"There was a time when Medium was useful. But those days are long past."

"I wonder whether the writers who still use Medium have assessed the trade-off between the minuscule revenue produced and the negativity that they engender. As a means for showcasing talents and expertise there are better options than Medium."
(from https://buff.ly/4azRoHH )

1, that's 1000% true

2,here's why I never considered Medium: https://buff.ly/3Vb2IFB

"so far, the consumer applications for #AI are simultaneously underwhelming and dystopian."

which is EXACTLY, EXACTLY the same thing we were saying no more than 3/4 years ago about the Internet of Things, for the same, equally valid reasons:

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/10/business/ai-dystopia-silicon-valley-nightcap/index.html

#Iot

Exactly. With #UBI, it's not IF, it's WHEN.

(do see the full post for details!)

https://open.substack.com/pub/mfioretti/p/ubi-ai-and-reality-always-in-the

"Anyone who peddles the idea of plenty of beef for the masses might as well be selling you the idea of #electriccars for everybody." (*)

Discuss

(*) just seen on FB, about #degrowth

Worrying PSA from **1941** on what contributes to create Nazis:

https://harpers.org/archive/1941/08/who-goes-nazi/

Worrying, and ominous, because THAT "type of education, feeding etc... " is exactly what #overparenting plus #socialmedia are and do nowadays.

"We need a third-way intellectualism", says HermesCorp:

https://darkrenaissanceradio.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-private-intellectuals

True. That's what I hope to be when I grow up, hopefully soon:

https://mfioretti.com

"Small, compact and light. The (electric) cars of the future must be redesigned":

https://www.infrajournal.com/en/w/best-electric-car

Of course. For lots of suggestions, see: https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/how-cars-are-dying-why-and-what-comes

and https://stop.zona-m.net/tag/electric-car/

"We're going to shift from typing into an address bar to search back to typing in an actual address because we can't trust the results of our query."

https://coryd.dev/posts/2024/search-is-dead-long-live-curation/

Me, one year ago:

#Parents, THINK before burying your kids under student #debt:

https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/innovation-scams-education-myths

Today:

"Lifetime earnings simply can’t keep up with the cost of degrees"

https://fortune.com/2024/05/14/college-majors-lifetime-earnings-trade-school-return-on-investment/

YOUR civil rights and the quality of YOUR life depend every year more on how software (= #robots, #automation, #AI, #Iot ...) is used AROUND you.

To know why, and the many ways software should be used better, subscribe to my newsletter: https://mfioretti.substack.com

VERY interesting difference between "White #Catholics" and "Hispanic Catholics" (a distinction only Americans would make, btw)

Does anybody have explanations? Thoughts?
Thx

(SOURCE: https://zenit.org/2024/05/14/9-interesting-and-curious-facts-you-may-not-have-known-about-u-s-catholics/)

RIght now, the "5000 words every European should know" include Thermodynamics, #Bulgaria, Sagrada Familia, Hitler and Algorithms.

What's missing? Please tell me. See how and why here: https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/5000-words-for-europe-again

Still too few entries about #ukraine #russia #Latvia #Estonia #Lithuania and all of Eastern #Europe in general in this list of "5000 concepts every European should know".

I cannot know which ones they should be. Please YOU submit them, & pls RT:

https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/5000-words-for-europe-again

Here are some of the last suggestions for my book project about "5K concepts that EVERY EUROPEAN should know":

https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/5000-words-for-europe-again

Do you agree?

Pls read the proposal, let me know, and share it as much as you can. It would be wonderful to reach 5K entries before #EU2024 day!

via @JonHaidt :
"as much as we need to change the norm around handing out smartphones to children..."
https://www.afterbabel.com/p/keeping-our-kids-safe-online

Right. Parents need to turn the social pressure upside down, to this:
https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/honestly-the-problem-with-children