#harmful — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #harmful, aggregated by home.social.
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META BUILT A CAGE.
PEOPLE ARE NOT THE PROBLEM 💎A lot of people replied to my post about Meta with very good reasons for still being on Facebook or Instagram.
Friends, family, small businesses with no other point of contact, dating, and community groups.
People living far from one another. Entire social circles that migrated there years ago and never really came back out.
I understand all of that.
So I want to make something clear.
I am not criticising the people who still use these platforms.
I AM CRITICISING THE SYSTEM that made ITSELF so SOCIALLY NECESSARY that leaving it can mean losing contact with parts of YOUR ACTUAL LIFE.
That is a very different thing.
A system can be harmful and still be useful.
It can even become difficult to leave precisely because it is useful.
That is part of its power.
People are not stupid because they use Meta.
They are often simply navigating the world as it CURRENTLY exists.
MY CRITICISM REMAINS WITH META.
With the MANIPULATIVE business model.
With the machinery designed to keep attention, harvest behaviour, shape what people see, and TURN HUMAN VULNERABILITY, ANXIETY AND FEAR INTO REVENUE.
If you are still on Facebook because your grandchildren are there, your mother is there, your local plumber is there, or your entire bloody bowling club refuses to move anywhere else, I am not coming for you.
I am talking about META.
The machine.
And the PEOPLE WHO BUILT IT.
#Meta #Facebook #Instagram #SocialMedia #Fediverse #business #system #harmful #power #group
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META BUILT A CAGE.
PEOPLE ARE NOT THE PROBLEM 💎A lot of people replied to my post about Meta with very good reasons for still being on Facebook or Instagram.
Friends, family, small businesses with no other point of contact, dating, and community groups.
People living far from one another. Entire social circles that migrated there years ago and never really came back out.
I understand all of that.
So I want to make something clear.
I am not criticising the people who still use these platforms.
I AM CRITICISING THE SYSTEM that made ITSELF so SOCIALLY NECESSARY that leaving it can mean losing contact with parts of YOUR ACTUAL LIFE.
That is a very different thing.
A system can be harmful and still be useful.
It can even become difficult to leave precisely because it is useful.
That is part of its power.
People are not stupid because they use Meta.
They are often simply navigating the world as it CURRENTLY exists.
MY CRITICISM REMAINS WITH META.
With the MANIPULATIVE business model.
With the machinery designed to keep attention, harvest behaviour, shape what people see, and TURN HUMAN VULNERABILITY, ANXIETY AND FEAR INTO REVENUE.
If you are still on Facebook because your grandchildren are there, your mother is there, your local plumber is there, or your entire bloody bowling club refuses to move anywhere else, I am not coming for you.
I am talking about META.
The machine.
And the PEOPLE WHO BUILT IT.
#Meta #Facebook #Instagram #SocialMedia #Fediverse #business #system #harmful #power #group
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https://www.dw.com/en/us-judge-orders-meta-to-pay-567-million-over-harm-to-children/a-78272884. $567 million is a drop in the proverbial ocean to a firm like #Meta, & not much to a #billionaire like Mark #Zuckerberg ($202.5 billion, acc. to https://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/). The fine would have to be MUCH bigger for them to take any real notice & change their egregious & #harmful #behaviour.
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https://www.dw.com/en/us-judge-orders-meta-to-pay-567-million-over-harm-to-children/a-78272884. $567 million is a drop in the proverbial ocean to a firm like #Meta, & not much to a #billionaire like Mark #Zuckerberg ($202.5 billion, acc. to https://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/). The fine would have to be MUCH bigger for them to take any real notice & change their egregious & #harmful #behaviour.
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“Regenerative #agriculture originated with the US organic movement. But recently it has proven popular with large #corporations, who are pushing for the #EU to adopt an “outcome-based” definition of regenerative agriculture - one that does not rule out #harmful practices like the use of #pesticides and #chemical fertilisers.”
A Degenerative #Lobby: ‘Regenerative Agriculture’
#Bayer #Monsanto #Syngenta
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The UK's New Under-16 Social Media Ban Will Cause More Harm Than It Prevents
#HackerNews #UKSocialMedia #Ban #Harmful #Impact #YouthSafety #DigitalRights #SocialMediaPolicy
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The UK's New Under-16 Social Media Ban Will Cause More Harm Than It Prevents
#HackerNews #UKSocialMedia #Ban #Harmful #Impact #YouthSafety #DigitalRights #SocialMediaPolicy
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When you witness someone saying anything openly, and #harmful or #offending just kindly remind them it's the #freespeech with #consequences and to exercise responsible speech.
