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Incredible night view of Stellisee lake with Matterhorn Cervino peak in Swiss Alps. Millions of stars in the pre-bright sky. Zermatt resort location, Switzerland. Landscape astrophotography

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Peter Biles
Date
July 24, 2024

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, censorship, Culture, Elon Musk, Humanity, Jordan Peterson, religion, social media}

Musk Wants to Use AI to Understand the Universe. Will it Work?

_{Could AI ever aid our quest to fully understand the universe?} _{Peter Biles
July 24, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence}

Jordan Peterson and Elon Musk sat down this week for an extensive conversation ranging from technology, AI, politics, and even religion and questions of the metaphysical. These two prominent figures are active on Musk’s X, and frequently call out infringements on free speech and other authoritarian measures they see as a danger. In one interesting point in the interview, Musk described how he diverged in his views from his friend Larry Page on AI safety. Page evidently believes that we will “upload our minds to the computer,” to which Peterson said, “There’s not much difference between that and the death of humanity.” Musk nonetheless is the developer of his own AI system and believes that AI can aid humanity’s perennial Read More ›

Horizontal surreal magazine collage of young female look at giant hand hold phone addicted social media news fakes on creative background

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Peter Biles
Date
June 24, 2024

Categorized
Social Media

Tagged
addiction, Facebook, Frances Haugen, Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg, mental health, Meta, New York Times, Screen addiction, social media, Vivek Murthy}

Zuck and Co Are Under Fire (Again)

_{Meta targeted teens, according to internal company emails} _{Peter Biles
June 24, 2024

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Social Media}

Is there any company out there who has hurt young people more than Mark Zuckerberg’s gargantuan Meta empire? A host of lawsuits and a damning report from the New York Times tells us that the massive parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp willingly pursued its addictive business model despite the evident damage its products were doing to users, particularly kids. Who remembers when Facebook launched and its promises of a more connected world? Who remembers the optimists hailing the internet as the next step in human connectivity? A mere twenty years later and the technology lords are facing an overdue reckoning. Natasha Singer writes, The state lawsuits against Meta reflect mounting concerns that teenagers and children on social media Read More ›

Young beautiful caucasian purple grey hair woman outdoor in the city on the subway using smart phone hand hold - technology, social network, communication concept

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Peter Biles
Date
June 17, 2024

Tagged
addiction, freya india, Gen Z, New York Post, social media}

Ozempic: Weight Loss Drug or Supermodel Shortcut?

_{Social media fuels impossible body standards. So, Gen Z flocks to weight loss drugs.} _{Peter Biles
June 17, 2024

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Ozempic, the weight loss medication that diminishes one’s sense of hunger, has been used as a simple and yet effective treatment for obesity. There is debate on whether the use of drugs to combat weight gain is healthy, or should be pushed back against by simply eating better and engaging in regular exercise. Now, though, a certain brand of Ozempic users is complicating the discussion. People, particularly the young, are starting to use Ozempic to carve out the ideal beach bod. But the risks to this aren’t benign, according to a report by the New York Post. Using Ozempic or other weight loss drugs without a proper prescription can be dangerous. Per the Post: “Drugs including Ozempic and Wegovy should Read More ›

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Peter Biles
Date
June 5, 2024

Categorized
Social Media

Tagged
Elon Musk, social media, Twitter, Twitter and adult porn, X}

X Now Allows Adult Content According to Policy Update

_{Formerly, the platform didn't have an actual rule. That's now changed.} _{Peter Biles
June 5, 2024

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Social Media}

The pushback against the decision continues as users are concerned that the site will come to resemble little more than a traditional pornography website.

Cell phone addiction concept. Many teens hold smart device. Social media like obsession. Online communication problem. People watch mobile gadget screen. Art illustration. Cyberspace internet network.

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Peter Biles
Date
June 3, 2024

Categorized
Social Media

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Gen Z, Jonathan Haidt, social media, the anxious generation}

Haidt on AI: Social Media Companies Use It to Hook the Vulnerable

_{The famous American social psychologist and professor at New York University, Jonathan Haidt, thinks phones have essentially ruined a generation} _{Peter Biles
June 3, 2024

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Social Media}

His new book The Anxious Generation dives into the data that shows it. Adolescent mental health took a nosedive in the early 2010s: Smartphone world.

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Peter Biles
Date
May 28, 2024

Categorized
Technology

Tagged
addiction, Big Tech, Gen Z, Jonathan Haidt, screentime, social media, the anxious generation}

Governor Huckabee Sanders Against Big Tech

_{Governor takes action based on Jonathan Haidt's research} _{Peter Biles
May 28, 2024

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Technology}

It’s a strong sign that political figures are starting to realize the negative effects of social media on young people.

