#online-behavior

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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Asking Eric: Should I alert my brother that everyone can see what he's doing on social media?

My brother and I are both in our late 60s. We're close, and I consider his wife a good friend of mine. I discovered that my brother is engaging in some pretty questionable interactions on the social feed Threads. He's been replying to quite a few posts by barely clothed women, complimenting them, saying he would like to date them, and asking them to DM him. Putting ethics aside, I am concerned that these posts will somehow reach his wife, or his two adult children.
Relationships
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Is Trolling a Cry for Attachment?

Trolling can operate as a perverse attempt to gain social inclusion by provoking others to symbolically say "No", enabling entry into community.
from24/7 Wall St.
3 weeks ago

BSTZ vs QQQX For Income Seeking Retirees

The Baby Boomer generation has an unusual relationship with technology. Due to the huge strides made with digital technology, computers, smart phones, A.I., and all other associated telecommunications and information processing they entail, there is a somewhat unfair stereotype that a majority of seniors are Luddites and still living exclusively in the analog realm. Besides the fact that most of the people who built the current architecture,
Tech industry
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Power of Politeness

Robert Heinlein's assertion from 1982 highlights that a dying culture exhibits personal rudeness, noting a significant loss of politeness and gentle manners, more telling than riots.
Mindfulness
Media industry
fromPsychology Today
6 months ago

How We Can Make the Internet Helpful Again

The Internet is now a tool filled with ads, misinformation, and manipulation, affecting our capacity to trust it.
We must become curators of our online information sources to improve our Internet experience.
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