Calling someone a "Luddite" today means they're skeptical of tech, but the original protesters weren't against innovation; they opposed how it hurt workers. Reading this makes me think about modern debates over AI and automation displacing jobs. It also shows the tension between progress and protecting people's livelihoods has been around for ages, and we still face similar choices about balancing tech and human impact. As I read about workers' desperate protests and the government's brutal response, I couldn't help but feel a mix of sadness and recognition: their fight wasn't against technology itself, but against a system that prioritized profit over people.

Many people try to do good, but it’s hard to know how things will turn out. The Silicon Valley parody shows how people might pretend to help but not really care. Eli Whitney’s cotton gin made slavery worse, which is sad—he meant well but failed. Alfred Nobel and Einstein both saw their inventions used for harm, so they tried to make up for it later. Aza Raskin’s infinite scroll shows even small tech ideas can have big downsides we don’t expect. It’s a reminder that good intentions aren’t enough; we need to think about what might go wrong.

Reading about colonialism makes me feel really sad and angry. It's terrible how people used power to take over others' lands, hurt them, and destroy their cultures. European thinkers said they were "civilizing" others, but it was just an excuse to be greedy and cruel. They said some people were "savages" to justify stealing their homes and freedom, which is so wrong. Tocqueville just cared about what France could gain, not about the harm done to others. That's messed up. And even today, Indigenous people are still fighting to get back their land and traditions because of what colonialism did. It's not fair, and it makes me wish we could fix all these hurts.

I would say the key strategies Meta uses to generate profit are fascinating, like having a larger user base and more user time analysis. This way, Meta can offer advertisers greater reach and more display opportunities. However, I'm really worried about our privacy getting trampled as they dig for more personal info. It's also unfair for Meta's users to have more privacy leakage, while this information is working for Meta's prediction.

This source clearly shows the big difference between shame in normal childhood and the harmful shame from trauma. In healthy growth, kids learn to shape their actions with parents' help, but trauma makes kids feel completely worthless and stuck in shame. The table comparing shame and guilt is really useful, showing how shame makes kids hide or blame others, while guilt can make them want to fix their mistakes. The part about "The Shield of Shame" behaviors, like lying or acting tough, helps me better understand why traumatized kids act the way they do. This makes me think how important it is for adults to offer empathy and safe relationships to help their kids shape behaviors and separate them from the shame caused by trauma.

When parents criticize their children's bad actions but still show love and patience, their kids can learn to fix mistakes instead of feeling worthless. Moreover, I believe shame can make kids hide or feel negative, which is bad for their development, but guilt can teach them to take responsibility in their future life. Hence, I think a good parenting style should focus on shaping kids' behavior instead of only blaming them, which can help their children build confidence and kindness.

Doxing involves activities that leak personal details like addresses or phone numbers to the whole public, always leading to serious harm in the real world, such as stalking or threats, violating their privacy and safety. I have witnessed several doxing activities online in my home country. Although the doxing events often happen to those people who did something wrong, it still makes me wonder whether it's an unethical practice. This practice raises complex legal and ethical questions, like the need to balance free speech with the need to protect individuals.

I've always loved sharing beautiful pictures of myself on social media. It's a way for me to express my style and confidence, also it's a way for my new friends to help them better get to know me fast. However, this joy has been destroyed by the constant stream of harassment I receive. I often find notifications filled with weird and demeaning comments. These messages make me feel violated and stressed. The fun activity now fills me with frustration, and I'm constantly considering whether I should continue posting or not. It's sad and a pity that something I enjoy has become a source of such discomfort.

It's quite astonishing to me that Reddit relies on unpaid mods. While mods might work out of passion, the huge valuation of Reddit makes it seem unfair that they don't receive compensation. Also, if Reddit is so valuable, it should consider how to support mods, whether with payment or other incentives. Just expecting them to work for free seems outdated and potentially harmful to the community. It also makes me wonder what Reddit's true priorities are.

I'm deeply impressed that some social media platforms would post child sexual abuse material, which is so illegal and immoral. We really need more legal laws and regulations to control the content posted on social media platforms. Because nowadays, young teenagers are the majority of the user group, and they may be misled more easily than adults. Government and other organizations should take action to call on these platforms to act more ethically and responsibly.

Reading Anya Kamenetz's article about the inconclusiveness of Facebook's internal data on teens and mental health left me deeply resonant. In such a digital era, we rely so much on social media, especially young people, but we also should acknowledge that these platforms could also do harm to our mental health. However, now the research results and data still lack clear and direct evidence to prove the drawbacks to well-being. Thus, this makes it difficult for parents, educators, and even teens themselves to make informed decisions about social media use. We really need more proper and unbiased research to understand the true impact.

