You can never go wrong by betting that change will go slower than everyone expects.
– Paul Saffo
The Best Interface is No Interface
Quotes
On staying strong
We were not a target because we are a safe harbour for those who hate. We were not chosen for this act of violence because we condone racism, because we’re an enclave for extremism. We were chosen for the very fact that we are none of these things; because we represent diversity, kindness, compassion, a home for those that share our values, a refuge for those who need it. And those values, I can assure you, will not and cannot be shaken by this attack.
– Jacinda Ardern on Christchurch terrorist attack
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Speak the names of those who were lost rather than the man who took them. He may seek notoriety, but we in New Zealand will give him nothing, not even his name.
– Jacinda Ardern on Christchurch terrorist attack
‘We will give him nothing, not even his name’: Jacinda Ardern’s response in 12 quotes | Newshub
On end of history
The real end of history is when the choice is between counting on ethical AI to protect us from unethical capitalism and counting on ethical capitalism to protect us from unethical AI. https://twitter.com/evgenymorozov/status/1093221367351296002?s=09
On TikTok and addiction
Upon launching TikTok, the user is plunged into video, a vortex of lip-syncing, acting and dancing. With each swipe upwards, a new video fills up the screen, blocking the clock though the app alerts you when you’ve spent two hours on it.
Source: TikTok TikTok | Fountain Ink
On Servant Economy
Venture capitalists have subsidized the creation of platforms for low-paying work that deliver on-demand servant services to rich people, while subjecting all parties to increased surveillance.
Source: What Happened to the Uber-for-X Companies – The Atlantic