#BetterHumans
Research and content related to upgrading the human emotional operating system.
Collection by Chris Messina
The Atlantic
Why American Teens Are So Sad
9 min · · Four forces are propelling the rising rates of depression among young people. · Shared by 679, including Martin Varsavsky, American Psychological Association, Jeff Richards, Chris Messina, Essaadi, Noah Smith, Lee Keyes, Scott Galloway, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, elpocas, Howard Getson, Hrag
The Atlantic
The Internet Doesn’t Have to Be Awful
20+ min · · Our democratic habits have been killed off by an internet kleptocracy that profits from disinformation, polarization, and rage. Here’s how to fix that. · Shared by 445, including Chris Messina, Gerd Leonhard, Anne Applebaum, nicolatwilley, Kevin Marks 🏠kevinmarks.com xoxo.zone/@KevinMarks, Mark Little, Anthony Hamelle, Mathew Ingram, Kyle Bunch, Brian Klaas, Gabriele, Eli Pariser | @elipariser@mastodon.social, Brad Brooks, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Jane, luis antónio santos
The New York Times
It’s Time to Break Up Facebook
Summary · 20+ min · · What with data privacy scandals, fake news and Russian interference, Facebook finds itself in the middle of a growing storm. An increasing number of voices in US politics – as well as in economic and legal circles – have started to call for the breakup of the internet giant. Now Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has joined the chorus. He makes his case in a New York Times op-ed, which has become an instant must-read for anybody interested in the debate about the role of government in the social media space. · Shared by 407, including ❤️ Umair, Thomas Power, Adrienne Fichter, Tristan Harris, Molly Wood, Gerd Leonhard, Jeff Bussgang, Stewart Alsop, Mathew Ingram, Chris Messina, mrbrown, Richard Gutjahr, Gabriel Weinberg, John Battelle, rufuspollock, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr, Azeem Azhar, Rand Fishkin, Matt Navarra, Hannes Grassegger
BuzzFeed News
Man Who Built The Retweet: “We Handed A Loaded Weapon To 4-Year-Olds”
8 min · · The button that ruined the internet — and how to fix it. · Shared by 397, including Miles Kimball, Guy Kawasaki, Bjorn Larsen, Josep M. Ganyet, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Matt Navarra, Luis Roig | @darum@indieweb.social, ...und meine Frau ist auch Elon Musk!, Design Shack, Liliane Ferrari ™, Gabriele, Tomio Geron, Chris Messina, Mathew Ingram, Amber Mac, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, Jonathan Kogan, Ines Bieler, Noah Smith, Howard Getson
Vox
The biggest lie tech people tell themselves — and the rest of us
7 min · · They see facial recognition, smart diapers, and surveillance devices as inevitable evolutions. They’re not. · Shared by 315, including Oscar MacDonald, Alexandra Wong, Thomas Power, Marsha Collier, Fern, Evan Selinger, Lenore Skenazy, Kevin Marks 🏠kevinmarks.com xoxo.zone/@KevinMarks, Chris Messina, Bernhard Huessy, Scott Berkun, Audrey Watters, Alain, John Koetsier, Fabricio Teixeira, luis antónio santos, Aral Balkan
humanebydesign.com
Humane by Design
· Humane by Design is a resource that provides guidance for designing ethically humane products through best practices focused on user well-being. · Shared by 285, including Dominik Grolimund, Nessa R., Liliane Ferrari ™, Victor Tolosa, Niklaus Gerber, Kunal Bhatia, John Maeda, Mark Kaigwa, Mohamed Azazy, von Moerenburgh, James Young, Thomas Pleil, UX Design Weekly, David Hellmann, Clemens M. Schuster, ᴄʟᴀᴜᴅɪᴏ sᴄʜᴡᴀʀᴢ, Chris Messina, Yoav Ganbar (🥑 Builder.io/Qwik), Zain Fathoni, Stéphane Renault
The New Yorker
Silicon Valley’s Crisis of Conscience
20+ min · · Where Big Tech goes to ask deep questions. · Shared by 234, including Chris Messina, Richard MacManus, Yann “不停” Heurtaux ⏚ @shalf@mastodon.social, Thomas Power, anildash.com, Jonathan Kogan, Simon Carless, John Koetsier, Jane, Katja Evertz, Mathew Ingram
