▶ Listen to the article Two People, Two Worlds Social Bubbles and Algorithms · Digital Polarization Two phones on the same table, two opposite feeds staring back. The filter bubble promises isolation, but the real force…
A dark pattern is an interface built on purpose to steer you toward a choice you probably would not make with full information. This article traces where the concept comes from, its most studied variants, and what is changing right now, from multi-million dollar fines to new forms of manipulation showing up in chatbots.
▶ Listen to the article The Price of Attention Attention Economy · Platforms · Neuroscience · Digital Rights · June 2026 The most used apps in the world do not charge you, and the reason is…
Ever thought about what happens in the second between opening the app and seeing the first post? In that fraction of time, an act of power more sophisticated than any censorship unfolds. It’s not surveillance. It’s predictive architecture. And architecture always wins against individual will.
What is AGI, really? Not a single brain but a distributed system emerging from hardware, software, and networks. From LLM coherence to embodied mind: why the AI “body” matters, how to allocate attention, and govern power, data, and protocols responsibly.
Hashtags began as a user-powered map of the web: open, decentralized, and fiercely democratic. Today, platforms push passive feeds and sideline that active choice. This piece tracks the arc from Chris Messina’s 2007 spark to Instagram’s 2024 de-prioritization, the “shadowban” chill, and the marketing chorus urging creators to drop tags. Verdict: hashtags still help human discovery and niche communities—exactly why platforms want them minimized. If you care about reach, autonomy, and culture, this is the battle line.
A journey beyond the hype of LLMs and AGI: what artificial intelligence really is, its current limits, and why the concept of intelligence remains complex and crucial for society and our future
Social control in the Cybernetic age Media power: A Critical X-Ray of Digital Control “You’re not using technology. Technology is using you.” Welcome to an era where devices are no longer held—they are internalized. Where control…
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