I believe a social media app should be an interesting and helpful tool to help teenagers grow and learn, instead of being harmful to their physical and mental well-being. If there's enough evidence to show that such platforms could be really harmful to teens, companies and governments should take immediate action to prevent this kind of situation. As young girls are so vulnerable at this age, improper content online could really cause dangerous and serious events to happen if there's no intervention from parents or the community. However, due to the Meta research and their current actions, I feel so shocked and disappointed, as they still allow young girls to be involved in online activities that have been reported to be bad for them. It makes me wonder how much companies value profit over the health of their users.

It’s hard for me to imagine that whales and dolphins used to be land animals. Reading this, I learned that they had legs and could walk around on the ground a long time ago, just like dogs or cows do now. But over millions of years, things started to change since the environment around them changed, and they needed to adapt. They also learned new ways to move, they started to swim instead of walking. I was fascinated by reading about the process of how they slowly changed to live in the ocean. They grew flippers and learned to swim instead of walking. Hence, I’m really curious about how exactly they made that big change, it also makes me wonder what other amazing evolutions happened that I don’t know!

I think the idea of memes and how they spread is really interesting. On one hand, it's amazing how it shows how everything from our daily tech to big ideas like religions can be seen as evolving and spreading in a similar way. However, it's kind of scary that wrong information can spread so fast. Thus, it makes me eager to figure out how we can stop it.

It really makes me really frustrated after reading about the phone number settings on Facebook. It's like a big betrayal to customers as the company won't let users opt out. Customers trust big companies like Facebook with our numbers for security, but then they use it in a way that takes away our privacy without acknowledging. It's crazy for me, and it also shows how little some big tech companies care about keeping users information safe.

I'm fascinated by the idea of looking at recommendation algorithms from both individual and systemic views. It's amazing! Usually, we just think about how they affect one person instead of considering the whole perspective from the systemic side, which shows their huge impact to society. I really like this approach, because it makes me think we should use it more often to make sure these algorithms are good for everyone, not just some part of people.

The article is fascinating. It not only introduces a much fairer way of looking at disability, but also shows that disability isn't just about a person's body, it's more about how society fails to adapt. For example, a building without ramps would naturally make it hard for wheelchair users, not because of their impairment. This model makes me realize we need to change our surroundings and attitudes, instead of expecting disabled people to fit into an unwelcoming world.

It's really disappointing that disabilities often face unfair conditions that are not caused by their fault. But when we see examples like glasses, where a form of disability is widely accepted. Hence, I believe that we need to work towards a world where every disability is regarded as a normal aspect of human variety, just like needing glasses. The different view attached to disabilities creates so much harm to them. We should focus on learning and teaching others to avoid these harmful ideas and build a community that welcomes and values everyone equally.

A private message is a crucial online communication tool by allowing individuals to chat confidentially with each other on social media platforms or other ways of communication, like Instagram and other messaging apps. Nowadays, user privacy is a huge concern, since algorithms and corporations can see and manipulate users' messages and information directly without users' agreement. While private messages can offer a way to share sensitive information. However, it's still important for us to stay careful about what we share.

I feel hopeful while knowing there are currently useful legal efforts to protect privacy rights. For instance, the "right to be forgotten" in the GDPR acknowledges the importance of allowing individuals to control their digital footprint instead of keeping everything transparent to corporations. However, I also feel a bit worried while I think that such protections aren't universal, and there are still many areas where privacy rights are not enforced.

I have mixed and conflicted feelings after reading about web tracking, which generally feels invasive and necessary. On one hand, our online behavior is silently monitored, which can make me feel uneasy. The mention of "super-cookies" tells me that they are nearly impossible to delete, and our privacy is constantly slipping through our fingers. On the other hand, I also understand how tools like browser fingerprinting and algorithms could help businesses improve user experiences, which is also very important and necessary under such a digital era.

Reading this, I'm a bit taken aback by that period of time, of how easily spurious correlations can occur. It's easy to see examples like the candle reviews and COVID cases, which at first glance seem so connected but are likely just a result of suspected factors. It makes me realize how quickly we can jump to conclusions when looking at data. These examples here serve as a great reminder that in such a digital era, we must approach information with a healthy dose of skepticism.

Personally speaking, I really feel uneasy about this joke. I believe everyone should treat MLK’s assassination as a painful historical event instead of using it for humor, especially speaking it out as a joke in front of the public. While comedy can challenge norms, sensitive topics like racial injustice and violent history should receive respect and care from the public. Moreover, It also reminds us that humor must primarily respect the certain subjects to avoid harm.

