#literacy — Public Fediverse posts

Wordle Limericks Books Explore the 5 Love Languages of Children. It provides a detailed overview of how creative wordplay serves as an intellectual foundation, helping the next generation develop the discernment necessary to navigate hidden digital risks and maintain safe decision-making standards.

Read here:
https://www.wordlelimericks.com/wordle-limericks-books-explore-the-5-love-languages-of-children/

#Education #ChildDevelopment #Literacy #PublicInterest #Mindfulness #Pedagogy

USA/CIA vs Cuba, a history lesson.

During the 1961 Cuban Literacy Campaign, the US/CIA engaged in efforts to disrupt the program, which was seen as a key component of Fidel Castro's socialist transformation. While Cuban volunteers were teaching reading and writing in rural areas, US-paid mercenaries targeted and brutally murdered several literacy teachers, many of them teenagers.

#Literacy #Cuba #CIA

𝐍𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐰𝐤: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂 - 𝐂𝐡. 𝟏: 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬: 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 & 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬

Full video, glossary, and more on the website.

Reading Guides on Waywords, one chapter and reflection video about every two weeks.
https://waywordsstudio.com/project/blackhawk-rediscovery-of-america/

#democracy #readingguide #reflections #history #literacy #indigenoushistory #settlercolonialism #americanhistory #glossary #ethnogenesis #indigenousagency

This "literacy crisis" in US that went viral on #tiktok is fake: https://youtu.be/wHdZjimF3Os

#USA #uspol #education #literacy #literacycrisis #used

📖💻 Scientists studied how the #brain processes text on different surfaces.

The results indicate that paper #reading promotes deeper focus and better information retention than reading on digital devices. Reading on screens tends to encourage multitasking and faster processing which can limit the understanding of complex details.

👉 https://theconversation.com/do-we-absorb-information-better-on-paper-rather-than-screens-it-depends-on-the-screen-281849

#science #education #literacy #learning #neuroscience #reading #books #technology #tech #research #parenting #study

@standardebooks is in the final day of their #fundraising campaign to be awarded a $1000 grant from Fractured Atlas.

Standard Ebooks provides high quality typeset editions of #publicdomain books. These books are hand #edited and sourced from multiple editions of the original work.  Currently, their catalog contains over 1,900 works, all freely available from their website.  All of their works are available in ePub, azw3, kepbub and xhtml formats.

For every #donation made during this campaign, Standard Ebooks earns another entry into the Fractured Atlas Spring Match campaign.

If you care about #ebooks, the #publicdomain, #reading or #literacy please #donate today. Even a small one-time donation will earn Standard Ebooks another entry into the Fractured Atlas Spring Match drawing.

Donate at: https://standardebooks.org/donate

Main Standard Ebooks website: https://standardebooks.org/

#fiction #sciencefiction #adventure #mystery #biography #comedy #drama #horror #satire #philosophy #literacymatters

The role of rhythmic verse in early childhood cognitive development is a fascinating study in linguistics and social education.
Kid-Friendly Limericks That Teach and Entertain. It provides an analytical yet practical overview of how the limerick format can be utilized to foster critical thinking and awareness of digital risks among young audiences.

Read here:
https://www.wordlelimericks.com/kid-friendly-limericks/

#Education #MarshalFlam #Linguistics #ChildSafety #PublicInterest #Pedagogy #Literacy

Very good I support #bodega #libraries in the #Bronx https://lithub.com/books-x-bodegas-is-bringing-little-libraries-into-bronx-bodegas/ No more #cognitive offloading my take here https://nkozphoto.com/index.php/2026/03/09/writing-critical-thinking-and-ai-where-are-we-headed/ #literacy #schools #education #reading #writing #literature #nonfiction #fiction

Very good I support #bodega #libraries in the #Bronx https://lithub.com/books-x-bodegas-is-bringing-little-libraries-into-bronx-bodegas/ No more #cognitive offloading my take here https://nkozphoto.com/index.php/2026/03/09/writing-critical-thinking-and-ai-where-are-we-headed/ #literacy #schools #education #reading #writing #literature #nonfiction #fiction

