sociology

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a thread/thesis on the trajectory of techne v. technology
unsurprisingly similar to the story of recent riots in the UK that began with social media posts about immigrant murderers, later proven false. it would follow that the tension and bigotry wont end here either.

racist scapegoating and hatebait is obv not new, but its def spreading faster than it did before. feels like the mix of brandolini's law x social media + antiwoke/ fakenews + vocal ideological founders like elon is setting up a perfect storm for an age of disinformation and manipulation of the discourse. add in more ai and more 'personalization' (read bubble) and hswaf as a species fr

https://x.com/cwebbonline/status/1835035696220061971?s=46&t=Il5NrMeCjY0zjgXBkcDWtA
who deserves to vote?
recently rewatched the newest bond movies and it struck me that the horizon of the world has closed in on us in the modern age. theres very little exotic left. most of it was filmed in italy, with jamaica and cuba being the only other locales (besides the evil island lair). the only frontier left is digital. izo this is having profound effects on the world psyche that are palpable but hard to pin down
good read. ngl i clicked on it bc i saw orgy, but its a meaty treatise on the gulf bt partisan belief and social reality
https://open.substack.com/pub/astralcodexten/p/some-practical-considerations-before?r=89lf8&utm_medium=ios
crypto and social networks, especially our lil crypto incentivized social network, are ripe for sociological examination. would love to see more socio/game theory content. if you are writing good stuff or just find it pls share in this channel in exchange for my allos

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-023-01862-0
such a good read...
i was honestly surprised that it took so long for people to notice Biden's mental decline. i for one thought he was too old to run the first time. but this article clarified it for me.

"It’s always the crowd watching the crowd that changes what everyone knows that everyone knows."

https://www.epsilontheory.com/joe-biden-and-the-common-knowledge-game/
substructure matters so much. urban planning designed around cars leaves more space in the social fabric of a place. this trickles down into interpersonal behavior. "sidewalk conversations" are a prerequisite for a good city culture izo
https://x.com/culture_crit/status/1803462959307411543?s=46&t=Il5NrMeCjY0zjgXBkcDWtA
your digital footprint should be of grave concern izo. the initial motive behind social networks was to model you, and weve already seen ways in which those models are reshaping behavior from shopping to voting to dating. think what @datalatte is building could have massive impact 👀
on homeschooling vs public schooling
(another loong aella thread) with some of my thoughts below

https://x.com/aella_girl/status/1796283095135740226?s=46&t=Il5NrMeCjY0zjgXBkcDWtA
aella is imo one of the premier sociologists of our time. dunno why but i read this whole thing thru. i imagine much of peoples lives in the future will be (probably unfortunately) logged and pored over by llms
https://x.com/aella_girl/status/1793113115774918702?s=46&t=Il5NrMeCjY0zjgXBkcDWtA
thesis:
llms and data sovereignty will lead to a revolution in open source sociology that will have drastic effects on how we see ourselves and relate to each other
surprised this channel didnt already exist on a social protocol 👥
study being a social animal ✍️