@myrtnn.bsky.social
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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One of many strong phrases on #AI #artificialintelligence
“while the ‘artificial’ suggests human agency's negation, the ‘inhuman’ speaks to the varied ways the technical alters agency”…
“while the ‘artificial’ suggests human agency's negation, the ‘inhuman’ speaks to the varied ways the technical alters agency”…
💥 New publication out on the alignment of AI & authoritarianism 💥
We argue that AI is not simply extending, but actively modulating, key dynamics of authoritarianism, and present a flexible analytical framework to account for these changes.
rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We argue that AI is not simply extending, but actively modulating, key dynamics of authoritarianism, and present a flexible analytical framework to account for these changes.
rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 10, 2026 at 2:29 PM
One of many strong phrases on #AI #artificialintelligence
“while the ‘artificial’ suggests human agency's negation, the ‘inhuman’ speaks to the varied ways the technical alters agency”…
“while the ‘artificial’ suggests human agency's negation, the ‘inhuman’ speaks to the varied ways the technical alters agency”…
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Remember when the internet wasn't awful? We can go back to that.
Some friends and I have released the Resonant Computing Manifesto: a call to bring back such a time, to see if we can bring back a world where technology works for us, rather than against us.
resonantcomputing.org
Some friends and I have released the Resonant Computing Manifesto: a call to bring back such a time, to see if we can bring back a world where technology works for us, rather than against us.
resonantcomputing.org
The Resonant Computing Manifesto
Technology should bring out the best in humanity, not the worst—a manifesto for resonant computing built on five principles that reject hyper-scale extraction for human flourishing.
resonantcomputing.org
December 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Remember when the internet wasn't awful? We can go back to that.
Some friends and I have released the Resonant Computing Manifesto: a call to bring back such a time, to see if we can bring back a world where technology works for us, rather than against us.
resonantcomputing.org
Some friends and I have released the Resonant Computing Manifesto: a call to bring back such a time, to see if we can bring back a world where technology works for us, rather than against us.
resonantcomputing.org
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So the tech bros and computer nerds who probably didn't have any friends growing up and struggle to talk to people made stuff that causes the rest of us to have fewer friends and struggle to talk to other people. Great.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Age of Anti-Social Media Is Here
The social-media era is over. What’s coming will be much worse.
www.theatlantic.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
So the tech bros and computer nerds who probably didn't have any friends growing up and struggle to talk to people made stuff that causes the rest of us to have fewer friends and struggle to talk to other people. Great.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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My latest in The Conversation:
theconversation.com/why-the-poli...
theconversation.com/why-the-poli...
Why the politics of cancellation never works
Whether left or right, practising the politics of cancellation is always a mistake. Inclusion is always the antidote and the best method of problem-solving.
theconversation.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
My latest in The Conversation:
theconversation.com/why-the-poli...
theconversation.com/why-the-poli...
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A growing movement seeks to destigmatize going “no contact” with one’s relatives. Is it a much-needed corrective, or a worrisome change in family relations?
Why So Many People Are Going “No Contact” with Their Parents
A growing movement wants to destigmatize severing ties. Is it a much-needed corrective, or a worrisome change in family relations?
www.newyorker.com
August 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
A growing movement seeks to destigmatize going “no contact” with one’s relatives. Is it a much-needed corrective, or a worrisome change in family relations?
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How is this not the headline of every newspaper on Earth right now? It's just wild how we ignore or minimize these catastrophic developments.
“The stunning reversal of ocean circulation in the Southern Hemisphere confirms the global climate system has entered a catastrophic phase>'
This is very very bad news: www.intellinews.com/southern-oce...
This is very very bad news: www.intellinews.com/southern-oce...
Southern Ocean current reverses for first time, signalling risk of climate system collapse
A major ocean current in the Southern Hemisphere has reversed direction for the first time in recorded history, in what climatologists are calling a ...
www.intellinews.com
July 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
How is this not the headline of every newspaper on Earth right now? It's just wild how we ignore or minimize these catastrophic developments.
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I bookmarked this article when I first saw it and I long for this to become a reality here in the US.
How Finland starts its fight against fake news in primary schools
Country on frontline of information war teaches everyone from school pupils to politicians how to spot slippery information
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I bookmarked this article when I first saw it and I long for this to become a reality here in the US.
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Other countries, including Canada, should be learning from what's happening in the US right now. This is how democracies die in the social media age. How is every Western liberal democracy not, right this second, passing legislation to regulate the dangers of social media?
June 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Other countries, including Canada, should be learning from what's happening in the US right now. This is how democracies die in the social media age. How is every Western liberal democracy not, right this second, passing legislation to regulate the dangers of social media?
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Raised crosswalks, when designed properly, don’t just slow motorist speeds, they give people on foot and bike a sense of belonging.
Design shapes behavior. Signs just plead for it.
Design shapes behavior. Signs just plead for it.
May 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Raised crosswalks, when designed properly, don’t just slow motorist speeds, they give people on foot and bike a sense of belonging.
Design shapes behavior. Signs just plead for it.
Design shapes behavior. Signs just plead for it.
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“When citizens must think twice about criticizing or opposing the government because they could credibly face government retribution, they no longer live in a full democracy.
By that measure, America has crossed the line into competitive authoritarianism.”
🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
By that measure, America has crossed the line into competitive authoritarianism.”
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www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Opinion | How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy?
www.nytimes.com
May 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“When citizens must think twice about criticizing or opposing the government because they could credibly face government retribution, they no longer live in a full democracy.
By that measure, America has crossed the line into competitive authoritarianism.”
🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
By that measure, America has crossed the line into competitive authoritarianism.”
🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
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Canadian politicians need to STOP saying "51st state," especially on American TV. Repeating this phrase gives Trump's idea rhetorical force and accepts his frame!!!
March 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Canadian politicians need to STOP saying "51st state," especially on American TV. Repeating this phrase gives Trump's idea rhetorical force and accepts his frame!!!
“The death of #democracy is a byproduct of letting #technology remain the most unregulated industry globally…” - @mariaressa.bsky.social 🔥
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsHo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsHo...
Jon Stewart & Maria Ressa On the US’s Authoritarian Slide | The Weekly Show
YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
www.youtube.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:34 AM
“The death of #democracy is a byproduct of letting #technology remain the most unregulated industry globally…” - @mariaressa.bsky.social 🔥
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsHo...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsHo...
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A company isn't a family.
Parents don't fire their kids for low performance or furlough them in hard times.
A better vision for a workplace is a community—a place where people bond around shared values, feel valued as human beings, and have a voice in decisions that affect them.
Parents don't fire their kids for low performance or furlough them in hard times.
A better vision for a workplace is a community—a place where people bond around shared values, feel valued as human beings, and have a voice in decisions that affect them.
December 13, 2024 at 1:26 PM
A company isn't a family.
Parents don't fire their kids for low performance or furlough them in hard times.
A better vision for a workplace is a community—a place where people bond around shared values, feel valued as human beings, and have a voice in decisions that affect them.
Parents don't fire their kids for low performance or furlough them in hard times.
A better vision for a workplace is a community—a place where people bond around shared values, feel valued as human beings, and have a voice in decisions that affect them.
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We pay too much attention to the most confident voices—and too little attention to the most thoughtful ones.
Conviction is not a sign of credibility. Speaking assertively is not a substitute for reflecting deeply.
It's better to learn from complex thinkers than smooth talkers.
Conviction is not a sign of credibility. Speaking assertively is not a substitute for reflecting deeply.
It's better to learn from complex thinkers than smooth talkers.
December 3, 2024 at 12:59 PM
We pay too much attention to the most confident voices—and too little attention to the most thoughtful ones.
Conviction is not a sign of credibility. Speaking assertively is not a substitute for reflecting deeply.
It's better to learn from complex thinkers than smooth talkers.
Conviction is not a sign of credibility. Speaking assertively is not a substitute for reflecting deeply.
It's better to learn from complex thinkers than smooth talkers.
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The deep goal of bluesky is to decentralize the social internet so that every individual controls their experience of it rather than having it be controlled by 5 random billionaires. Everyone thinks they signed up for a demuskified twitter...we actually signed an exciting and bizarre experiment.
December 3, 2024 at 4:05 PM
The deep goal of bluesky is to decentralize the social internet so that every individual controls their experience of it rather than having it be controlled by 5 random billionaires. Everyone thinks they signed up for a demuskified twitter...we actually signed an exciting and bizarre experiment.
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People are leaving Twitter because it’s not fun anymore and no one is obligated to be on a platform they don’t enjoy.
It’s not rocket science.
It’s not rocket science.
December 2, 2024 at 5:03 AM
People are leaving Twitter because it’s not fun anymore and no one is obligated to be on a platform they don’t enjoy.
It’s not rocket science.
It’s not rocket science.
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New paper out in @ScienceMagazine! In 8 studies (multiple platforms, methods, time periods) we find: misinformation evokes more outrage than trustworthy news, when it does it's shared more + ppl are less likely to read before sharing. w/ @killianmcl1 @Klonick @mollycrockett 🧵👇
November 28, 2024 at 7:07 PM
New paper out in @ScienceMagazine! In 8 studies (multiple platforms, methods, time periods) we find: misinformation evokes more outrage than trustworthy news, when it does it's shared more + ppl are less likely to read before sharing. w/ @killianmcl1 @Klonick @mollycrockett 🧵👇
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Even if you're not moved by the argument that Twitter is a rightwing cesspool thanks to its redpilled owner, the fact that foreign enemies are expressing concern that they won't be able to use Twitter to manipulate Americans anymore should be enough to warrant the exodus.
If you needed even MORE of a reason to switch to Bluesky, China is "troubled" by the fact that they've invested so much time on Twitter buying ads, bots, and influencers... only to see the people they're seeking to manipulate (us) flee the site.
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
November 28, 2024 at 2:31 AM
Even if you're not moved by the argument that Twitter is a rightwing cesspool thanks to its redpilled owner, the fact that foreign enemies are expressing concern that they won't be able to use Twitter to manipulate Americans anymore should be enough to warrant the exodus.
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If you needed even MORE of a reason to switch to Bluesky, China is "troubled" by the fact that they've invested so much time on Twitter buying ads, bots, and influencers... only to see the people they're seeking to manipulate (us) flee the site.
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
November 27, 2024 at 3:04 AM
If you needed even MORE of a reason to switch to Bluesky, China is "troubled" by the fact that they've invested so much time on Twitter buying ads, bots, and influencers... only to see the people they're seeking to manipulate (us) flee the site.
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
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promoting yourself as an artist is so frustrating because you’ll feel like you’re shoving your stuff down everyone’s throats and then there’s someone like “wait u have a comic???”
November 24, 2024 at 1:10 AM
promoting yourself as an artist is so frustrating because you’ll feel like you’re shoving your stuff down everyone’s throats and then there’s someone like “wait u have a comic???”
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Before & After: I don’t think people realize the extent to which parked cars degrade public space.
November 25, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Before & After: I don’t think people realize the extent to which parked cars degrade public space.
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“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
-Plato
-Plato
November 21, 2024 at 9:04 PM
“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
-Plato
-Plato