Very good I support #bodega #libraries in the #Bronx https://lithub.com/books-x-bodegas-is-bringing-little-libraries-into-bronx-bodegas/ No more #cognitive offloading my take here https://nkozphoto.com/index.php/2026/03/09/writing-critical-thinking-and-ai-where-are-we-headed/ #literacy #schools #education #reading #writing #literature #nonfiction #fiction

Very good I support #bodega #libraries in the #Bronx https://lithub.com/books-x-bodegas-is-bringing-little-libraries-into-bronx-bodegas/ No more #cognitive offloading my take here https://nkozphoto.com/index.php/2026/03/09/writing-critical-thinking-and-ai-where-are-we-headed/ #literacy #schools #education #reading #writing #literature #nonfiction #fiction

Very good I support #bodega #libraries in the #Bronx https://lithub.com/books-x-bodegas-is-bringing-little-libraries-into-bronx-bodegas/ No more #cognitive offloading my take here https://nkozphoto.com/index.php/2026/03/09/writing-critical-thinking-and-ai-where-are-we-headed/ #literacy #schools #education #reading #writing #literature #nonfiction #fiction

#Irony: I like #llamas, but not #Llama pirated #books https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/books/publishers-turow-meta-zuckerberg-lawsuit-copyright.html My take here
https://nkozphoto.com/index.php/2026/03/09/writing-critical-thinking-and-ai-where-are-we-headed/ #literacy #cognition #zuckerberg #meta #ai #tech #learning #writing #wildlife #publishing #books

🤖🎩 "Hey, fellow #tech wizards! Behold the groundbreaking revelation that #AI #chatbots might not always be right! 🧐 The author courageously warns us of the earth-shattering peril of... believing everything we read. 🙄 Bravo, Captain Obvious."
https://susam.net/inverse-laws-of-robotics.html #news #Critical #thinking #Digital #literacy #Misinformation #HackerNews #ngated

📚🎨 Graphic novels require #children to decode text while simultaneously interpreting visual cues to understand a story.

This multimodal approach develops advanced #literacy skills and improves #reading stamina without the frustration often associated with dense text. #Research shows that these #books serve as an effective bridge to more complex #literature while maintaining high levels of engagement.

👉 https://phys.org/news/2026-05-child-graphic-novels-literacy-skills.html

#education #books #graphicnovels #science #parenting #learning #psychology #development

To improve literacy, Ontario should invest in students and educators
#Ontario #Canada #Education #Literacy #Teachers #PublicEducation #EducationPolicy #SchoolFunding #Inequality #Students #EdTech #TeacherSupport #RightToRead #ClassroomConditions
https://the-14.com/to-improve-literacy-ontario-should-invest-in-students-and-educators/

https://www.europesays.com/videos/18223/ Plaque displaying name of former Prince Andrew removed from marina  | ITV News Channel #alderney #AndrewMountbattenWindsor #boxer #boxing #byelection #ChannelIslands #DownSyndrome #education #EMPLOYMENT #Epstein #farming #football #guernsey #herm #itv #ItvNews #ItvNewsChannel #ITVNewsInFull #JeffreyEpstein #jersey #JerseyBulls #lambing #lambs #literacy #McGrammar #McHammer #PlayOff #politics #sark #Sport #spring

𝐍𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐰𝐤: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 - 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Full video, glossary, and more on the website.

Reading Guides on Waywords, one chapter and reflection video about every two weeks.
https://waywordsstudio.com/project/blackhawk-rediscovery-of-america/

#democracy #readingguide #reflections #chapterreflections #history #literacy #indigenoushistory #settlercolonialism #americanhistory #nedblackhawk #survivance #tropesofdiscovery

Join me in reading Ned Blackhawk's amazing history, The Rediscovery of America. Along the way, I bet we discover a few things about ourselves and our current crises!

