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Do you have this guy at work? I do

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  • It sounds glorious!

    • The role of attrition against mainstream platforms (Discussion)

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  • Agreed. This area of skills completely evades me though. So, yes, if you have some tips on that, they will be well received.

    • The role of attrition against mainstream platforms (Discussion)

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  • this shouldn’t be the main argument because people don’t really care about it now but it can be a nice secondary one

    I do think that recommendation algorithms are a big culprit for the widespread scrolling addiction epidemic. Smart phones and social media platforms have positioned the population in readiness to consume ads and propaganda. So, I think this is definitely among the main arguments.

    Plus note people were arguably repulsed when it was leaked that Facebook performed a sentiment analysis psychological experiment on them.

    • If there's one thing you want people to learn, what would it be and why?

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  • I agree. It is insane that they don't make sure people understand computer basics, now that our life is defined by computers. I hate that people are divided to the "tech savvy" and "tech ignorant" camps at work. It makes me question what sci-fi had me believe about "technologically advanced societies".

    • If there's one thing you want people to learn, what would it be and why?

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  • Layman statistics is not the hill I would die on. Otherwise (being guilty of the fallacy myself) I now think that making a subject mandatory school lesson will only make people more confidently incorrect about it, so this is another hill I won't die on for probability and statistics. See for instance the widespread erroneous layman use of "statistical significance" (like "your sample of partners is not statistical significant") you see it is a lost cause. They misinterpret it because they were taught it. Also professionals have been taught it and mess it up more than regularly to the point we can't trust studies or sth any more. So the solution you suggest is teach more of it? Sounds a bit like the war on drugs.

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  • If you got really bad scores your DM may allow you a re-roll

    • If there's one thing you want people to learn, what would it be and why?

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  • What if the purpose of school isn't inherently to teach people stuff?

    • What generation are you?

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