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something about kids-tech makes me feel uncomfortable. i feel like kids don’t have enough cognition to recognize the distinction between the virtual and the physical. so the experiment is so effective because there is an emotional connection and some intimacy between the child and the object. however, wouldn’t it be traumatizing if they find out
... See moreThe network of algorithms makes so many decisions for us, and yet we have little way of talking back to it or changing how it works.
This imbalance induces a state of passivity: We consume what the feeds recommend to us without engaging too deeply with the material.
We also adapt the way we present ourselves online to its incentives. We write
... See moreAnalyzing sexism through female celebrities is a catnip pedagogical method: it takes a beloved cultural pastime (calculating the exact worth of a woman) and lends it progressive political import.
Jia Tolentino • Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
the seeming self-valorization hides high levels of unpaid labor and makes workers acceptant of constantly deferred rewards and total expendability since they can be immediately dismissed if they cease to be “fun,” “sometimes even before a job is finished.”32
Silvia Federici • Revolution at Point Zero: Housework, Reproduction, and Feminist Struggle
This game of convincing people how much things were worth—in that way, she and Simon were not so different.
Emma Cline • The Guest: ‘The tension never wavers’ (GUARDIAN)
Events with Friends | Emotional Ergonomics & Designing for Feelings with Shuya Gong & Olivia Vagelos
youtube.comit’s hard not to feel like the charm industrial complex is monetizing all our darkest anxieties. No one likes to be taken advantage of by a complex.