How language is twisted into propaganda messaging
The surprising observation that “medium confidence” in a scientific finding means we have no confidence at all and high confidence means we have only moderate evidence and medium consensus.
The surprising observation that “medium confidence” in a scientific finding means we have no confidence at all and high confidence means we have only moderate evidence and medium consensus.
Not content with monitoring the movements of its own users, the largest social network in the world is building secret files on the activities of billions of people. Mark Zuckerburg’s company says that is uses this information to target adverts and content based on your preferences, as well as for security purposes. Facebook account holders are able to download a copy of the file kept on them, which contains detailed records of their activities while logged in. Source: Facebook keep…
Interesting summary – people vent, people post negative stuff, strong views tempt us to respond which degenerates into negativity, comparisons to others having fun, combination of mixed messages between positive and negative in our news feed creates confusion, people subjected to so much negativity become negative themselves and more in Why is Facebook so negative – Speeli Summary
In the past couple of hours, my social media feeds have *exploded* with loudly expressed perspectives on the Paris Climate Agreement. How many of those expressing a perspective have read the Agreement? I am guessing that is a number approaching zero. The agreement is short, as far as government documents go, and you can read it for yourself here. What does the Paris Climate Agreement actually do? Read the text for yourself. It is a voluntary set of guidelines, with…