I'm a bit surprised that trolling behavior has such a long history. It's also interesting to know trolling's roots are deep when tracing back to historical records. It shows that human nature has always had this element of seeking to disrupt or cause trouble. We should learn from this history to better handle and prevent such behavior in the modern digital age right now.

The Wikipedia source on lonelygirl15 reveals an interesting but disappointing phenomenon right now under such a digital era. When I first delved to see those vlogs on Youtube, I felt a sense of shock about how convincingly the creators, who was only a 16-year-old girl, managed to deceive a large number of viewers. I also felt disappointment as it makes me realize how easily audience can be pushed into believing and trusting what we see online without a second thought.

From my personal perspective, this chapter content deeply resonate with my feeling while I’m scrolling down on TikTok videos. I usually have a mixed feeling of being amazed but still feel skeptical about those content. In such digital age, creators should to be clear about whether their content is real or fictional. However, from an audience perspective, it also reminds us to be more cautious before fully trusting those online contents. We should question what we see and not take everything as true and real at the first place.

Reading the concept and usage examples of Web 2.0 on Wikipedia was so impressive for me. I’m so amazed to see the Web 2.0 as collaborative and highly interactive to users. For instance, users can share videos on TikTok and post thoughts on Instagram anytime and anywhere, instead of consuming information passively. In addition, the idea that "customers are building your business for you" in Web 2.0 is wonderful, as it shows how much more power users now have gained in this digital age.

This part about email gives a basic intro to its role in early internet social communication. It's good to know it started in the 60s and 70s, however, it could use more details and examples to illustrate something like what made email work well and how it really changed communication later. Saying people just "look up" for new messages is too simple, as email had also come with features like notifications and filters. Overall, it's a simple start, but including more introduction and explanation to its function would improve reader's understanding better.

From my personal perspective, his call is a positive step towards addressing a crucial social issue overall, as bots can distort real conversations and spread misinformation to affect the overall user experience of the platform. By pushing for this debate, he was doubted about Twitter's claim that less than 5% of daily users were fake or spam which could potentially impact Twitter's credibility, advertising value, and user experience. Moreover, the debate also showed that solving the bot issue is complex, and his actions before and after buying Twitter have made it even more complicated.

The first time I learned about this knowledge was in my INFO 200 lecture, and I find the concept of metadata quite practical in our daily digital lives, such as in our university setting. The UW Student ID number itself could be a piece of "data" that uniquely identifies each student within the whole university system, while one example of the associated metadata with the ID could be the date when the ID was issued. This helps the university keep track of the student's enrollment timeline. Additionally, the metadata could tell us more, like which department the student belongs to, what year they started their studies, and even their degree program.

I would resonate with this source as the bot updated vaccination rates automatically across the US, and during the COVID-19 period, I was alone in the US as well. I was alone without my friends or relatives, and my families was back in China. I can still remember that time, I was so helpless and afraid. Hence, with such a tech bot, I could check the vaccination rates immediately and even at any time to ensure the most recent progress on the Internet without calling the hospital for this kind of information.

Just in last week, I was trying to resolve a past issue with my online shopping account on a retailer's website. This sentence deeply resonated with me, as the tech support bot was incredibly unhelpful by providing identical and generic responses that didn't address my specific problem at all. Thus, I had to spend hours navigating through their website by myself to look for any phone numbers or email addresses to contact a human representative. Hence, this experience really highlights the limitations of tech support bots, just as mentioned in the text.

As a Chinese student, when I was in my homeland, our Chinese teachers always told us a lot of stories of Confucius, which lead me to have a deep connection and understanding to these sentences. I believe Confucius’ advice could help us do the right thing and live in harmony. It allows individuals to use their own life experiences as a basis for ethical and moral decision making, which provides a simple way to solve tricky issues. For instance, when posting comments on social media, we should ask ourselves first that wether we would be comfortable receiving a similar comment like these.

Moreover, the three virtues here would resonate deeply with my own experience, they are Courage, Truthfulness, and Friendliness. For one of my previous group project in course INFO200, the project was very hard and complex, at first I was so reluctant to it and didn't want to express my opposite ideas since I'm afraid to be criticized by others. Inspired by the three virtues, I knew I should be brave to speak out kindly if I have different ideas and further dedicate to our group!

I had learned Aristotle's story on my previous literature course before, and knew that he suggested Temperance as the virtue since he thought temperance means to find a balance between what we want and what we have right now for enjoy. Aristotle believes that human should avoid extreme emotions or choices, for example, extreme anger or anxiety, this could expand to even the very sweet food that could cause diabetes. This advice on Temperance had strongly impact the present society, and even pushed the progress of ethical thoughts, many recent moral and education materials are inspired from him.