Thought Of The Day

A navigation through the western world, and workings of the human mind, endeavouring to find meaning and serenity through philosophy, literature and experience.

[yellowplumfruit]

[jazinedraws]

It is still a balance of trying to let go and not be rigid despite knowing this. I am not expecting to reach perfection, but just getting through every day,  a day at a time, and knowing that bending is okay. 

[lemonfodrizzleart]

You have things you want and need to do. You want to do -something- but you just can't. This is based on my recent struggles with ADHD, executive dysfunction is a bitch.

[thoughtotheday]

If everyone's entitled to their own facts then there's really no need for compromise, no need for people to come together.

The Social Dilemma

[thoughtotheday]

Do we want this system for sale to the highest bidder?   For democracy to be completely for sale, where you can reach any mind you want, target a lie to that specific population and create culture wars? Do we want that?

The Social Dilemma

[thoughtotheday]

It's a though we have less and less control over who we are and what we truly believe.

The Social Dilemma

[thoughtotheday]

One of the problems with Facebook is that, as a tool of persuasion it may be the greatest thing ever created.  Now imagine what that means in the hands of a dictator or an authoritarian.  If you want to control the population of your country there has never been a tool as effective as Facebook.

The Social Dilemma

[thoughtotheday]

We accept the reality of the world with which we're presented.

The Truman Show

[thoughtotheday]

We are all looking out for the moment when technology would overwhelm human strengths and intelligence...But there's this much earlier moment when technology exceeds and overwhelms human weaknesses. This point being crossed is at the root of addiction, polarisation, radicalisation, outrage-ification, vanity-ification, the entire thing.  This is overpowering human nature and this is checkmate on humanity.

The Social Dilemma

[thoughtotheday]

What people miss is that AI already runs today's world right now.

The Social Dilemma

[thoughtotheday]

We're training and conditioning a whole new generation of people that when we are uncomfortable, or lonely, or uncertain or afraid, we have a digital pacifier for ourselves that is kind of atrophying out own ability to deal with that.

The Social Dilemma

[thoughtotheday]

There are only two industries that call their customers 'users': illegal drugs and software.

The Social Dilemma

[thoughtotheday]

If something is a tool it genuinely is just sitting there, waiting patiently.  If something is not a tool it's demanding things from you.  It's seducing you.  It's manipulating you.  It wants things from you...We've moved away from having a tools based technology environment to having an addiction-and manipulation - based technology environment.  That's what's changed.   Social media isn't a tool waiting to be used.  It has its own goals and it has its own means of pursuing them by using your psychology against you.

The Social Dilemma

[thoughtotheday]

Our attention is the product being sold to advertisers.

The Social Dilemma

[thoughtotheday]

If you're not paying for the product, then you are the product.

The Social Dilemma

[adhdbri]

Is anyone else like this? As a kid and even in adulthood in workplaces, I have always needed to doodle in order to maintain focus on and retain important information. My notebook margins are always filled with fun patterns :)

[thoughtotheday]

2017

Four things she must learn to do,

In order to keep her spirit true,

1. To think without confusion, clearly,

2. To love fellow human beings sincerely,

3. To act from honest motives pure,

4. To trust in spirit, evermore secure.