Find the reading schedule and video reflections along with a glossary here:

https://waywordsstudio.com/project/blackhawk-rediscovery-of-america/

#nedblackhawk #therediscoveryofamerica #democracy #readingguide #reflections #chapterreflections #history #literacy #indigenoushistory #settlercolonialism #americanhistory #dialectics #survivance #tropesofdiscovery

𝐍𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐰𝐤: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 - 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 -

Full video, glossary, and more on the website.

Reading Guides on Waywords, one chapter and reflection video about every two weeks.
https://waywordsstudio.com/project/blackhawk-rediscovery-of-america/

#democracy #readingguide #reflections #chapterreflections #history #literacy #indigenoushistory #settlercolonialism #americanhistory #nedblackhawk #therediscoveryofamerica #dialectics #encounterhistory

Scores decline again for 13-year-old students in reading and mathematics

https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/highlights/ltt/2023/

#HackerNews #education #scores #literacy #mathematics #youth #development

Teacher reveals the ‘really obvious’ reason teens no longer read. It’s not just the phones.

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/teacher-explains-why-kids-dont-read-anymore-ex1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=teacher-explains-why-kids-dont-read-anymore-ex1

This is the discussion that should be happening everywhere AND governments should be putting the onus on #BigTech rather than #surveillance of kids and other users. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/digital-literacy-cell-phone-nwt-9.7169039

#socialMedia #internet #NWT #Canada #digitalLiteracy #literacy

Recipe: Chicken Saltimbocca | Andrew Zimmern https://www.diningandcooking.com/2602637/recipe-chicken-saltimbocca-andrew-zimmern/ #andrew #AndrewZimmern #AndrewZimmernRecipes #AndrewZimmernTravel #azcooks #CelebrityChef #channel #Cooking #CookingInstructions #culinary #DeliciousRecipes #Eating #family #favorite #FoodRecipes #how #instructions #Italian #ItalianDiet #ItalianFood #ItalianFoodRecipes #ItalianRecipes #italy #kitchen #Literacy #meal #SaltimboccaRecipe #to #travel #TravelChannel #YummyRecipes #zimmern

"There are only two genders! It's basic biology!" is the shows you stopped learning in 2nd grade equivalent of "Thomas Edison invented the light bulb! It's basic science / history!"

🧵1/2 #Literacy In conversation with a fellow #author / #journalist we discussed the poor uptake of #ThePembrokePapers . I mentioned a conversation on the bus where a younger woman said with a note of pride 'I can't read of course'. Apparently not just a #Pembroke or #Welsh thing.
https://readingagency.org.uk/the-state-of-the-nations-adult-reading-2025-report/

Bring your reading time to life with a little animal magic! 📖🐾

Author Danna Southwell’s latest post, "Stories about Animals with Personality that Kids will Love," looks at the enduring appeal of animal protagonists in children's literature. A wonderful resource for finding engaging, character-driven books for young readers. 🐶✨

Link: https://www.dannasouthwellauthor.com/stories-about-animals-with-personality-kids-love/

#Bookstodon #KidsBooks #DannaSouthwell #AnimalStories #Literacy #ChildrensAuthor

On attentional skills and the environments that are curated either to support or to suppress them:

"Your inability to focus isn’t a moral failing. It’s a design problem. You’re trying to think in environments built to prevent thinking. You’re trying to sustain attention in spaces engineered to shatter it. You’re fighting algorithms explicitly optimised to keep you scrolling, not learning.

The solution isn’t discipline. It’s architecture. Build different defaults. Create different spaces. Establish different rhythms. Make depth as easy as distraction currently is. Make thinking feel as natural as scrolling currently does."

