For reference, please remember the pre-election baseline. Comparisons to future stats is encouraged. Don’t be shy about reminding people how GOOD it was. Please note that the average annual income figure cited is in error. It should read $59,000. #Baseline#ComparedToWhat#Biden#GoodTimes
STUDY: prolonged exposure to negative news can contribute to the development of existential anxiety. Current news framing with its overemphasis on negativity could fuel doomscrolling-inspired existential concerns. Https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S245195882400071X
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Damn, if you’re in Acapulco, LEAVE NOW. Make that if you’re anywhere on the south Mexican Pacific coast. Damn big storm headed your way. It will kill, mark my words. Just another extreme weather event. A real eye-opener that the big hurricanes that hit this year hit on the West Coast of the hemisphere.
So let me get this straight… #Threads collects massive amounts of data, the platform is full of brands and celebrities, AND it uses an algorithm-driven feed. It tracks users, serves ads, and has quickly filled up, according to reports, with trolls, Nazis and the far right. Oh, and the site makes a shadow account for everyone with an Instagram profile, whether they want to participate or not. But still new users are flocking to the platform?? It’s a case of FOMO, and I don’t think it will last. F*ck Zuck and the corporate trojan horse he rode in on. Very disappointed in those I know who have bought the BS. That’s all I have to say on the matter. #TwitterMigration#TwitterMigrants#SocialMedia#Meta#Zuckerberg
I’m saddened to report the passing at 82 yrs old of my friend Emmy Award winner Leo D. Sullivan - the 1st Black animator in Hollywood. Leo worked for the great names on some memorable shows. Fat Albert, Soul Train, The Hulk cartoon, the Cosby Kids, & other well known names. It was a pleasure to work with Leo on his Afrokids project - which delivered culturally sensitive content to #Black families. We wrote a staff memorial note: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LeEZAv2Blk4QBrPUS5Kn_XHY6CoS-GjBjb7sgXvBiA4/edit#BlackFriday#BlackFedi#blackmastodon
Formerly DonCarlitos@mastodon.lol - Thinker, writer, activist, ally, tech veteran, co-founder Trilobyte Games (the 7th Guest) & Green Econometrics. Former RN & educator. Former OR State Telecommunications Councilor. Amateur ethnomusicologist with a YouTube channel. https://youtube.com/@charliemchenry - he/him AVATAR: older, long-haired nerd with facial hair. Missing are my round glasses. HEADER IMAGE: Oregon’s Rogue Valley, looking south from my back porch. #TwitterRefugee #BLM #PFLAG