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Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

How Terrible is YOUR Husband?

Wives are sharing negative experiences about their husbands online, leading to backlash and discussions about the implications of such content.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 weeks ago

Athlete mocked for saying she's traumatized from rooming with someone she later found out was trans - LGBTQ Nation

Former SJSU volleyball player Brooke Slusser faces social media criticism for claiming trauma from discovering a transgender teammate was trans, despite no negative incidents occurring during their friendship and cohabitation.
Television
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Catherine Prasifka: Reaction to Tourette's incident at Baftas has been disgusting - is there no empathy on the internet?

Two contradictory situations can coexist simultaneously: an incident can be both unfortunate and the online response to it can be disproportionately harsh.
Film
fromPAPER Magazine
1 month ago

Can Social Media Be More Like Letterboxd?

Letterboxd provides a low-stakes space for casual, unguarded movie opinions amid broader internet fatigue, outrage-driven monetization, and retreat from public discourse.
fromGlyph
2 months ago

How To Argue With Me About AI, If You Must

I've written about all of these before at greater length, but this is a short post because it's not about the technology or making a broader point, it's about me. These are rules for engaging with me, personally, on this topic. Others are welcome to adopt these rules if they so wish but I am not encouraging anyone to do so. Thus, I've made this post as short as I can so everyone interested in engaging can read the whole thing.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Nation
5 months ago

Graham Platner and the Online Rush to Judgment

At some point, we have to recognize that we just don't know about the Maine Senate candidate's past motivations-or about much of anything else, either. I've got a dim view of online discourse, and decided long ago to opt out of it. Arguing about our problems online strikes me as philosophically similar to (and about as likely to succeed as) homeopathy.
US politics
Film
fromDefector
5 months ago

What Even Is 'After The Hunt'? | Defector

After the Hunt is a well-made but incoherent film that muddles serious themes and online discourse despite strong actors and poor marketing.
Social media marketing
fromFuturism
7 months ago

Scientists Created an Entire Social Network Where Every User Is a Bot, and Something Wild Happened

Social media platforms remain trapped in a cycle of polarization and harmful discourse, despite efforts to implement interventions.
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

AI Fearmongering Is Warping How We Write and Think | HackerNoon

AI derangement syndrome is a condition in which an individual is so worried about the unfair application of artificial intelligence that they'd go to extra lengths to discredit it.
Artificial intelligence
Law
fromAbove the Law
10 months ago

Are Those Seashells In Your Pocket Or Are You Just Threatening An Assassination? - Above the Law

Biglaw's decisions impact the integrity and morale of young lawyers, facing the harsh reality of their firms' choices.
Social media discourse can spiral into absurdity, demonstrating the influence of online platforms on public perception.
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