#attention #technology #aeon #reading #literacy #AppDesign

https://aeon.co/essays/what-we-think-is-a-decline-in-literacy-is-a-design-problem

Local Journalism Is How Democracy Shows Up Close to Home

https://buckscountybeacon.com/2026/01/opinion-local-journalism-is-how-democracy-shows-up-close-to-home/

#HackerNews #LocalJournalism #Democracy #Community #Engagement #Media #Literacy

Tribute To Thinkers (10 Photos)

https://streetartutopia.com/2026/03/24/street-art-a-tributes-to-modern-day-thinkers/

All AI Videos Are Harmful (2025)

https://idiallo.com/blog/all-ai-videos-are-harmful

#HackerNews #AI #Videos #Harmful #2025 #Technology #Ethics #Media #Literacy

To every #parent, #educator, #techintegrator, and #schooladministrator of #primaryschools and #secondaryschools : I highly recommend the book “The Digital Delusion” by Jared Cooney Horvath. He takes off the rose tinted glasses on our views and hype of #educationaltechnology —how it has affected our children’s #cognitivedevelopment from #literacy to #CriticalThinking and what we can do about it moving forward https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jared-cooney-horvath_%F0%9D%97%A7%F0%9D%97%B5%F0%9D%97%B2-%F0%9D%97%97%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%97%B4%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%98%81%F0%9D%97%AE%F0%9D%97%B9-%F0%9D%97%97%F0%9D%97%B2%F0%9D%97%B9%F0%9D%98%82%F0%9D%98%80%F0%9D%97%B6%F0%9D%97%BC%F0%9D%97%BB-is-activity-7403636159559434241-64JK

#ScribesAndMakers 1 What creative projects do you hope to work on this month?

Konbini Idol, of course. But I also hope to produce at least 15 stories for #PIXIVCharitySanta, beating my previous record of 14.

PIXIV Book Santa

#NMSAM #NMPrompts #PIXIV #Charity #Literacy

𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙖𝙝 𝘼𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙩: "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙢"
𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨

https://youtu.be/aeLKEnmkmlk

Hannah Arendt: Full video, reading guide, and more on the website.

https://waywordsstudio.com/project/arendts-the-origins-of-totalitarianism/

#democracy #readingguide #arendt #hannaharendt #theoriginsoftotalitarianism #reflections #chapterreflections #history #literacy #totalitarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #antisemitism #imperialism #ww2 #holocaust #oligarchy

My #LittleFreeLibrary in South Saanich has just been restocked with some new books, bookmarks, stickers & some gardening seed packs - all are free for folks in the community, self serve ✌️💚💗📚🆓️

#FreeBooks #Saanich #Freebies #CommunityLibrary #SharingBooks #literacy #ReadMoreBooks #FreeLibrary #Placemakers #CommunityBuilding #CommunitySharing #ShareBooks #ReadBooks #Books #monochrome #BWphoto #YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #Placemaking

𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘁, "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺," 𝗖𝗵. 𝟭𝟮 -

Full video, reading guide, and more on the website.

https://youtu.be/lmg1EpLGm1k

Reading Guides on Waywords, one chapter and reflection video about every two weeks.
https://waywordsstudio.com/project/arendts-the-origins-of-totalitarianism/

#democracy #readingguide #arendt #hannaharendt #theoriginsoftotalitarianism #reflections #chapterreflections #history #literacy #totalitarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #antisemitism #imperialism #ww2 #holocaust #oligarchy

OKC Thunder opens registration for reading challenge on National Literacy Day https://www.rawchili.com/nba/275486/ #7news #Basketball #education #Events #FortSill #kswo #Lawton #LawtonFortSill #literacy #NationalLiteracyDay #NBA #OKCThunder #Oklahoma #OklahomaCity #OklahomaCityThunder #OklahomaCity #OklahomaCityThunder #ReadingChallenge #SouthwestOklahoma #Thunder

OKC Thunder opens registration for reading challenge on National Literacy Day https://www.rawchili.com/nba/273577/ #7news #Basketball #education #Events #FortSill #kswo #Lawton #LawtonFortSill #literacy #NationalLiteracyDay #NBA #OKCThunder #Oklahoma #OklahomaCity #OklahomaCityThunder #OklahomaCity #OklahomaCityThunder #ReadingChallenge #SouthwestOklahoma #Thunder

𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒂𝒉 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒕 - 𝑪𝒉. 9: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏-𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑬𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒂𝒏

https://youtu.be/0lMIRmv8uCk

Reading guide and more at https://waywordsstudio.com/project/arendts-the-origins-of-totalitarianism/

