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eembeeson Wire to Replace Signal as Standard in the Bundestag

> The Bundestag administration actively provides Wire as an alternative to commercial platforms such as WhatsApp or Signal.

Any idea why Signal is deemed a "commercial platform" by DBT administration?

eembeeson Value of life

Related: The Micromort: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micromort

eembeeson Is the West talking itself into decline?

https://archive.vn/6inU8

eembeeson Is the West talking itself into decline?

Interesting find that "... the upsurge in discussions of progress in British books occurs about two centuries before the same uptick in Spain, mirroring trends in the countries’ economic development."

eembeeson The relationship between AI and humans

The discussion of social-proofing the algorithm in the research paper brings forth a more universal point in technology adoption. Interesting to see that this UX perspective still needs to be pointed out every so often :)