
The other time I can get really emotional is in traffic. As a driver, rider, cyclist or pedestrian. These situations can get devastatingly dangerous and I've recognized that calming myself quickly is essential.
I've always been a calm person. Getting my driver's license at 27 (many moons ago) unearthed a whole new side of me... one I didn't much like.
This was despite the fact of having ridden a motorcycle since the age of 9. But that was rarely in traffic.
It's interesting to compare how vulnerable a motorcyclist can be compared to the killing capacity of a car driver.
As a motorcyclist I'm looking way more ahead.
So this turned into a reflective thread... 😅
Brilliant BBC series. x.com/pink_leninade/…
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@nikkelin Man vill ju inte tro det, men det börjar kännas allt rimligare att det kommer braka loss utav bara helvete om en vecka eller två...
Serious talk about US democracy in the latest episode of @GasLitNation. "What you have to remember is that fascism is the American story. The hope we have is that America is moving away from fascism after being founded in fascism." This may be the "last yelp". x.com/gaslitnation/s…
"We were never a full democracy. We were a democracy for some and an autocracy for others. White Americans are learning that they too are disposable. They are learning what it feels like to go to the polls and wonder if your vote is going to count."
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@mrmarkmillar This is a good visualisation by @adamaltmejd that pulls data straight from ECDC and Sweden's Public Health Agency. Where each death is attributed to the actual day of death. And yes, they have been in single digits for that long.
adamaltmejd.se/covid/
‘Investing’ in mental health is doomed to fail because humans aren’t stocks
- by @toymango @The_Corres thecorrespondent.com/764/investing-…
When visualisations mislead:
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
I have watched Revenge with @MatildaLutz, directed by @coraliefargeat. This is the only review I've read that does the movie justice.
by @LauraHawbaker
#horror
brightwalldarkroom.com/2020/10/22/rev…
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@ArchieComics Yes, that always makes my face light up when I open the door.
↪ Replying to @ulrikagood
@ulrikagood Undrar om Runar ens är medveten om att han skrivit precis tvärtom i andra meningen på Khatris citat 😂
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@rnadworny I remember when "disruption" was a word used when my train didn't run on time. 😅
↪ Replying to @BTongue81
@Big_tongue_69 @ZebraRoseSub @girlonthenet Yes. I've written about more about the risks in this additional post. "Just as people trust their car manufacturer to ensure that their car is safe for road travel, they trust that somebody won’t sell them a phone that isn’t safe for Internet travel."
axbom.blog/gps-photos/
Why is a company that keeps losing this much money constantly hailed (pun very much intended) as a successful company?
theverge.com/2020/2/6/21126…
And that's without me commenting on its grim treatment of drivers and riders. Ooops, I just did. What is being celebrated when people praise Uber?
I'll also just add that in 2017 and 2018 Uber received 5,981 reports of sexual assault, including about 4 reports of "non-consensual sexual penetration", or rape, per week. No word on how they are proactively working to mitigate sexual violence.
thenewswheel.com/dont-praise-ub…