#democracy #readingguide #arendt #hannaharendt #theoriginsoftotalitarianism #reflections #chapterreflections #history #literacy #totalitarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #antisemitism #imperialism #ww2 #holocaust #oligarchy #refugees #stateless #nationstate #humanrights

Via #LLRX - Beyond the Tool: Why True #AI #Literacy is About #criticalthinking Not #Prompting. The nature of #AI literacy is largely misunderstood within the #education community. Ultimately, the goal of AI literacy should not be to make #students better at using AI, but to #empower them to be more discerning #thinkers, more #ethical #citizens and more self-aware #human beings in a world where AI exists. https://www.llrx.com/2025/08/beyond-the-tool-why-true-ai-literacy-is-about-critical-thinking-not-prompting/ #education #knowledge #criticalthinking

Hope this is a serious project and not just a money grab. https://cabinradio.ca/254274/news/environment/aurora-college-gets-1-4m-for-climate-change-literacy-project/

#NWT #Arctic #SubArctic #ClimateEmergency #Climate #Literacy

The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.
-- Alvin Toffler

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #AlvinToffler #Literacy

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #GoblinValley #Utah

Should we add "#SkinJobs" and "#Toasters" and "#GoRustYourself" to this list?

How ‘#Clanker’ Became the Internet’s New Favorite Slur

New derogatory phrases are popping up online, thanks to a cultural pushback against #AI

by CT Jones, August 6, 2025

"Clanker. #Wireback. #Cogsucker. People are feeling the inescapable inevitability of AI developments, the encroaching of the digital into everything from entertainment to work. And their answer? Slurs.

"AI is everywhere — on Google summarizing search results and siphoning web traffic from digital publishers, on social media platforms like Instagram, X, and Facebook, adding misleading context to viral posts, or even powering #NaziChatbots. #GenerativeAI and #LargeLanguageModels — AI trained on huge datasets — are being used as therapists, consulted for medical advice, fueling spiritual psychosis, directing self-driving cars, and churning out everything from college essays to cover letters to breakup messages.

"Alongside this deluge is a growing sense of discontent from people fearful of artificial intelligence stealing their jobs, and worried what effect it may have on future generations — losing important skills like media #literacy, #ProblemSolving, and #CognitiveFunction. This is the world where the popularity of AI and robot slurs has skyrocketed, being thrown at everything from ChatGPT servers to delivery drones to automated customer service representatives. Rolling Stone spoke with two language experts who say the rise in robot and AI slurs does come from a kind of cultural pushback against AI development, but what’s most interesting about the trend is that it uses one of the only tools AI can’t create: slang

" '#Slang is moving so fast now that an #LLM trained on everything that happened before it is not going to have immediate access to how people are using a particular word now,' says Nicole Holliday, associate professor of linguistics at UC Berkeley. 'Humans [on] #UrbanDictionary are always going to win.' "

Read more:
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/clanker-cogsucker-robot-ai-slurs-viral-1235401262/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/ku2Uw

#BattlestarGalactica #AIResistance #AISucks #NoNukesForAI #NeoLuddites #ResistAI #LudditeClub #SmartPhoneAddiction #AreYouAlive #AreYouHuman

Should we add "#SkinJobs" and "#Toasters" and "#GoRustYourself" to this list?

How ‘#Clanker’ Became the Internet’s New Favorite Slur

New derogatory phrases are popping up online, thanks to a cultural pushback against #AI

by CT Jones, August 6, 2025

"Clanker. #Wireback. #Cogsucker. People are feeling the inescapable inevitability of AI developments, the encroaching of the digital into everything from entertainment to work. And their answer? Slurs.

"AI is everywhere — on Google summarizing search results and siphoning web traffic from digital publishers, on social media platforms like Instagram, X, and Facebook, adding misleading context to viral posts, or even powering #NaziChatbots. #GenerativeAI and #LargeLanguageModels — AI trained on huge datasets — are being used as therapists, consulted for medical advice, fueling spiritual psychosis, directing self-driving cars, and churning out everything from college essays to cover letters to breakup messages.

