
"Things don’t have to be this way, but they won’t change unless consumers see the situation clearly and refuse to accept it. .... If they design for complacency, they should get some of the blame when their product fails."
This remark applies to other instances of software automation and social media.
#software #automation #socialmedia #LLM #AI
Why the fundamental insight about #socialmedia that @paulmrand makes in “Highly Recommended” is as true now as when he wrote it in 2013 – and why that’s important to your business. Our review: https://wp.me/P23AlC-gO @ZocaloGroup @UChicago

Before the race became almost entirely consumed by political influencer wars, Talarico and Crockett had mostly elected to keep their focus squarely on the issues facing Texans. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-talarico-crockett-influencer-class-problem/
#Texas #SocialMedia #politics #USpol #news #Democrats #midterms
Today, in a NYT guest essay by criminologists studying mass shootings they write:
“The internet was once simply a place you visited to learn things. Now it learns you. If you’re a teenager in crisis, you don’t need to seek out dark material; the algorithms study what you linger on and serve you more content like it.”
Terrifying.
AI job loss research ignores how AI is destroying the internet, according to 404 Media. Studies focus on whether AI can replace tasks but miss that people use AI to create porn and spam, destroying discoverability and killing website traffic. https://www.404media.co/ai-job-loss-research-ignores-how-ai-is-utterly-destroying-the-internet/ #Media #SocialMedia #AI #404Media
I've tried a few more since I initially wrote this. 😂
https://www.ikklegemz.net/blog/2026/01/04/social-media-facebook-alternatives-ive-tried-so-far/
#RawStory 11:12am EDT - Mar 17, 2026
'Never heard him so angry': #MAGA senator posts – then deletes – story of furious #Trump
Sen. #LindseyGraham (R-SC) published – and immediately deleted – a post on #SocialMedia Tuesday sharing details of a conversation he had moments earlier with President Donald Trump who, according to Graham, was absolutely furious over his pleas for other countries to aid his #Iran #war effort being largely ignored.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676264296/#
Hello authors! Which social media platform do you find the most rewarding for connecting with your readers? I'm always looking for new strategies. #socialmedia #indieauthor #bookmarketing #authorlife
#socialmedia #indieauthor #bookmarketing #authorlife
Hello authors! Which social media platform do you find the most rewarding for connecting with your readers? I'm always looking for new strategies. #socialmedia #indieauthor #bookmarketing #authorlife
#socialmedia #indieauthor #bookmarketing #authorlife
#JoeKent has connections to #RightWing extremists. He's #MAGA
_____
Joe Kent, Dir of #NationalCounterterrorismCenter, announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing concerns abt justification 4 military strikes in #Iran & saying he “cannot in good conscience” back #Trump admin's #war
“Iran posed no imminent threat 2 our nation: it is clear we startd this war due 2 pressure frm #Israel & its powerful US lobby,” Kent sed in #SocialMedia post, making claims Trump has denied
https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-war-kent-resignation-e2e17a76d79617a68370f076c0291208
The symbols of the web
https://negativepid.blog/the-symbols-of-the-web/
#Internet #tech #IT #science #STEM #computing #inventions #innovation #cyberpsychology #psychology #onlineBehaviour #humanBehaviour #onlineSafety #behaviouralStudies #socialMedia #onlineForums #identity #negativepid