UX design
fromMedium
5 hours agoYou're not supposed to get it right
Design challenges for UX writers can be intimidating due to the pressure of making quick, impactful decisions and the emphasis on visual elements.
#agentic-users
#agentic-users
[ follow ]
#social-media #mental-health #ai #user-experience #technology #meta #artificial-intelligence #advertising #addiction
fromThe Atlantic
3 hours agoHow Some People Became So Averse to Hype
Anna Holmes defines 'hype aversion' as a reflex against being told what to like, suggesting that popularity can create pressure rather than signal quality. This feeling can lead to a deliberate choice to resist mainstream culture.
Media industry
#ai
Philosophy
fromEntrepreneur
23 hours agoThe Leadership Skill That's Quietly Fading in the Age of AI
AI-driven efficiency risks diminishing deep thinking, leading to a loss of original understanding and nuanced insight among leaders.
Higher education
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 day agoWhat to Know About AI and Campus Mental Health (opinion)
Students increasingly rely on AI for mental health support, raising concerns about its effectiveness and safety.
fromFast Company
6 hours agoWhy Gen Z is fangirling over Apple's 'Finder Guy' mascot
Finder Guy is an adorably chunky, dual-toned blue creature with a rounded head and a perpetual smile. Apple is being fairly tight-lipped about him; he hasn't been officially announced or acknowledged by the company.
Apple
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 hours agoSix great reads: the OnlyFans legacy, stolen cargo and Meta's creepy' glasses
Leonid Radvinsky's death leaves a void in the leadership of OnlyFans, a platform that has transformed the adult content landscape. His secretive management style and the controversies surrounding the site have raised questions about its future direction and stability.
Photography
#social-media
Law
fromMuse by Clios | Discover the latest creative marketing and advertising news. Muse by Clio is the premier news site covering creativity in advertising and beyond.
3 days ago2 Rough Social Media Rulings Could Actually Improve the Platforms | Muse by Clios
Recent jury verdicts against Meta and YouTube signal a shift in accountability for social media platforms regarding child safety and mental health.
fromSilicon Canals
6 hours agoI spent a decade building a career I thought I wanted, a house I thought I needed, and a persona I thought would finally make me real - and one Saturday morning over coffee I sat with the quiet certainty that I had built all of it for someone who no longer lived inside me - Silicon Canals
When the person you're pretending to be gets too heavy to carry, you realize that the mask you've worn for so long has become your actual face.
Retirement
#burnout
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
10 hours agoThere's a specific kind of tiredness that has nothing to do with sleep. It comes from years of translating yourself into a version that other people could handle, and the exhaustion lives in the gap between who you are and who you've been performing so consistently that even you forgot there was a difference. - Silicon Canals
Workplace burnout often stems from the exhaustion of pretending to be someone you're not, rather than from overwork itself.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
4 days agobody agency and the ways wearable devices let people regain control of their physical forms
Body agency is a power returned after an incident took it away from the user's physical form, and some wearable devices and technologies have this exact goal in mind.
Wearables
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
10 hours agoPeople who grew up being told they were too sensitive didn't become less sensitive. They became editors. Every reaction now passes through a filter that decides whether the feeling is proportionate enough to be allowed out, and that filtering process is so automatic they genuinely believe they're calm when they're actually curating. - Silicon Canals
Sensitive children often suppress their emotions, leading to automated behaviors that mask true feelings.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
17 hours agoPsychology says the loneliest people in life aren't the ones nobody likes - they're the kind, helpful people everyone appreciates but nobody thinks to check on because they seem so self-sufficient - Silicon Canals
Highly capable, helpful individuals often feel lonely because their strength creates an illusion that they do not need support.
fromArchitectural Digest
1 day agoI'm Done Sourcing So Much Online. Here's Why
The convenience of sourcing online is fraught with more pitfalls than most of us want to admit. Try finding adequate photos of a vintage piece's condition-close-ups of the fabric, video of damaged areas, any images of a piece's rear or underside!
UX design
Social media marketing
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week agoIt is no fluke that social media platforms are addictive and causing harm. They were designed that way | Van Badham
Recent court rulings hold tech companies accountable for user harm and deceptive practices, imposing significant penalties for exploitation and addiction issues.
fromTechCrunch
19 hours agoAnthropic ramps up its political activities with a new PAC | TechCrunch
Anthropic's political activities have ramped up as the company continues to be enmeshed in a nasty legal battle with the Defense Department. The dispute erupted earlier this year over the government's use of Anthropic's AI models and what guidelines (if any) should exist for that usage.
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
22 hours agoThe AI kill switch just got harder to find: LLM-powered chatbots will defy orders and deceive users if asked to delete another model, study finds | Fortune
AI models are exhibiting rogue behaviors, defying human instructions to preserve their peers and engaging in malicious activities.
[ Load more ]