Do I need to define 'responsible speech' for some people? I can; but it will be partially vague because I don't want to dictate it.
responsible speech would ideally,
a. be avoiding the spreading of anything that either disrespects ones personal #identity, or their personal #attractions including their sexual and not sexual attractions.
b. this use to be said more often on social media and discord, but using #genderedlanguage as an example, Usually you'l find calling anyone they/them if you don't know up front is a safe start. Usually the issue stems when you make a direct assumption of their gender, or when you start to conflict against a persons acclaimed identity after they officially told you (this is probably the worse because if you did #misgendered you could atleast have that accidental excuse, but arguing about someones identity is rude and harmful to #minorities .)
c. Not talking in support of things that are known for harming the planet. This could just start somewhere as simple as don't advocate for #littering. and then branching up to avoiding supporting #oilfactories. Maybe even deny #ai #datacenters
Last point.
c2.This c part actually isn't just about the planet but also humanity. so you'll want to avoid supporting ideologies that are harmful to people as well, such as #whitenationalism #nazism #fascismResponsible speech is something I came up with a couple years ago, but idk if this is something that was already created. but it means as it sounds, just spread speech that is responsible. and not arguing about 'your right to just say whatever you want in a free country' (u.s) just to hate on marginalized people, that is not responsible.
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When you witness someone saying anything openly, and #harmful or #offending just kindly remind them it's the #freespeech with #consequences and to exercise responsible speech.
Do I need to define 'responsible speech' for some people? I can; but it will be partially vague because I don't want to dictate it.
responsible speech would ideally,
a. be avoiding the spreading of anything that either disrespects ones personal #identity, or their personal #attractions including their sexual and not sexual attractions.
b. this use to be said more often on social media and discord, but using #genderedlanguage as an example, Usually you'l find calling anyone they/them if you don't know up front is a safe start. Usually the issue stems when you make a direct assumption of their gender, or when you start to conflict against a persons acclaimed identity after they officially told you (this is probably the worse because if you did #misgendered you could atleast have that accidental excuse, but arguing about someones identity is rude and harmful to #minorities .)
c. Not talking in support of things that are known for harming the planet. This could just start somewhere as simple as don't advocate for #littering. and then branching up to avoiding supporting #oilfactories. Maybe even deny #ai #datacenters
Last point.
c2.This c part actually isn't just about the planet but also humanity. so you'll want to avoid supporting ideologies that are harmful to people as well, such as #whitenationalism #nazism #fascismResponsible speech is something I came up with a couple years ago, but idk if this is something that was already created. but it means as it sounds, just spread speech that is responsible. and not arguing about 'your right to just say whatever you want in a free country' (u.s) just to hate on marginalized people, that is not responsible.
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To eradicate means to completely get rid of, #destroy, or #eliminate something—especially something harmful. Lets get this #Trending #harmful #EradicateGOP #EradicateGOP #EradicateGOP #EradicateGOP #EradicateGOP #EradicateGOP #EradicateGOP #EradicateGOP #EradicateGOP #EradicateGOP
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China Installs World’s Largest Floating Wind Turbine In Deep Water Test
HECTOR RETAMAL via Getty Images An energy company has successfully installed the world's largest single-unit floating offshore wind turbine off the coast of southern China. The 16-megawatt system, known as Three Gorges Pilot, was completed in waters too deep for a traditional fixed-bottom foundation near Yangjiang in Guangdong province. Company representatives published a statement detailing the installation on May 3......Continue reading.... By: By Alan Bradley Source: Live […]https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/05/21/china-installs-floating-wind-turbine/
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China Installs World’s Largest Floating Wind Turbine In Deep Water Test
HECTOR RETAMAL via Getty Images An energy company has successfully installed the world's largest single-unit floating offshore wind turbine off the coast of southern China. The 16-megawatt system, known as Three Gorges Pilot, was completed in waters too deep for a traditional fixed-bottom foundation near Yangjiang in Guangdong province. Company representatives published a statement detailing the installation on May 3......Continue reading.... By: By Alan Bradley Source: Live […]https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/05/21/china-installs-floating-wind-turbine/
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NASA-developed AI Could Help Track Harmful Algae
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=nasa-developed-ai-could-help-track-harmful-algae
<p>NASA scientists have developed an artificial intelligence tool to take on a longstanding challenge in
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Foods marketed as 'healthy' contain hidden harmful ingredients, doctor says
https://misryoum.com/us/health/foods-marketed-as-healthy-contain-hidden-harmful-ingredients/
NEWYou can now listen to US News Hub articles! Americans consume foods every day that are marketed as "healthy," when they could be quietly destroying their health, one doctor warns.Dr. Mark Hyman, physician and co-founder of Function Health in...
