The playbook is: Attack, reframe, normalize and politicize. The goal is not rational discussion but repetition. I could write a bot to make far right political comments in Internet forums, and people do. Which leaves the question: how should we respond to people whose ideas could algorithmically programmed and whose goal is repetition? One place … Continue reading Attack, Reframe, Normalize and Politicize
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Under Control of Your Smart Phone
Open Question: Are smart phones primarily an information technology or a control technology? "What the phone promises you psychologically is not content as such, but a space on the screen that is totally obedient to you. This translates into the illusion that the world, seen through the screen, will be equally obedient. I think any … Continue reading Under Control of Your Smart Phone
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