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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
13 hours agoPsychology says the most self-centered people in any room aren't the ones who talk loudest - they're the ones who respond to every story you tell with a story about themselves, so automatically and so consistently that they've long since stopped noticing they do it - Silicon Canals
Self-absorbed individuals often hijack conversations by redirecting focus to their own experiences, showing a lack of empathy for others.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoPsychology says people who intentionally limit their social media use aren't more disciplined than everyone else - they became more honest about what the unlimited version was replacing, which was the interior life, the undirected thought, the boredom that produces things, and once they understood what was being replaced they didn't need discipline, they needed only the honesty to stop - Silicon Canals
Boredom can lead to meaningful engagement and creativity, rather than being a sign of lack of activity.
#ai
Marketing tech
fromInc
12 hours agoThe AI Reckoning Is Here
The industry is increasingly prioritizing human connection over AI in content and commerce.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.businessinsider.com
12 hours agoWhy Anthropic's new AI model has some cybersecurity pros worried about its hacking abilities
Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview is withheld from public release due to concerns over its potential to exploit software vulnerabilities autonomously.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.businessinsider.com
12 hours agoWhy Anthropic's new AI model has some cybersecurity pros worried about its hacking abilities
Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview is withheld from public release due to concerns over its potential to exploit software vulnerabilities autonomously.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoPsychology explains people who always keep their phone on silent aren't hard to reach - they're hard to interrupt, and the difference between those two things is the difference between a person who decides when to be available and one who simply is, always, at whatever cost - Silicon Canals
Smartphone notifications disrupt concentration for about seven seconds, leading to significant cognitive costs beyond the immediate interruption.
#ai-overviews
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
10 hours agoAnalysis Finds That Google's AI Overviews Are Providing Misinformation at a Scale Possibly Unprecedented in the History of Human Civilization
Google's AI Overviews contribute to a misinformation crisis, providing tens of millions of wrong answers every hour despite a 91% accuracy rate.
Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoThe people who seem unbothered by criticism aren't the ones who stopped caring what others think. They're the ones who moved the evaluation internally, and the transfer happened so quietly that other people mistook a change in audience for a change in sensitivity. - Silicon Canals
Handling criticism reveals more about personal growth than mere sensitivity or emotional maturity.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoPeople who hate phone calls aren't being rude - they grew up in homes where the phone ringing meant something was wrong - Silicon Canals
Phone calls often evoke anxiety due to their association with bad news and unpredictability, reinforcing a sense of threat over time.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoI'm in my 30s and I recently noticed that the people I resent most aren't the ones who hurt me. They're the ones who saw exactly what was happening, had the standing to say something, and chose their own comfort over my safety. The betrayal that actually shaped me wasn't the cruelty. It was the audience. - Silicon Canals
Resentment often stems not from direct cruelty, but from the silence and inaction of those who witness harm.
fromThe Conversation
6 days agoAI's fluency in other languages hides a Western worldview that can mislead users a scholar of Indonesian society explains
The response was in Indonesian but shaped by values that centered individual autonomy over the consensus-building, social harmony and collective family dynamics that tend to matter more in Indonesian social life.
Philosophy
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoPsychology says people who reply to messages within seconds aren't just efficient - they've built their sense of safety around being reachable, because somewhere in their past, being slow to respond had consequences - Silicon Canals
Instant responses to messages often stem from a psychological need to mitigate perceived threats rather than mere efficiency.
fromThe Atlantic
4 days agoHow Some People Became So Averse to Hype
Anna Holmes defines 'hype aversion' as a reflex against being told what to like, suggesting that popularity can create pressure rather than signal quality. This feeling can lead to a deliberate choice to resist mainstream culture.
Media industry
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