World Economic Forum
Read Yuval Harari's blistering warning to Davos in full
13+ min · · Shared by 209, including Yuval Noah Harari, Howard Getson, Bill Johnston, Matthias Lampe, Tom Connor, Chris Messina, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, jorge-ferrer, Nige Roberts-Willson, Jennifer Stirrup #MBA Topics: #AI #Data #Strategy, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻
The New York Times
Goodbye to the Wild Wild Web
7 min · · The internet is changing, and the freewheeling, anything-goes culture of social media is being replaced by something more accountable. · Shared by 208, including Katja Evertz, Sachin Rekhi, Nicolas Babin, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Andreas Spiegler, George M 🇪🇺, Neil Hart 💙, Mike Troiano, Rick Powell, Mark Little, Stephanie A Kowalski, Chris Messina, Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis, Mathew Ingram, Joanna J Bryson, Chris Heilmann codepo8@toot.cafe, Sandeep Raut, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯
Scientific American
Misinformation Has Created a New World Disorder
10 min · · Our willingness to share content without thinking is exploited to spread disinformation · Shared by 201, including ExApologist, Thomas Power, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Ste Davies, 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙯 💡, Ian Lurie 🇺🇦 @ianlurie@mastodon.social, Mark Kaigwa, Mathew Ingram, Chris Heilmann codepo8@toot.cafe, 🧠 Larry G. Maguire, Matt Navarra, Mark Little, Dr. Alec Couros, Leonardo Sumulong, davidabrock, Steve Haroz 📊👁️🧠, Katja Evertz, John Nosta, Casie Gillette, Chris Messina
The Atlantic
People Aren’t Meant to Talk This Much
11+ min · · Breaking up social-media companies is one way to fix them. Shutting their users up is a better one. · Shared by 198, including Leni "Lee" Krsova ⚔️, Chris Messina, Chris {he, they} , Michael Seemann, Tactical Tech, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Mathew Ingram, Bill Johnston, Andy Kirk | Visualising Data
potential.app
iOS 15, Humane
4 min · · We believe technology should help us live well. It can and should be designed to help us be intentional, to do the things that truly matter. Yesterday, iOS 15 was introduced to the world. It's an… · Shared by 188, including Chris Messina, Konrad Weber, zeldman, Stef Walter, Clo Spaleniec
nickpunt.com
De-Escalating Social Media
20+ min · · Designing humility and forgiveness into social media products · Shared by 182, including Neil Hart 💙, Christina Farr, Nir Eyal, Matt Navarra, Mr.Creatov ᵛᵉʳᶥᶠᶥᵉᵈ, Kent C. Dodds 🌌, Katja Evertz, Chris Messina, Jane Manchun Wong, Bill Johnston, Carlos Jonay Suárez Suárez
Aeon+Psyche
How emotionally focused couple therapy can help love last
16+ min · · Romantic expectations are often ridiculous and unhelpful, but attachment science can guide us to real and lasting love · Shared by 178, including 🧠 Larry G. Maguire, Chris Messina, Matthias Lampe, Anita Leirfall, Rand Fishkin, Nir Eyal, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Mathias Böhm
TechCrunch
The future of diversity and inclusion in tech
20+ min · · Silicon Valley is entering a new phase in its quest for diversity and inclusion in the technology industry. Some advocates call this part “the end of the beginning,” Code2040 CEO Karla Monterroso… · Shared by 172, including Women Who Code, Chris Messina, Jeff Bussgang, anildash.com, Gabriele, Mike Butcher, Joelle Emerson, Charles Baldwin, Sergio Caredda, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Lluís Codina, Massimiliano Aroffo
The Verge
What ‘The Social Dilemma’ misunderstands about social networks
10 min · · The world is more complicated than filmmakers want to believe. · Shared by 164, including Chris Messina, luis antónio santos, Casey Newton, David Raab, Nir Eyal, Kevin Roberts, Matthias Lampe, Matt Navarra, Kevin Marks 🏠kevinmarks.com xoxo.zone/@KevinMarks, Anthony Hamelle