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Peter Biles
Date
May 26, 2024

Categorized
Arts & Culture

Tagged
censorship, Content creator, Elon Musk, Free speech, Mainstream Media, media, social media, Substack, Writing, X}

Substack: A Return to the Golden Era of Blogging

_{The writing platform is friendly toward free speech. So why doesn't Elon Musk like it?} _{Peter Biles
May 26, 2024

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Arts & Culture}

Substack very well could the future of independent writing. As mainstream journalism shrinks, we could see Substack grow even more.

Closed up image of a Female using TikTok application on a smartphone in home. 5 September, 2022. ChiangMai, Thailand.

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Heather Zeiger
Date
May 7, 2024

Categorized
China, Technology

Tagged
censorship, China, Communism, data, Data privacy, espionage, Free speech, social media, Surveillance, TikTok, tiktok ban}

Is TikTok a National Security Risk?

_{Consuming without thinking is fertile soil for propaganda} _{Heather Zeiger
May 7, 2024

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China, Technology}

To be clear, the bill does not actually ban TikTok. It is a forced sale. This is an important nuance.

Composite collage image of delighted black white colors person hold telephone raise fist celebrate like notification facebook instagram tiktok

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Peter Biles
Date
May 1, 2024

Categorized
Addiction

Tagged
addiction, Facebook, freya india, Jonathan Haidt, mental health, Narcissism, pleasure, screens, social media, virtue}

Beyond Social Media’s Impact on Mental Health

_{Social media addiction can harm more than our moods} _{Peter Biles
May 1, 2024

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Addiction}

A young writer, herself a member of Gen Z, has dared to point out the obvious about social media. Sure, it’s verifiably making us sad and anxious, but it goes beyond that: it’s turning us into bad people. Freya India, a columnist at Quillette and a new contributor to Jonathan Haidt’s Substack After Babel, notes that while it’s important to talk about social media and mental health, it’s just as vital to talk about what this stuff is doing to our character. She writes, Our loss of empathy, our lack of regard for others, our neurotic obsession with our own image — it’s taking a toll. Maybe subconsciously. But I think deep down we know it. We know when people are using Read More ›

Child watching cellphone screen at night. Blue light from smartphone device glowing on little girl face

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Peter Biles
Date
April 19, 2024

Categorized
Technology

Tagged
Anxiety, Cell phones, Depression, Gen Z, iGen, Jonathan Haidt, loneliness, mental health, social media}

Helpful Video Maps Out Gen Z Mental Health Crisis

_{The glow of the screen is swallowing a generation, and it needs to stop} _{Peter Biles
April 19, 2024

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Technology}

Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s new book The Anxious Generation topped the New York Times bestsellers’ chart two weeks in a row, and has been stirring up a lot of commentary in the meantime. Haidt’s basic thesis is that we have drastically overprotected children in the real world and woefully under-protected them in the virtual world. A new video helpfully lines out this argument, and shows why today’s generation, more than the Millennials who preceded them, struggle so intensely with anxiety, depression, and loneliness. In a recent interview, author and public intellectual Andy Crouch said that while he doesn’t know if it can be backed up neurologically, there is something about the “glow” of screens that wakens something primordial in the Read More ›

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Peter Biles
Date
April 17, 2024

Categorized
Arts & Culture

Tagged
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Blake Lemoine, New York City, Sentience, social media, spiderman}

Doc Ock and His Sentient AI Arms

_{Could AI ever control the human mind?} _{Peter Biles
April 17, 2024

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Arts & Culture}

It’s interesting that the Spider-Man universe (or multiverse, I guess) is studded with well-meaning villains. In my last movie review, we looked at Norman Osborn and his tragic transformation into the Green Goblin. What’s odd about his character is that he’s almost a father figure to Peter Parker throughout the film, offering support, guidance, wisdom. It’s the allure of a mysterious form of biotechnology and corporate pressure that sends him off the deep end. It isn’t so different with the iconic Dr. Octopus. An idealist set on inventing a new source of perpetual energy, Dr. Octavius is a friendly but ambitious scientist, who, like Osborn, takes Peter under his wing. The experiment to create a sustained fusion reaction, though, goes Read More ›

A group of people walking together through a bustling shopping mall. This image can be used to depict a busy shopping day or to illustrate consumerism and retail therapy.