"Alongside this deluge is a growing sense of discontent from people fearful of artificial intelligence stealing their jobs, and worried what effect it may have on future generations — losing important skills like media #literacy, #ProblemSolving, and #CognitiveFunction. This is the world where the popularity of AI and robot slurs has skyrocketed, being thrown at everything from ChatGPT servers to delivery drones to automated customer service representatives. Rolling Stone spoke with two language experts who say the rise in robot and AI slurs does come from a kind of cultural pushback against AI development, but what’s most interesting about the trend is that it uses one of the only tools AI can’t create: slang

" '#Slang is moving so fast now that an #LLM trained on everything that happened before it is not going to have immediate access to how people are using a particular word now,' says Nicole Holliday, associate professor of linguistics at UC Berkeley. 'Humans [on] #UrbanDictionary are always going to win.' "

Read more:
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/clanker-cogsucker-robot-ai-slurs-viral-1235401262/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/ku2Uw

#BattlestarGalactica #AIResistance #AISucks #NoNukesForAI #NeoLuddites #ResistAI #LudditeClub #SmartPhoneAddiction #AreYouAlive #AreYouHuman

Should we add "#SkinJobs" and "#Toasters" and "#GoRustYourself" to this list?

How ‘#Clanker’ Became the Internet’s New Favorite Slur

New derogatory phrases are popping up online, thanks to a cultural pushback against #AI

by CT Jones, August 6, 2025

"Clanker. #Wireback. #Cogsucker. People are feeling the inescapable inevitability of AI developments, the encroaching of the digital into everything from entertainment to work. And their answer? Slurs.

"AI is everywhere — on Google summarizing search results and siphoning web traffic from digital publishers, on social media platforms like Instagram, X, and Facebook, adding misleading context to viral posts, or even powering #NaziChatbots. #GenerativeAI and #LargeLanguageModels — AI trained on huge datasets — are being used as therapists, consulted for medical advice, fueling spiritual psychosis, directing self-driving cars, and churning out everything from college essays to cover letters to breakup messages.

"Alongside this deluge is a growing sense of discontent from people fearful of artificial intelligence stealing their jobs, and worried what effect it may have on future generations — losing important skills like media #literacy, #ProblemSolving, and #CognitiveFunction. This is the world where the popularity of AI and robot slurs has skyrocketed, being thrown at everything from ChatGPT servers to delivery drones to automated customer service representatives. Rolling Stone spoke with two language experts who say the rise in robot and AI slurs does come from a kind of cultural pushback against AI development, but what’s most interesting about the trend is that it uses one of the only tools AI can’t create: slang

" '#Slang is moving so fast now that an #LLM trained on everything that happened before it is not going to have immediate access to how people are using a particular word now,' says Nicole Holliday, associate professor of linguistics at UC Berkeley. 'Humans [on] #UrbanDictionary are always going to win.' "

Read more:
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/clanker-cogsucker-robot-ai-slurs-viral-1235401262/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/ku2Uw

#BattlestarGalactica #AIResistance #AISucks #NoNukesForAI #NeoLuddites #ResistAI #LudditeClub #SmartPhoneAddiction #AreYouAlive #AreYouHuman

Should we add "#SkinJobs" and "#Toasters" and "#GoRustYourself" to this list?

How ‘#Clanker’ Became the Internet’s New Favorite Slur

New derogatory phrases are popping up online, thanks to a cultural pushback against #AI

by CT Jones, August 6, 2025

"Clanker. #Wireback. #Cogsucker. People are feeling the inescapable inevitability of AI developments, the encroaching of the digital into everything from entertainment to work. And their answer? Slurs.

