Franklin Foer wrote a book called, World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech. I read it last week and want to share a few thoughts about it. If you use Facebook, Google, or Amazon (ok, so like everybody), then you might wanna read this. Continue reading Big Guns Of Big Tech
Touchscreens are cool; thanks, iPhone! All glass; no real buttons to push. But I got a new device that helped me rethink touch interaction. Continue reading Push Button Paradigm
Let’s talk about daylight saving time for a sec. Raise your hand if you’d like to see it abolished! My hand is raised. Last Fall, when we were supposed to “Fall back” (turn clocks back one hour), I wrote about finally ending this whole messing with the clock thing every year. So it’s time to file a complaint against it once more. Especially in the … Continue reading Spring Forward No More
Some of my thoughts lately have dwelled on Social Media like Facebook. I often re-think my personal use of it, and I also ponder general ideas about the pros and cons of social networks in our culture. These kinds of thoughts are also prevalent in the news and other publications, which fuel my thoughts more. I deleted several of my social media accounts before for … Continue reading Thoughts On Social Media
I quit Facebook. I chose the nuke from orbit option: deletion instead of deactivation. The recent Cambridge Analytica data exploit was the catalyst for my decision. But I had been wary of Facebook before and was already detaching from it. Over my 9 years of friending, liking, and sharing, Facebook has been a mixed bag. I’ve enjoyed the positive things about it, but the negatives … Continue reading Why I Quit Facebook
Billions of people are going about their lives every day, oblivious to the truth: just like The Matrix, Social Media has them. We live in an online world of mindless scrolling, hooked on ‘likes’. Impulsively, we go to Facebook or Instagram to check our notifications. The ‘feeds’ beckon our minds to…keep checking–but for what? It seems Social Media Addiction is a thing, and it seems … Continue reading The Matrix Of Social Media
