Social media platforms have an ideological bias: they glorify the present. Why? Follow the money (and the algorithm).
E.R.April 1, 2022
The Realists is an innovative documentary project about surveillance capitalism and the dark side of the digital economy. The project explores how technology and social media are impacting our society and our mental health – ultimately advocating for a more mindful use of those new tools.
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Being seen, being visible, commanding positive attention on the internet is the new status symbol.
E.R.March 23, 2022
"Social media" companies are built on a big lie: they don't care about us socializing; they are data mining companies that make money through targeted ads
E.R.November 30, 2021
Writer Neil Postman warned us: "A new technology does not add or subtract something. It changes everything." On the metaverse and its dangers.
E.R.November 9, 2021
While people are feeling anxious and insecure over Coronavirus, governments around the world are exploiting the situation to normalize mass surveillance.
E.R.March 31, 2020
Italian psychologist Francesca Morelli shares some observations about the life lessons we can learn from the Coronavirus outbreak.
E.R.March 18, 2020
Moving to a new apartment has forced me to be on a low-tech / digital minimalist lifestyle for a month. I loved every minute of it. Thing is, you don't…
E.R.February 19, 2020
We've entered a brave new world of "Smart TVs": virtually all television sets now record, store and sometimes share with third parties massive amounts of data about viewers' TV habits.…
E.R.February 4, 2020
We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality. – Iris Murdoch For the past 10 years, the words "illusion"…
E.R.January 29, 2020
