The real enemy of a Realist isn’t Big Tech... It's Indifference

Elana Rossini gives a breakdown of her take on media literacy and how to raise children that understand how to separate fact from fiction. It's getting harder and harder in the AI era, and Rossini does a great job of breaking down some of the problems. Definitely worth a read. link

Donald Trump Wants More AI

Eric Geller goes deep on some of president-elect Trump's comments about AI and regulation. It sounds like he is coming down on the side of deregulation and development. I think this is something to pay attention to. link

How Does Dignity Fit Into Your Leadership?

Pirson, Hicks, and Yemiscigil dissect the idea of "dignity violations" at work. Essentially, don't be mean to people, and you will probably do better than leaders who are mean in the long run. Not really a shocker for most folks, I think, but here it is. link

Privacy in the Confessional: Is Your Smartphone Listening to Your Sins?

This week in things I didn't expect to be reading... I think more folks need to think more about how much they trust companies that make closed-source products that are "always listening" that they are always near. link

Instagram is Lowering Video Quality for Unpopular Videos

Let me save you some trouble here. It probably doesn't matter. Streaming video on demand is incredibly expensive. If a video isn't doing well, they'll send it in a lower quality, but probably most normal people wouldn't notice, and if something starts doing better, they'll bump it back up. Oh, also, the internet is mad.
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Microsoft Warns Foreign Disinformation Is Hitting the US Election From All Directions

I don't think most people understand what people mean when they say that foreign governments are interfering in elections. It doesn't mean that they're hacking polling places. It means they are paying influencers or buying botnets to boost content to get shared more on social media. Hacking is also a thing, but it isn't nearly as common, and it seems like we got a lot of it from all sides this year. link

I Made a Wholesome OnlyFans to Try to Make Ends Meet

Did you know OnlyFans started out doing SFW content and pivoted to NSFW? I didn't. And now they're trying to go back. Weird, right? link