Scandals. Backstabbing. Resignations. Record profits. Time Bombs. In early 2018, Mark Zuckerberg set out to fix Facebook. Here’s how that turned out.
— Read on www.wired.com/story/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-15-months-of-fresh-hell/
🙂 it’s your weekly reminder to give it up and make the world a better place.
The Notre Dame Fire and the Invisible Tragedy of the Everyday https://kottke.org/19/04/the-notre-dame-fire-and-the-invisible-tragedy-of-the-everyday
Human-caused climate change is an existential threat to life on Earth.
If you live in the U.S., check out https://www.sunrisemovement.org/tour
And find a town hall to discuss the Green New Deal occurring near you (or sign up to host one).
If you’re in KC, here are the details:
Kansas City Green New Deal Town Hall
Start: April 24, 2019 at 6:30 PM
Unity Temple on the Plaza
707 W 47th St
Kansas City, MO, 6411
When thinking about human-caused climate change, recall Preu’s Wager.
Kansas City is buzzing: explore it with Google Arts & Culture https://www.blog.google/outreach-initiatives/arts-culture/kansas-city-buzzing-explore-it-on-google-arts-culture/
Mark Zuckerberg admitted recently that Facebook doesn’t have a ‘strong reputation’ for privacy. An odd new request for private data probably won’t help with that rep.
— Read on www.thedailybeast.com/beyond-sketchy-facebook-demanding-some-new-users-email-passwords
Just a friendly reminder that Facebook hates you.
Maybe the web was originally created for everyone, but under capitalism it has clearly prioritized the individual star, preferring a sure thing for that one chance at one click, which necessarily means drowning out the rest.
Jason Preu 