Laura Lippman, admittedly a rotten friend, is bummed by the ways in which friendships end as one gets older.
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The Ethical Dilemma Facing Silicon Valley’s Next Generation
At Stanford University, a farm system for tech giants, “students are reconsidering whether working at Google or Facebook is landing a dream job or selling out to craven corporate interests.”
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Bodies In Seats
“At Facebook’s worst-performing content moderation site in North America, one contractor has died, and others say they fear for their lives.” (Content warning: this article and the accompanying video describe harm to children and animals in detail.)
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Can Tech Become Ethical, If It Learns to Be Mindful First?
Is tech disrupting spirituality, or is spirituality finally disrupting tech?
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Thou Shalt Not Mess With a Mom in a “Mamacita Needs a Margarita” Sweater
“This mom runs on caffeine, wine, and Amazon Prime” is a funny t-shirt slogan, but there is a serious social phenomenon behind it.
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Facebook Isn’t the Same as “The Internet” Except When It Is
What happens when a tool created by a bunch of developers in California becomes the main news source of a country 7,000 miles away? Nothing good.
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Secret Museums
Struggling with the world’s, and his own, homophobia, one queer young man searches for intimacy in the world of internet porn.
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How to Catch a Cyber Sextortionist
“Staying quiet seemed a reasonable choice.”
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Longreads Best of 2020: Essays
A small sampling of standout essays published this year.
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The Charmed Life of Esther the Wonder Pig
In 2012, Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter adopted a twenty-centimeter, six-month-old ‘mini pig’ that they named Esther. However, it turned out that their new pet was, in fact, a commercial pig that reached a sturdy 650 pounds. This did not stop her proud new parents from letting Esther share their home and documenting her adventures […]