#Foods #marketed #healthy #contain #hidden #harmful #ingredients #doctor #says #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com
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#Anthropic’s study of 1.5 million conversations with its #Claude AI model found that while “severe” disempowering patterns are rare, “mild” ones are common. These patterns, which include reality, belief, and action distortion, can lead users to #harmful actions or beliefs. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/how-often-do-ai-chatbots-lead-users-down-a-harmful-path/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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#Anthropic’s study of 1.5 million conversations with its #Claude AI model found that while “severe” disempowering patterns are rare, “mild” ones are common. These patterns, which include reality, belief, and action distortion, can lead users to #harmful actions or beliefs. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/how-often-do-ai-chatbots-lead-users-down-a-harmful-path/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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Whether in the human body or on surfaces, bacteria protect themselves with biofilms. Physicist Eleonora Secchi studies how these films form to make #Harmful #Bacteria easier to #Remove.
Breaking through the protectiv... -
you always see white #americans talking about how they have "no #culture" and it almost sounds like a harmless silly statement at first until you realize that leads into the very much #harmful view of them being the default. the default character is a man who is white and lives in suburban #america. and let me tell you you cant be thinking like that #american baby
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you always see white #americans talking about how they have "no #culture" and it almost sounds like a harmless silly statement at first until you realize that leads into the very much #harmful view of them being the default. the default character is a man who is white and lives in suburban #america. and let me tell you you cant be thinking like that #american baby
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All AI Videos Are Harmful (2025)
https://idiallo.com/blog/all-ai-videos-are-harmful
#HackerNews #AI #Videos #Harmful #2025 #Technology #Ethics #Media #Literacy
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All AI Videos Are Harmful (2025)
https://idiallo.com/blog/all-ai-videos-are-harmful
#HackerNews #AI #Videos #Harmful #2025 #Technology #Ethics #Media #Literacy
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Americans overestimate how many social media users post harmful content
https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/4/12/pgaf310/8377954?login=false
#HackerNews #Americans #overestimate #how #many #social #media #users #post #harmful #content #socialmedia #research #perception #misinformation #harmfuleffects
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Americans overestimate how many social media users post harmful content
https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/4/12/pgaf310/8377954?login=false
#HackerNews #Americans #overestimate #how #many #social #media #users #post #harmful #content #socialmedia #research #perception #misinformation #harmfuleffects
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→ Roblox is a problem — but it’s a symptom of something worse
https://www.platformer.news/roblox-ceo-interview-backlash-analysis/“Over and over again, we have seen leaders in [#Roblox CEO]'s position choose growth over #guardrails.”
“[L]ook at Meta […]: the company "stalled internal efforts to prevent child #predators from contacting minors for years due to #growth concerns," […]; "recognized that optimizing its products to increase teen #engagement resulted in serving them more #harmful content, but did so anyway”
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→ Roblox is a problem — but it’s a symptom of something worse
https://www.platformer.news/roblox-ceo-interview-backlash-analysis/“Over and over again, we have seen leaders in [#Roblox CEO]'s position choose growth over #guardrails.”
“[L]ook at Meta […]: the company "stalled internal efforts to prevent child #predators from contacting minors for years due to #growth concerns," […]; "recognized that optimizing its products to increase teen #engagement resulted in serving them more #harmful content, but did so anyway”
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Meta allegedly buried research showing its products are harming users
Gosh. Who'd have thought that...
"...people who stopped using Facebook experienced less depression, anxiety and loneliness."
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Meta allegedly buried research showing its products are harming users
Gosh. Who'd have thought that...
"...people who stopped using Facebook experienced less depression, anxiety and loneliness."
