Merje Shaw
merje.bsky.social
Merje Shaw
@merje.bsky.social
User Researcher interested in the environment and ethics, increasingly working on AI these days. I also like to talk about silly things so there’s that…
Given that AI training data continues to be biased in most cases, do we think it is so popular amongst the demographic in charge because it reinforces their narrative of “the world as it should be”, rather than the more complex and nuanced views that have been emerging?
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Reposted by Merje Shaw
Resharing this picture of @loudowne.bsky.social on stage at the SDN #serviceDesign Conference 2023 in Berlin.

I just shared it with a colleague when discussing what design is and what not.

So much of my work includes activities listed like:
A conversation
An email
Costing up delivery
Getting money
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Reposted by Merje Shaw
Between all the AI slop, sponsored posts and the terribly implemented cookie consent banners and pop ups and ad banners when you do finally find a website that may contain the answer to what you were searching for - I can definitely see why you’d use AI.
November 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
If we accept that trust is a currency of life and energy is a universal currency, is there an exchange rate between the two? And what is it? You do need energy to create trust and (sometimes) trust to create energy. #randomthoughts #wishiwasaphysicist
November 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Gentle reminder: if you are a woman in a position of power but only amplify the male voices in your environment then you are not the feminist you think you are.
February 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Wish there was a way to put the US in a time out for a while so they can think about how they’re behaving and come back when they’re ready to join the group
February 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Weather dipped below zero: my body engaged hibernation mode. If you see me before spring, feed me cake and give me space/ blanket :)
November 20, 2024 at 10:12 PM
In case anyone was wondering why the billionaires were supporting Trump so visibly, this might give an idea...

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Trump’s victory adds record $64bn to wealth of richest top 10
Share surge increases Elon Musk’s fortune by $26bn in a day as Jeff Bezos, Sergey Brin and Bill Gates also benefit
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2024 at 3:15 PM
The other day, someone in a meeting implied that it was impossible for an app to be both elegant and AAA compatible and it’s been gnawing at me ever since.

So, #accessibility and #design folks - can you help me show them this is incorrect? Who’s nailing both accessibility and app (visual) design?
October 16, 2024 at 8:41 PM