The algorithmic nature of social media feeds has changed everything. the ability for everyone to remain siloed and in their own little celebrity bubbles, whether it's music, sports, movies, whatever, politics, it's so easy to tune out anything that is not being served to you. And because of that, there are more opportunities for people to become famous across the spectrum, but there's also more opportunities for you to feel at a loss.
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It is not by remorse for the past that we can repair our mistakes; it is by attention to the present, and by not repeating them.
Simone Weil — Waiting for God
Social media is now being regulated primarily by judges and juries. AI regulation can't afford to take the same path. One, the stakes are even higher than they were in social media. (TikTok and Instagram might scramble your brain, or the brain of someone you love, but there was never any risk that they might automate your job or invent a novel bioweapon.)
Casey Newton
We are more curious about the meaning of dreams than about things we see when awake. Men go to gaze at mountain heights, at the great tides of the sea, the broad sweep of rivers, the encircling ocean and the motions of the stars: and yet they leave themselves unnoticed.
Augustine of Hippo — Confessions