I don't think strategies that work for building spaceships (projects where people will tolerate a LOT of bad culture for the chance to work on them) are going to work for a social media service – especially not when the new CEO clearly doesn't understand /why/ the product works
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Educated Populace Key to Long-Term Economic Growth
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Overall, though, an educated populace is the key to long-term growth.
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Elite Knowledge Workers Drove Industrial Revolution Growth Not Mass Education
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A puzzle about the Industrial Revolution: unlike now, there seemed to be little correlation between the education of workers & early industrial growth. This paper shows why: it was the presence of highly educated elite knowledge workers (& their inventions) that powered growth.
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Ethics of accusation: avoiding adversarial framing risks
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This one is at least feasible. But I'd still personally refrain from accusing anyone, since it's easy to frame someone adversarially or even accidentally.
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Media Called to Take Break from Elon Musk Coverage
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I’m calling on all media to not talk about Elon Musk today. We need a day off.
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Family Matters More Than Work or Business Relationships
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I’ll lay it out as simple as I can. Your family is more important than any work or business relationship, period.
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Consumer Expectations Shift: Everyone Becoming IT Manager
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'everyone feels they are an #IT manager nowadays' – really interesting take on evolving #consumer behaviour and expectations! #CVConnections22
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Blue Tick Verification: Balancing Authenticity Against Toxicity Online
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Yes, the intention was to distinguish authentic voices. The blue tick process surely needs improvement. To be fair to Musk, he’s been open about using this for revenue. But while the intention is right, the approach is debatable, as this could further legitimise noise & toxicity.
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Secret AI: Why Humans Distrust Algorithmic Feedback Systems
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I expect that we are going to see an explosion of “secret AI,” where AI advice is delivered by humans. Why? We hate to listen to AI. For example, getting feedback from an AI system improved employee performance… until people learned it was from an AI, then performance DROPPED.
