Society

Society

6153 bookmarks
Custom sorting
Focus on the Stakes, Not the Odds
Focus on the Stakes, Not the Odds
Now that the 2024 election campaigns have ramped up in earnest (absurdly & obscenely more than a year before the actual election),
·kottke.org·
Focus on the Stakes, Not the Odds
Study: ‘Truly Being Seen’ Still Ranks Among Worst Possible Experiences In Human Existence
Study: ‘Truly Being Seen’ Still Ranks Among Worst Possible Experiences In Human Existence
STANFORD, CA—In the results of a new study published in the Journal Of Woe, researchers from Stanford University revealed Tuesday that “truly being seen” still ranks among the worst possible experiences in human existence. “We’ve found conclusive evidence that realizing somebody has managed to look past your…
·theonion.com·
Study: ‘Truly Being Seen’ Still Ranks Among Worst Possible Experiences In Human Existence
'Where Should I Live?'
'Where Should I Live?'
In a terrifying summer, a search for safety
·billmckibben.substack.com·
'Where Should I Live?'
Diane Elson, Market Socialism or Socialization of the Market?, NLR I/172, November–December 1988
Diane Elson, Market Socialism or Socialization of the Market?, NLR I/172, November–December 1988
The virtues of the market and the deficiencies of central planning have become common sense for many socialist economists, both in the capitalist countries and in those of ‘actually existing socialism’. Some spirited defences have recently been made of non-market forms of economic co-ordination, particularly by Ernest Mandel, . . .
·newleftreview.org·
Diane Elson, Market Socialism or Socialization of the Market?, NLR I/172, November–December 1988
Online Ratings Are Broken
Online Ratings Are Broken
Companies aren’t asking for your feedback. They’re begging you for data.
·theatlantic.com·
Online Ratings Are Broken
Liberalism Versus Socialism
Liberalism Versus Socialism
Are the two diametrically opposed? Or does one emerge from the other?
·prospect.org·
Liberalism Versus Socialism
THE EAGLEMAN STAG
THE EAGLEMAN STAG
- The larger our past gets the smaller our present feels - The 2011 BAFTA award winning short film from Mikey Please. For full festival and awards info visit http://www.TheEaglemanStag.com Follow…
·vimeo.com·
THE EAGLEMAN STAG
13 Fertility Scenarios
13 Fertility Scenarios
World population is widely projected to peak around 2050-90 at roughly 9-11B, with ~40% living in Africa. World population would then decline. But how long, and how far? The median respondent in my Twitter
·overcomingbias.com·
13 Fertility Scenarios
The Worst Dark Web Pages to Visit | DeepLab.com
The Worst Dark Web Pages to Visit | DeepLab.com
Dark web holds secrets that most people wouldn't even want to know. Revealing the darkest places of the dark web in this article.
·deeplab.com·
The Worst Dark Web Pages to Visit | DeepLab.com
Who is Sponsoring the Dark Web? | DeepLab.com
Who is Sponsoring the Dark Web? | DeepLab.com
There are a lot of conspiracy theories related to the dark web. While most of them are fake, some are definitely worth considering.
·deeplab.com·
Who is Sponsoring the Dark Web? | DeepLab.com
The rhetoric used to harm your digital rights - Overland literary journal
The rhetoric used to harm your digital rights - Overland literary journal
Technology—the devices, the industry, the political ideology underpinning it, and the policy and legislative agendas around it—present critical tensions for rights and freedoms in the digital age which stand to impact all of us. So how can we have the requisite discussions when the same rhetorical weapons are repeatedly used to crush criticism?
·overland.org.au·
The rhetoric used to harm your digital rights - Overland literary journal
The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in America for $15
The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in America for $15
Most Americans have very little choice but to provide their personal information to credit bureaus. Hackers have found a way into that data supply chain, and are advertising access in group chats used by violent criminals who rob, assault, and shoot targets.
·404media.co·
The Secret Weapon Hackers Can Use to Dox Nearly Anyone in America for $15
Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule
Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule
How the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in.
·newyorker.com·
Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule