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@LivePaola Whoa, that is neat!! I love rollerblading but haven’t done so in 3-4 years.
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What's one thing you've done over the past week that you feel good about?
This is so on point and aligned with my mindset at the moment 😬
thread 👇 x.com/MissIG_Geek/st…
Thought-experimenting around the notion of reducing complexity to increase efficiency and how this moves control from one to the other, from individual to community to nation to corporation - and finally out of control.
I’m not there yet, but I like to share my mind worms. :)
Actually the more I look at this the more I feel like it’s a good artefact for engaging conversation. Less control does not necessarily mean impaired wellbeing, but it becomes harder to follow up and measure, and the responsibility for individual wellbeing becomes more blurred.
Read this thread to understand why I put the cog wheel (symbol for machine) in the diagram as I did, indicating a form of deity in the sky, one that is worshipped with no means for being held accountable. x.com/MissIG_Geek/st…
The difference in waiting times between men and women when calling an ambulance disappeared after it was shown that women on average had to wait 10 minutes(!) longer than men. Research matters. Awareness matters.
Swedish paper from 2011. docplayer.se/4990862-Hallba…
While far from comprehensive it's of course nice to see efforts to fight gaslighting and obfuscation online. In my mind the law is a bit too detailed but I especially like the move towards standardizing the privacy-options opt-out interaction.
theverge.com/2021/3/16/2233…
"Twenty-eight African countries have blocked access to social media platforms in the past five years, 14 of these cases being election-related, says a study by Surfshark, a privacy protection company." x.com/webfoundation/…
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@JesperBylund @ArchieComics And in the sense that people argue that there would become different classes of people (those with and without a “passport”) I tend to rely on reasonings around proportionality. When it comes to saving lives, that can require proportionally more restrictive regulations.
@JesperBylund @ArchieComics All this requires risk analysis and actions to mitigate risk, certainly in the form of communication and information. And especially in cases where people actually aren’t able to get a vaccine.
So, as always: it depends on context and the safety regulations in place. :)
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@JesperBylund @ArchieComics I think I like how Zuboff differentiates between capitalism and surveillance capitalism. So more that it’s a different version of capitalism that has risen from the insight that data about people is valuable for trade.
But I get you, I could have written just surveillance ;)
@JesperBylund @ArchieComics Vaccine passports are interesting. I had a vaccine passport most of my childhood (yellow card when travelling in Africa) so it’s not the concept of a “passport” itself that I likely would object to (I’m not finished with this reasoning but happy to spitball).
@JesperBylund @ArchieComics The dilemma is, as often when it comes to digital, is vulnerability of data and storage, and potential recklessness in handling, as well as power of access to information. Do I choose to share my information in specific situations or do others "pull it" or is it harvested.
@JesperBylund @ArchieComics But I do actually believe digital can be a huge benefit in terms of vaccination insights and potentially save many lives. Registers of vaccinations have failed to a large extent in the past, where people have very little recollection of when and what vaccines they have taken,
This @ArchieComics strip from February 1997 predicted surveillance capitalism as much as online schooling in 2021.
"Video monitor must remain uncovered at all times." and that overseeing eye!
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@TheMickNY I'm more of a single malt person, but circumstances make the experience 😊
As fate would have it, I am this evening having whiskey and cola by a bonfire with three builders from Poland. And it's excellent.
Unpredictable events can be some of the most memorable. A power outage contributed to this one.
We are now into conspiracy theories. But this is where there is knowledge to be found. Listen to the voices of the ignored, they see things you do not.
Context: Only one of us speaks both languages and it's not me. 😬
↪ Replying to @Grinblo
@Grinblo Wow. 😬 Yeah no actually I think I really mean just that, people generally being lousy at pointing out stuff in your teeth for example. 😕 Think I did a whole talk with a bit of spinach once.
↪ Replying to @Grinblo
@Grinblo 😬 You'd hope other attendees let you know. Like having something in your teeth.
This is the study: futurity.org/zoom-fatigue-v…
Ever since I read that article about how absurd it is to look at yourself all day in meetings, I absolutely detest the window showing my own video. Now I hate how aware I am of how bad the video meeting interfaces are for wellbeing.
I had to check if it was April 1st, but no. The Telegraph plans to link journalist's pay with article popularity. Just not... yet.
In The Elements of Digital Ethics we are touching on: Attention Economy, Rule of Quantity and Lack of Ethical Ownership.
theguardian.com/media/2021/mar…
↪ Replying to @JesperBylund
@JesperBylund @BrettFrischmann @sciam From what I understand it wasn't being opposed to all technological change, but being upset about exploitatitive technology that impaired people's wellbeing and made them worse off. Violence is a bad path, but the term is today rarely used to describe people who use violence.
@JesperBylund @BrettFrischmann @sciam But again, this has made me really interested to learn more about what really went down in the 17 and 1800s. If possible...