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A #Reuters report reveals that #Meta, the parent company of #Facebook, #Instagram, and #WhatsApp, has profited from #scamads for years. The company allegedly prioritised revenue from these #ads, even when aware of their #harmful impact on users. Despite efforts to combat #fraud, Meta’s approach has been criticised for being too slow and prioritising AI development over user safety. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/bombshell-report-exposes-how-meta-relied-on-scam-ad-profits-to-fund-ai/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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A #Reuters report reveals that #Meta, the parent company of #Facebook, #Instagram, and #WhatsApp, has profited from #scamads for years. The company allegedly prioritised revenue from these #ads, even when aware of their #harmful impact on users. Despite efforts to combat #fraud, Meta’s approach has been criticised for being too slow and prioritising AI development over user safety. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/bombshell-report-exposes-how-meta-relied-on-scam-ad-profits-to-fund-ai/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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i don't know how to communicate to #people that #therapy is not an #ontological good-- that, when performed "correctly," it's still #harmful and #coerces the #patient into expressing and processing their emotions normatively so as to make them more suited for #labor under a #capitalist #system
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i don't know how to communicate to #people that #therapy is not an #ontological good-- that, when performed "correctly," it's still #harmful and #coerces the #patient into expressing and processing their emotions normatively so as to make them more suited for #labor under a #capitalist #system
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Confronting Charlie #Kirk’s Legacy
#Kirk’s death was reprehensible, but to glorify him as a martyr for free speech and lionize his politics is #contradictory and #harmful.
https://progressive.org/op-eds/confronting-charlie-kirks-legacy-scialla-20250917/
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Confronting Charlie #Kirk’s Legacy
#Kirk’s death was reprehensible, but to glorify him as a martyr for free speech and lionize his politics is #contradictory and #harmful.
https://progressive.org/op-eds/confronting-charlie-kirks-legacy-scialla-20250917/
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🌍✨ The ozone layer is our shield against #harmful UV rays, protecting all life on Earth. Let’s pledge to live #sustainably and protect our planet’s #natural shield. 🌿💙
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#WorldOzoneDay #SaveOzone #ProtectOzone #OzoneLayer #ClimateAction #GoGreen #EcoFriendly #SustainableLiving #GreenFuture #environment #GlobalWarming #globaljurix -
#Asean countries could follow?
Malaysian health experts, activists suggest following #Singapore’s tough stance on #vaping 👍
"Singapore said it will treat it as a #drug issue with harsher penalties, incl'g #jail for sellers of #vapes w #harmful substances. Vaping has been banned in 🇸🇬 since 2018.. #Publichealth #medicine specialist Sharifa pointed out tt a lot of places hv banned vap'g but don't deem vape users as #drugusers. These incl Thailand, Hong Kong, Brunei & India"
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysian-health-experts-activists-suggest-following-singapores-tough-stance-on-vaping -
#Anthropic has announced new capabilities for its #Claude #AImodels, allowing them to #end conversations in extreme cases of #harmful or #abusive user #interactions. This is being done to #protect the #AImodel itself, not the human user, as part of a programme to study #modelwelfare. The feature is currently limited to Claude Opus 4 and 4.1. https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/16/anthropic-says-some-claude-models-can-now-end-harmful-or-abusive-conversations/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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#Anthropic has announced new capabilities for its #Claude #AImodels, allowing them to #end conversations in extreme cases of #harmful or #abusive user #interactions. This is being done to #protect the #AImodel itself, not the human user, as part of a programme to study #modelwelfare. The feature is currently limited to Claude Opus 4 and 4.1. https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/16/anthropic-says-some-claude-models-can-now-end-harmful-or-abusive-conversations/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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This entire thread is pretty f**ked up showing how insane and damaging US medical care is.
#PrivateHealthCare #HMO #ushealthcare #dysfunctional #harmful
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This entire thread is pretty f**ked up showing how insane and damaging US medical care is.
#PrivateHealthCare #HMO #ushealthcare #dysfunctional #harmful
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How Berlin engineers made swamp into swimmable lake
Engineers restored water quality in a once a severely polluted #urban #lake, Berlin #Schäfersee
The small engineering firm developeda treatment method to combat foul odors & oxygen depletion caused by decaying organic matter
Their method not only neutralizes odors but also unexpectedly reduces #phosphorus levels, which helps prevent #harmful #algae #blooms.