"AI is everywhere — on Google summarizing search results and siphoning web traffic from digital publishers, on social media platforms like Instagram, X, and Facebook, adding misleading context to viral posts, or even powering #NaziChatbots. #GenerativeAI and #LargeLanguageModels — AI trained on huge datasets — are being used as therapists, consulted for medical advice, fueling spiritual psychosis, directing self-driving cars, and churning out everything from college essays to cover letters to breakup messages.

"Alongside this deluge is a growing sense of discontent from people fearful of artificial intelligence stealing their jobs, and worried what effect it may have on future generations — losing important skills like media #literacy, #ProblemSolving, and #CognitiveFunction. This is the world where the popularity of AI and robot slurs has skyrocketed, being thrown at everything from ChatGPT servers to delivery drones to automated customer service representatives. Rolling Stone spoke with two language experts who say the rise in robot and AI slurs does come from a kind of cultural pushback against AI development, but what’s most interesting about the trend is that it uses one of the only tools AI can’t create: slang

" '#Slang is moving so fast now that an #LLM trained on everything that happened before it is not going to have immediate access to how people are using a particular word now,' says Nicole Holliday, associate professor of linguistics at UC Berkeley. 'Humans [on] #UrbanDictionary are always going to win.' "

Read more:
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/clanker-cogsucker-robot-ai-slurs-viral-1235401262/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/ku2Uw

#BattlestarGalactica #AIResistance #AISucks #NoNukesForAI #NeoLuddites #ResistAI #LudditeClub #SmartPhoneAddiction #AreYouAlive #AreYouHuman

Should we add "#SkinJobs" and "#Toasters" and "#GoRustYourself" to this list?

How ‘#Clanker’ Became the Internet’s New Favorite Slur

New derogatory phrases are popping up online, thanks to a cultural pushback against #AI

by CT Jones, August 6, 2025

"Clanker. #Wireback. #Cogsucker. People are feeling the inescapable inevitability of AI developments, the encroaching of the digital into everything from entertainment to work. And their answer? Slurs.

"AI is everywhere — on Google summarizing search results and siphoning web traffic from digital publishers, on social media platforms like Instagram, X, and Facebook, adding misleading context to viral posts, or even powering #NaziChatbots. #GenerativeAI and #LargeLanguageModels — AI trained on huge datasets — are being used as therapists, consulted for medical advice, fueling spiritual psychosis, directing self-driving cars, and churning out everything from college essays to cover letters to breakup messages.

"Alongside this deluge is a growing sense of discontent from people fearful of artificial intelligence stealing their jobs, and worried what effect it may have on future generations — losing important skills like media #literacy, #ProblemSolving, and #CognitiveFunction. This is the world where the popularity of AI and robot slurs has skyrocketed, being thrown at everything from ChatGPT servers to delivery drones to automated customer service representatives. Rolling Stone spoke with two language experts who say the rise in robot and AI slurs does come from a kind of cultural pushback against AI development, but what’s most interesting about the trend is that it uses one of the only tools AI can’t create: slang

" '#Slang is moving so fast now that an #LLM trained on everything that happened before it is not going to have immediate access to how people are using a particular word now,' says Nicole Holliday, associate professor of linguistics at UC Berkeley. 'Humans [on] #UrbanDictionary are always going to win.' "

Read more:
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/clanker-cogsucker-robot-ai-slurs-viral-1235401262/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/ku2Uw

#BattlestarGalactica #AIResistance #AISucks #NoNukesForAI #NeoLuddites #ResistAI #LudditeClub #SmartPhoneAddiction #AreYouAlive #AreYouHuman

𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘁: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺
𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟰: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝘆𝗳𝘂𝘀 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿

https://youtu.be/JOVwJa0wWGA

Find the reading guide and more at https://waywordsstudio.com/project/arendts-the-origins-of-totalitarianism/

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The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.
-- Alvin Toffler

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𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘁: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺:
𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 -

Full video, reading guide, and more on the website.

https://youtu.be/38qR2awRsZE

#democracy #readingguide #arendt #hannaharendt #theoriginsoftotalitarianism #reflections #chapterreflections #history #literacy #totalitarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #antisemitism #imperialism #ww2 #holocaust #oligarchy