It Is Dangerous To Be Right
Not Programmed
Better Yourself One Characteristic A Day
Direct Impact
It was a seriously well planned and implemented demolition to bring those down as cleanly as they did.
Report The Stats That Matter
Sometimes You Can Hear the Clanking of the Chains
Don’t Fight Someone Else’s War
One Thousand Men Are Walking
Powerful.. Joshua Dyer (aged 14) was tasked at school to write a poem for Remembrance Day. An hour later (without any help) he produced this..
One thousand men are walking
Walking side by side
Singing songs from home
The spirit as their guide
They walk toward the light milord,
they walk towards the sun
they smoke and laugh and smile together
no foes to outrun.
These men live on forever
in the hearts of those they saved
a nation truly grateful
for the path of peace they paved.
They march as friends and comrades
but they do not march for war
step closer to salvation
a tranquil steady corps
the meadows lit with golden beams
a beacon for the brave
the emerald grass untrampled
a reward for what they gave.
They dream of those they left behind
and know they dream of them
forever in those poppy fields
there walks one thousand men.
Joshua Dyer 2019 (aged 14)
Lest we forget
Meta Knowingly Harmed Kids’ Mental Health for Profit
A bipartisan group of attorneys general from 42 different U.S. states has come together to protect children from a social media-fueled mental health crisis.
Apparently, the company has been using algorithms on Facebook and Instagram to “exploit and manipulate” children to engage in addictive behaviors that harm their self-esteem, body image, and mental health.
And it did all this just to chase profits. But our kids’ mental health isn’t for sale.
Experts say Meta specifically crafted “dopamine-manipulating” features to keep kids hooked on its apps, endlessly scrolling and absorbing detrimental content. Its apps highlight social comparison that worsens body dysmorphia. Internal documents show that 32% of teen girls felt worse about their bodies after using Instagram.
This isn’t news to Zuckerberg or other leaders at Meta.
According to New York Attorney General Letitia James and her office, “Meta’s own internal research documents show its awareness that its products harm young users.”
In fact, Meta commissioned this research — and then buried it until a whistleblower leaked the documents, publicly revealing that “Meta has known for years about these serious harms associated with young users’ time spent on its platforms.”