https://www.dw.com/en/how-berlin-engineers-made-a-swamp-into-a-swimmable-lake/video-73050565
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How Berlin engineers made swamp into swimmable lake
Engineers restored water quality in a once a severely polluted #urban #lake, Berlin #Schäfersee
The small engineering firm developeda treatment method to combat foul odors & oxygen depletion caused by decaying organic matter
Their method not only neutralizes odors but also unexpectedly reduces #phosphorus levels, which helps prevent #harmful #algae #blooms.
https://www.dw.com/en/how-berlin-engineers-made-a-swamp-into-a-swimmable-lake/video-73050565
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https://www.alojapan.com/1318262/how-to-deal-with-japanese-beetles/ How to deal with Japanese Beetles #agriculture #Beetle #BUGS #Colorado #eradicate #GrandJunction #harmful #InvasiveSpecies #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseBeetles #JapaneseNews #MesaCounty #news #WestSlope GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) -In the heat of Summer is when Japanese Beetles are most likely to be found in Mesa County. Mesa County put out a call to action about what to do if you see Japanese Beetles. Japanese are an invasive specie
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Being #neutral has been placed on this pedestal as peak maturity when #neutrality only even benefits the #oppressor.
Being neutral has never helped the #victim. You just end up being a #coward watching #harmful shit play out.
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Being #neutral has been placed on this pedestal as peak maturity when #neutrality only even benefits the #oppressor.
Being neutral has never helped the #victim. You just end up being a #coward watching #harmful shit play out.
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Rise in ' #harmful #content ' since #Meta #policy #rollbacks: survey
"The survey of around 7,000 active users on #Instagram, #Facebook & #Threads comes after te Palo Alto co #ditched US #factcheckers in January & turned over te task of debunking falsehoods to ordinary #users under a model known as "Community Notes," popularized by X.. widely seen as an attempt to appease President #Trump's new #administration"🤦♂️No responsibility = anarchy shit.
#breakupBigTech #LeaveMeta
https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/social-and-lifestyle/3051371/rise-in-harmful-content-since-meta-policy-rollbacks-survey -
AI system resorts to blackmail if told it will be removed
Artificial intelligence (AI) firm #Anthropic says testing of its new system revealed it is sometimes willing to pursue “extremely #harmful actions” such #blackmail of engineers who say they will remove it
It acknowledged the #AI model was capable of “extreme actions” if it thought its “self-preservation” was threatened
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpqeng9d20go
#SciFi #SkyNet #computing #intelligence #artificial #automation #dystopian
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AI system resorts to blackmail if told it will be removed
Artificial intelligence (AI) firm #Anthropic says testing of its new system revealed it is sometimes willing to pursue “extremely #harmful actions” such #blackmail of engineers who say they will remove it
It acknowledged the #AI model was capable of “extreme actions” if it thought its “self-preservation” was threatened
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpqeng9d20go
#SciFi #SkyNet #computing #intelligence #artificial #automation #dystopian
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[en] #Harmful effects of #digital tech – the science needs fixing, experts argue
"... pace at which new technology is deployed to billions of people has put unbearable strain on the #scientific systems trying to evaluate its effects."
"This is in contrast to other industries where #safety testing is largely done in house."
"#technology companies often follow policies of rapidly deploying products first and then looking to “debug” potential harms afterwards."
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The #Harmful Ideology of #Radical #Unschooling by Kasia Baba #yt
How should children in the future seize the means of production without the basic tools of reading and writing? This is manufacturing generational ineptness or serfdom. Without being able to formulate their own ideas and grasp more complex topics, they will be doomed to the whims of authority and people who have the aptitude to grasp those concepts. Am I missing here the point 🤔 This is madness. #imho
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The #Harmful Ideology of #Radical #Unschooling by Kasia Baba #yt
How should children in the future seize the means of production without the basic tools of reading and writing? This is manufacturing generational ineptness or serfdom. Without being able to formulate their own ideas and grasp more complex topics, they will be doomed to the whims of authority and people who have the aptitude to grasp those concepts. Am I missing here the point 🤔 This is madness. #imho
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Girl Scout cookies contain these TOXIC ingredients!! ☠️ - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKuBlA6wm18 🤯🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴
#GirlScoutUSA #GirlScoutCookies #ThinMints #PeanutButterPatties #Toxic #Harmful #Glyphosate #HeavyMetals #Arsenic #Lead #Mercury
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“#Faith in #God or #Gods Is Unjustified, #Harmful, and #Dangerous”
And calling #atheism a faith is lame
https://www.debunking-christianity.com/2025/02/faith-in-god-or-gods-is-unjustified.html
