As the author says, algorithms aren’t working to keep us well informed. RSS can work, but it takes some effort on our part and the availability of an RSS feed from the site we want to follow. An email newsletter shows up.
I might not love email, but I can’t argue with that.
This should not surprise anyone. The ability of anyone to create an avalanche of content capable of overwhelming any algorithmic curation is here. It exists, and it is happening. It’s only going to get worse. Fake profiles sharing fake stories from AI-written content farms will eventually overwhelm the number of people online and make every network worthless. If you think there aren’t already thousands and thousands of these, you haven’t been paying attention. ChatGPT just made it easier to do.
The only thing we’ll be able to fall back on is trusting the people we know personally. Assuming we can tell the difference.
The truth about the office– This is a fun rant, but also an important message. We need to talk about how much the office sucks for many people, and what we could do instead to retain those people.
Tools for Managers to Help Employees with Their Mental Health Challenges
X begins charging $1 a year for new, unverified accounts– It’s a test for 2 countries, but if this if the only solution they’ve got for spam and scams, there’s not much there.
Taylor Swift Just Did Something Incredibly Simple, Yet It’s a Powerful Example of Emotional Intelligence– clean up after yourself, even when it’s someone else’s job to clean the suite, because you respect them.
Time to address mental health issues in the workplace, UN agencies urge
Why MFA matters: These attackers cracked admin accounts then used Exchange to send spam
Defendant Found Slacking: Default Judgment Issued for Discovery Abuses
How embracing a soft leadership style changes your ability to attract talent
I was reading this article about the settlement Facebook reached with it’s moderators and I think this serves as a really good example of something where many people want an answer that fits neatly in a Tweet, or a slogan, but the reality is much more complicated. Take the Facebook example as explained by TechDirt:…
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