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Peter Biles
Date
April 15, 2024

Categorized
Arts & Culture

Tagged
Books, David Foster Wallace, economy, Facebook, internet, music, Narcissism, online life, Self, social media, Tech}

The Crisis of Identity That Tech Doesn’t Help

_{Consumerism works well but leaves us empty} _{Peter Biles
April 15, 2024

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Arts & Culture}

Writer and cultural commentator Aaron Renn wrote recently about the dissolution of identity in the United States, contending that if we don’t know who we are, we will never know what to do. Renn writes frequently on issues facing young men in America and the challenges of living well in the secular world. He writes, The reality is that a lot of people in top positions of our society act as if they want you living like Simba. They want porn available for you to watch. They want you betting on the big game on your phone. They want you focused on “experiences” and consumption, like hitting the latest hot travel destination or going to the new farm-to-table restaurant that Read More ›

Group of young children holding smartphones and hiding faces, gen Alpha

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Nansen Malin
Date
March 25, 2024

Categorized
Medicine and Health

Tagged
Adolescents, mental health, social media}

How to Protect Children in the Digital Age

_{We must empower parents to help their children navigate the digital landscape.} _{Nansen Malin
March 25, 2024

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Medicine and Health}

It has become apparent to many across our country that if we truly care about the futures of the next generation, we must act now to find a solution that will reduce the negative impacts of social media while keeping the positives intact.

The little kid is sitting alone on the sofa and looking in his phone

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News
Date
March 18, 2024

Categorized
Social Media

Tagged
Covid, Distraction, education, Gen Z, Jonathan Haidt, Kids, phones, social media, The Atlantic}

Moving Life Online is Making Us Depressed

_{The phone-based childhood robs kids developmentally, says Jonathan Haidt} _{News
March 18, 2024

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Social Media}

The data seems to point essentially to one thing: the shift to living our lives online.

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Peter Biles
Date
March 16, 2024

Categorized
Arts & Culture

Tagged
Anna Karenina, attention, Books, Distraction, social media}

Anna Karenina and How to Read Long Books

_{"One chapter at a time" is actually how books like Tolstoy's were intended to be read.} _{Peter Biles
March 16, 2024

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Arts & Culture}

We shouldn’t think we have to climb the mountain before hiking the foothills. Baby steps is the name of the game.

smartphone coiled metal wire in the hands of a man, gray-green background, censorship of social networks. cancel cultural ban, erase

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News
Date
March 15, 2024

Categorized
Censorship, Social Media

Tagged
addiction, Content, Free speech, gizmodo, Law, social media, TikTok}

Yes, TikTok is Bad. But is a Ban the Answer?

_{This might be the way censorship sneakily invades.} _{News
March 15, 2024

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Censorship, Social Media}

It might make more sense to have conversations about age limits with TikTok. Like nicotine, should it be reserved for those above the age of 18?

Cute and little robot helper with artificial intelligence raising hand. Generative AI

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Peter Biles
Date
February 29, 2024

Categorized
Artificial Intelligence

Tagged
AI, Deepfakes, fake news, gemini, Google, social media, The Atlantic, truth, walter kirn}

Google Gemini Presents a Past That Never Happened

_{You can't trust a bot to give you a history lesson, turns out.} _{Peter Biles
February 29, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence}

Walter Kirn tweeted recently: “Gemini AI is inventing damaging stories about people and figures I know. It is an automated false-witness weapon.”

Young woman using smart phone,Social media concept.

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Richard W. Stevens
Date
January 14, 2024

Categorized
Addiction, Social Media

Tagged
dopamine, Kids, Meta, phones, Smartphones, social media, youth}

Facebook and Instagram Allegedly Hook Youngsters with Dopamine Triggering Tactics

_{Richard W. Stevens
January 14, 2024

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Addiction, Social Media}

If parents don’t want their children addicted to stimuli and behaviors in the same manner as to drugs or tobacco, then parents need to protect their kids.

Communication technology for internet business. Global world network and telecommunication on earth cryptocurrency and blockchain and IoT. Elements of this image furnished by NASA

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Russ White
Date
January 12, 2024

Categorized
Technology

Tagged
AI, industrial revolution, Innovation, Invention, social media, Tech}

Is Tech Still Innovating?

_{Is it just me, or is the world of technology feeling a bit … stale?} _{Russ White
January 12, 2024

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Technology}

Maybe IT is slowing down. But maybe that is a good thing.

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Peter Biles
Date
January 3, 2024

Categorized
Technology

Tagged
community, friendship, loneliness, Social Isolation, social media, Tech, Technology}

You Can Be Social and Still Be Very Lonely

_{Machines can't meet our need to be known and understood.} _{Peter Biles
January 3, 2024

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Technology}

Technology speaks to efficiency and convenience but ultimately can’t know you like a person could.