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  1. Feb 2019
    1. Differences on religious and political matters gave rise to propaganda and counterpropaganda

      Politics and religion are the two biggest things that hold society together, it is fitting that they were part of this.

    1. especially if it is continued in another section of the paper

      Perfect for misleading the masses without saying anything wrong.

    1. How was the data collected?

      This is critical, not understanding the the source of data has lead to mass miscommunication.

  2. Jan 2019
    1. or example, content behind a paywall or a blog post that’s written but not yet published both technically reside in the Deep Web.

      I thought that only the encrypted and illegal parts of the internet was considered deep web.

    2. a grammatically correct verb

      I didn't know that

    1. Since the dawn of online search

      Doesn't take long for people to game a system.

    2. . The nofollow tag came about as a method to help stop automated blog comment, guest book, and link injection spam

      Appreciated

    1. constructed datacenters all over the world.

      Its odd to think that the internet takes up physical space.

    1. sbasedonaskingpeopletoidentifythecharacteristicsrequiredinaproductforittobeconsideredcreative

      This seems reasonable, creativity is a subjective idea so using multiple people to rate something will begin to address that.

    2. odefin

      The things that are considered creative will inevitably become mundane one day. A pitcher who specializes in a knuckle ball will be formidable at first but if that strategy spreads then it will become the new norm.

    3. Ontheotherhand,itisunusualforpeopletoassociatecreativitywithwordssuchasusefulness,value,andpurposeful.W

      In normal society this is true, but in online communities that have slowly grown with creativity at the center this mentality is almost reversed. People want to make art tell stories or tell joke in ways that are brand new.

    1. Our basic concept of critical thinking is, at root, simple

      Ironic considering that the act of critical thinking is not the same as normal simple thinking.

  3. doc-00-2o-docs.googleusercontent.com doc-00-2o-docs.googleusercontent.com
    1. Wonder

      I think a lot of people are stuck on this part.

    2. constant state of stress that redefines the way we think

      College in a nutshell.

    3. creative thinker explores the possibilities without thinking of limitations.

      I've always thought that limitations bolster creativity.