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Against Authenticity
Quillette
6 min read · · To be human is to be artificial. · Shared by 349, including Beate Jordaan, Gabriele, Rick Powell
The Atlantic
The Myopia Generation
The Atlantic
~13 min read · · Why do so many kids need glasses now? · Shared by 212, including Howard Getson, Steven Pinker, Stowe Boyd, Joshua Benton, Olga Khazan
ProPublica
How Human Traffickers Force Victims Into Cyberscamming
ProPublica
20+ min read · · Tens of thousands of people from across Asia have been coerced into defrauding people in America and around the world out of millions of dollars. Those who resist face beatings, food deprivation or… · Shared by 206, including Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, James Gingerich, @Expeflow #WorkEasier #RPA, John Koetsier, Emily Willingham, Tactical Tech
GQ Magazine
Meet the Men Paying Six Figures to Get Taller—by Having Their Legs Broken
GQ Magazine
~18 min read · · A growing number of men are undergoing a radical and expensive surgery to grow anywhere from three to six inches. The catch: It requires having both your femurs broken. GQ goes inside the booming… · Shared by 199, including David McCandless, John Nosta, Mathew Ingram, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Daniel Kraft, MD, Neel V. Patel
Noema Magazine
Rethinking Intelligence In A More-Than-Human World
Noema Magazine
9 min read · · If we humans are going to gain a better understanding of the vibrant world around us — and the damage we are doing to it — we’re going to need a new conception of nonhuman intelligence. · Shared by 191
Vox
Humanity was stagnant for millennia — then something big changed 150 years ago
Vox
7 min read · · Why the years from 1870 to 2010 were humanity’s most important. · Shared by 163
Noema Magazine
How Game Design Principles Can Enhance Democracy
Noema Magazine
~12 min read · · Our democracies are already gamified. Our goal should be to do it better. · Shared by 159, including Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing
Harper's Magazine
The Right to Not Be Pregnant, by Charlotte Shane
Harper's Magazine
~12 min read · · Asserting an essential freedom · Shared by 149
sarapetersen.substack.com
The problem with toxic masculinity
sarapetersen.substack.com
5 min read · · It's not what you think! · Shared by 144
The Associated Press
More kids are repeating a grade. Is it good for them?
The Associated Press
5 min read · · HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — As Braylon Price remembers it, he struggled with pretty much everything the first full school year of the pandemic. With minimal guidance and frequent disruptions, he had… · Shared by 126
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POLITICO
Coronavirus Will Change the World Permanently. Here’s How.
POLITICO
Summary · 20+ min read · · The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the 2008 financial crisis changed how Americans perceive their country and the world. The coronavirus pandemic has quarantined people in their homes, and altered their relationships and how they view the institutions that govern them. As with earlier crises, the coronavirus crisis may change people and US society as a whole in fundamental and lasting ways. No one can predict how this will play out. Politico Magazine asked experts and thinkers for their visions of the future. · Shared by 1346, including Jamie Burke ⛺️, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Ward Plunet, Richard Joerges, Damien de France 🌍 🕊️🇺🇦, Kate Nasser, Mark Kaigwa, Susannah Fox, Neil Lewis, Jr., PhD, Stowe Boyd, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, William Gibson, Nilofer Merchant, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 🐙, Sherry Turkle, Alexandra Lange, hardmaru, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Gerd Leonhard, Oliver Bussmann
The Atlantic
Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
The Atlantic
Summary · 20+ min read · · It’s not just a phase. · Shared by 1066, including Yann LeCun, Brian Solis, Daniel Pink, zeldman, John Battelle, Richard Dawkins, Jonathan Haidt, Jeff Atwood, Niall Ferguson, Peter McCormack 🏴☠️, Paul Graham, William Gibson, Marsha Collier, John Burn-Murdoch, Anne Applebaum, Paul Kedrosky, Scott Galloway, Bill Gross, Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦, Brian Stelter
Big Think
What causes poverty? Not a lack of money, but a lack of social relationships.
Big Think
5 min read · · There's a lot missing from debates and policy surrounding poverty but the biggest deficit, according to Dr C. Nicole Mason, is in honesty. Impoverished people aren't poor because they're lazy, they're… · Shared by 1043, including David Pennington, Gabriele
Guardian Books
The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months
Guardian Books
~12 min read · · When a group of schoolboys were marooned on an island in 1965, it turned out very differently to William Golding’s bestseller, writes Rutger Bregman · Shared by 1032, including Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #Abolishthemonarchy, Cory Doctorow, Jeff Atwood, Austin Kleon, Matthew Herper, Chris Hadfield, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Rutger Bregman, Caterina Fake, Marsha Collier, Dan Snow, Alfie Kohn, 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙯 💡, Dr. Pete Meyers, Larry Ferlazzo, Matt Zoller Seitz, Steve Case, Albert Wenger 🌎🔥⌛, Jay Rosen, BrendanEich
Big Think
Atheism is not as rare or as rational as you think
Big Think
6 min read · · Many atheists think of themselves as intellectually gifted individuals, guiding humanity on the path of reason. Data shows otherwise. · Shared by 1031, including Albert Ràfols, Rick Powell
Vox
Why community matters so much — and how to find yours
Vox
8 min read · · A community can serve as a social safety net, but finding one and becoming a part of it is different from simply making friends. · Shared by 981, including National NOW, Nir Eyal, Ces Michelin, Katja Evertz
VICE
MIT Predicted in 1972 That Society Will Collapse This Century. New Research Shows We're on Schedule
VICE
5 min read · · A 1972 MIT study predicted that rapid economic growth would lead to societal collapse in the mid 21st century. A new paper shows we're unfortunately right on schedule. · Shared by 944, including Arin Basu, Chris {he, they}, Oliver Raduner, Yann “shalf@mastodon.social” Heurtaux 不停, Jonathan Kogan, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Marsha Collier, Steve Keen, Gerd Leonhard, Stever Robbins, Gabriele, Martin Ford, Dirk Spannaus, Merkstatt, Tactical Tech, Pat Kua, David Wallace-Wells, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Stowe Boyd
ProPublica
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica
20+ min read · · ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes,… · Shared by 884, including Cliff Bleszinski, Dr. Jeffrey Guterman, David Weigel, Brian Klaas, Carl Zimmer, Ibram X. Kendi, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Jay Rosen, Brian Stelter, Paul Kedrosky, 艾未未 Ai Weiwei, Cory Doctorow, Michael Arrington 🏴☠️, Ida Bae Wells, Thomas Piketty, Judd Legum, Marsha Collier, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Justin Wolfers, Rutger Bregman
BuzzFeed News
How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation
BuzzFeed News
Summary · 20+ min read · · Some claim millennials are lazy and entitled – unable to do basic tasks that older adults have just gotten on with for years. Anne Helen Petersen, senior culture writer for Buzzfeed News, rejects those labels. Milllennials like herself, she argues, are merely trying their best to navigate trends like skyrocketing student loans and an underpaying, perk-free gig economy. Millennials will likely not be the only ones who feel that her insights and observations are almost painfully on the nose. · Shared by 779, including Pamela J. Hobart, Tiago Forte, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙯 💡, Kelsey Jones, hiten.eth, Chris Messina, Mark Kaigwa, Liliane Ferrari ™, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing, Anita Zielina, Brittany Berger, Mathew Ingram, Marie-José Kolly, Austin Kleon, Richard Gutjahr, Dao Nguyen, Guy Kawasaki, Aleksandra Wisniewska, Adam Singer
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