'It views humans as data, components of systems, abstractions. That’s why Facebook has so few qualms about performing rampant experiments on its users. The whole effort is to make human beings predictable—to anticipate their behavior, which makes them easier to manipulate. With...See more

How Facebook Tricks You Into Trusting Algorithms

Mark Zuckerberg disingenuously poses as a friendly critic of algorithms. That’s how he implicitly contrasts Facebook with his rivals across the way at Google. Over in Larry Page’s shop, the algorithm is king, a cold, pulseless ruler. There’s not a trace of life force in its recommendations and very ...

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Nathan Weeks Art

This is my first post on Minds! I'm an artist, and here's something I made recently. This one is called M67 C, because who has time to think of names, especially when making so much art? Enjoy, and please upvote/subscribe for more. I have a ton of art that I can't wait to share. Thanks for any support, everyone. BTW, I also make instrumental music and I'd like to share that from time to time. #art

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I feel like the Pony was posing or trying to make me feel guilty. Their wasn't even any food in the trough and he acted like he was eating.