Toots đ from 08/28 to 09/01
As discussed previously, on Fridays, I present my weekly social media roundups. Note that toots of articles generally include header images from the articles, which I donât include here unless their creators happen to have released them for use under a free license, and I notice. Most have not, or I donât notice. But I now add my commentary here, where I donât feel restricted by message length.
Also, I donât generally attach pictures to posts with quotations.
9:04 â Mon 28 August 2023
Image Not Shown: The back of a woman's head as she looks at a social media page on a laptop
Social media algorithms warp how people learn from each other, research shows from The Conversation
The interaction of human psychology and algorithm amplification leads to dysfunction because social learning supports cooperation and problem-solving, but social media algorithms are designed to increase engagement.
Hashtags: #SocialMedia #Algorithms
I assume that most of us probably figured this out alreadyâI certainly talk about it enoughâbut as always, I have no objection to having quantitative data to back it.
12:02 â Mon 28 August 2023
Here and there, human nature may be great in times of trial; but generally speaking, it is its weakness and not its strength that appears in a sick chamber: it is selfishness and impatience rather than generosity and fortitude, that one hears of. There is so little real friendship in the world! and unfortunately, there are so many who forget to think seriously till it is almost too late.
Hashtags: #Quotes
9:02 â Tue 29 August 2023
Image credit: by Arzu Geybullayeva
How Turkeyâs opposition elite enabled ErdoÄan and misled voters from Global Voices
What is troubling is that, while the predictions of journalists, pollsters, and analysts can be wrong, it was the marginalizing tone and the refusal to take critical analyses that presented credible alternative scenarios to the public into account.
Hashtags: #Turkiye #Media
Honestly, I donât know if I buy this. It sounds like the same scrambling after Trumpâs 2016 election here, trying to deflect blame from the many people who insisted that everybody should support those (like themselves) who planned to vote third-party or not vote at all. After the election, they all came back out of the woodwork assuring us that they definitely voted the right way, and needed to place the blame on âparty messagingâ failing to get some ill-defined other group of voters from the polls, completely unrelated to their campaign to disrupt the election.
That said, I also havenât seen much information coming out of TĂŒrkiye since the election.
12:06 â Tue 29 August 2023
When you are in any contest you should work as if there were â to the very last minute â a chance to lose it.
Hashtags: #Quotes
9:05 â Wed 30 August 2023
Content Warning: US Politics
Image Not Shown: Christian singer Michael W. Smith waves an American flag while singing patriotic songs during a religious event led by ultra-conservative pastor Billy Graham on 8 May 2003 in San Diego, California
US Christians need to stop being so precious about their religion from openDemocracy
He concludes that Christian nationalism is âthe greatest threat to Christianity in the USâ.
Hashtags: #USPol #ChristianNationalists
I donât really think that I can add anything to the quote, let alone the whole article.
12:03 â Wed 30 August 2023
Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.
Hashtags: #Quotes
9:03 â Thu 31 August 2023
Image Not Shown: A person with a prosthetic leg shows a tablet computer to a colleague
A Crossroads for Workers with Disabilities from OtherWords
Despite some protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act, which just turned 33, disabled workers still face stigma when it comes to hiring, employment, and navigating workplace environments that require accommodations.
Hashtags: #DisabilityRights #ADA #Work
Since people began taking remote work seriously, Iâve noticed âjob requirementsâ that seem to only exist to discriminate, like requiring the ability to lift ten pounds or the like. I donât know how a company gets away with that, let alone so many.
12:01 â Thu 31 August 2023
If thou desirest that the pure in heart should praise thee, lay aside anger; be not a man of many words; and parade not thy virtues in the face of others.
Hashtags: #Quotes
9:06 â Fri 01 September 2023
Image Not Shown: The logo for OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, appears on a mobile phone, in New York, Jan. 31, 2023
AI Firms Under Fire for Allegedly Infringing on Copyrights from Voice of America
The development of generative AI tools is testing the limits of âfair use,â pitting content creators against technology companies, with the outcome of the dispute promising wide-ranging implications for innovation and society at large.
Hashtags: #AI #Copyright
I hope that this case puts an end to the constant stream of whiners online wondering why Creative Commons or the Free Software Foundation (et al.) hasnât written yet another licenseâincompatible with all other licenses, I guessâthat refuses permission for training neural networks. The fact that this idea would fail to distinguish between a multinational corporation and a student, or that not providing attribution already puts these companies in violation of the license, seems entirely lost on them.
12:04 â Fri 01 September 2023
The guilty man may escape, but he cannot be sure of doing so.
Hashtags: #Quotes
Bonus
Because it accidentally became a tradition early on in the life of the blog, I drop any additional articles that didnât fit into the one-article-per-day week, but too weird or important to not mention, here.
Image credit: by Nick Fewings, available under the Unsplash license
Org mission statements send moral (and political) signals from Futurity
In accordance with previous findings, for example, conservative-led nonprofits were more likely to reference words linked to the foundation of sanctity, while liberal-led organizations more frequently alluded to fairness.
I donât find this particularly important, but as more people need to get involved with messaging, we should understand how people read and associate those messages.
India Becomes Fourth Country to Land Spacecraft on Moon from Voice of America
The âworldâs largest democracyâ has joined an exclusive club, and I can only imagine the amount of work it took to get there. đźđł
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