Tag: Facebook
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An unnecessary and nostalgic digital lamentation; I blame Mark Zuckerberg
After 20 years of using Facebook, I think I’m getting closer every day to its end—or at least, the end of my daily use with any kind of positive expectation. It started out as THE main tool for digital communication and connecting with people. I remember how innovative it was to be able to see…
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Another Day Living Under Massive Disinformation; The New Normal
One more day goes by, and I keep adding new issues to my list of global concerns and horrors that, even if they don’t directly affect me, will inevitably have consequences in one way or another—it’s only a matter of time. If I had to pick one—or at least the one at the top of…
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AI has always been trending… Anti-intellectualism for the masses
Correct. And I want to elaborate on what I have been perceiving as anti-intellectualism since the pandemic (2020) began. What has changed since the days of burning “witches” at the stake to what we are experiencing today? The message is the same –> Fear to manipulate, return to law and order. But the medium has…
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You’re not losing your mind. Blame social media engineering for how you feel
Several independent studies indicate that 64% to 80% of Twitter accounts are bots. On Facebook, over 50% of content is generated by AI or bots. That’s over HALF of social media comment and interactions being produced by non-humans. What does this mean? The vast majority of traffic pushed and highlighted by the algorithm on META…
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Social Media guidelines: Follow them, goddamn it!
If it weren’t for the random memes and the sports highlights , I would quit social media for good. But no… Work, branding, book sales, public image, posting content, etc. I hate it, all of it. Let’s go back to when our lives were private, no one checking up on us or stalking profiles. No…
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