tag > Media
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"I think being able to age gracefully is a very important talent. It is too late for me." - Clint Eastwood
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Today in "the fall of western civilization":
Disinformation for Hire, a Shadow Industry, Is Quietly Booming (nytimes) - The NSA & company monsters are gradually coming out of the shadows.
Facebook is Now Aggressively Courting a New Partner: Churches (yahoo) - FB is a power hungry cybernetic cult. A inter-cult collaboration makes a lot of sense.
Plans for governing body to make digital identities as trusted as passports (UK.gov) - At least they are starting to drop the bullshit and talk about it straight. Related, Related
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"Accurate communication is possible only in a non-punishing situation" - Celine's Laws
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How close humanity is to understanding that their governments are organized criminals.
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Nature's Marketing Agency Sucks
I find it peculiar how the topic of "nature" is poorly communicated in contemporary culture: The most stunningly beautiful natural places are commonly promoted (and perceived) as just "a place to do sports", "a place for old people", "a place to stop at for 30min during a car trip", "a place to take selfies for social media" or "a place to kill animals, grill & eat them". And the communication style is poor across the board: Think of climate activists describing nature mainly in terms of crisis & doom - or corporate "green-washing/laundering".
The "value of unspoiled natural beauty, wildlife, solitude and spiritual renewal" is hardly ever emphasized. Nature as a powerful source of experience, meaning, health and community. One thing is clear: Nature's Marketing Agency Sucks. And this has profound implication for how people perceive topics such as bio-diversity or well-being, and how people act.
Examples of great "marketing for nature" do exist: In Japan natural experiences are more frequently communicated with an appropriate sense of grace, dignity, care, maturity and playfulness - making nature relatable, desirable and relevant for ordinary people at scale. How can we learn from such successes and what new stories about nature do we tell?
#Nature #Ideas #Japan #Media #Narrative #Comment #Ideas #Regenerative
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Voice AI is scary good now. Video game actors hate it
A new ‘Witcher 3’ mod uses tech that’s ethically questionable and what one actor calls “utterly soulless.” But can anything be done about it?
#Comment: My talk "Automating Creativity Why?" (2018) and accompanying text seems more relevant than ever.
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"Defend Billionaires. We're just like you." This is a real advertising as seen in the USA 2021
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Free Your Mind... and Your Ass Will Follow
This is a placeholder post for all current news (about pandemics, politics, economics, wars, etc.). In a nutshell, 'It's all bullshit, folks and it's bad for ya', as George Carlin once put it. The level of insanity, stupidity, dishonesty and maliciousness is currently so high, that it is the duty of any sensible person to consciously tune-out and direct ones attention to more sane, important, productive and joyful issues. Enjoy life today - it's precious and short.
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Cognitive Dissonance - "perception of contradictory information" - a popular sport of the 2020s
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Detecting Conspiracy Theories on Social Media (Rand)
Google’s Jigsaw unit sponsors a RAND report that recommends infiltrating and subverting online conspiracy groups from within while planting authoritative messaging wherever possible. With a focus on online chatter relating to alien visitations, COVID-19 origins, white genocide, and anti-vaccination, the Google-sponsored RAND report published last week shows how machine learning can help detect and understand the language used by “conspiracy theorists.”
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The four pillars of too much - by Sketchplanations (too much stuff, choice, info and too fast)
