This makes me reflective that internet are lacking the series of system to verify the authenticity of any information online. A rumor can really turn into harm if everyone believes in it. Lots of people are willing to be inauthentic in order to gain clout on internet, even same for the co-founder of a NGO.

This sociological term brings up the emotional anf facial requirement to workers in service industry when facing with the customer in order to deliver a comfortable service. This might be inauthentic because workers are not allowed to bring up negative vibes, languages, and energy to the customer even if that's what their actual feeling. This reminds me of the news that went viral in Shanghai last year that a barista from manner coffee threw coffee powder to a customer's face and yelled at her since the staff cannot tolerate customer's repetitive, non-negotiable, and unreasonable complaint in busy hours. That showcases the fact the competitiveness of current service industry in Asia is driving the trained staff uncontrollably manage their feelings even when they are emotional labor.

I would say antisocial posts and dark humors pervade across the internet. Personally, the reason why contents are created is because dark humor is the easiest blog content that can make audience laugh and like about it so that lots of content creators would treat it as a cheat sheet as their post when they are stuck for fresh ideas. Users and authors might not possess intentional means to be actual racists over the content, but if antisocial posts became popular, lots of people will overlook and got numb for the fact that dark humor is actually a serious stuff in reality and lots of people fail to separate themselves in reality from internet. My roommate is an example, always making fun of stereotypes of a group as a joke becomes a habit for himself but not for people in his surroundings.

From my perspectives, Aza is the steppingstone of the evolutionary history of the social media platform. His technical design brings convenience and dependence to users to stick on receiving multiple scattered information quickly in a long duration, making us to be more addicative to internet and fall into the virtual world. It offers possibilities and exposure to content creators but on the humanity say it constrains people being actively thinking since they do not need to process their brain activity when scrolling the phone.

What impressed me about this passage was how it reformulates the idea of ethical decision-making as a type of mathematics. I had not previously thought of morality being approached like a math problem, where you are attempting to foresee and quantify all the potential happiness or wellbeing that could arise from different actions. I also liked how the passage clarified that "utility" here does not merely mean usefulness, but a synthesis of happiness and wellbeing. That helped me better visualize utilitarianism as a practical approach to ethics. It led me to think about how often we inadvertently do utility calculus in everyday choices.

I found it interesting how Elon Musk's skepticism about Twitter's claim that spam bots account for fewer than 5% of users created major tension in his bid to take over the company. I understand Musk's concern, since artificially padded user numbers by bots could have a dramatic impact on the platform's true value and advertising potential. This piece made me realize how vital transparency and honest data reporting are in billion dollar tech transactions.

I am surprised and astonished by the intelligence of protestors of using bots to bypass the restrictive law. From this perspective, the creation of bots adds its meaning of existence: to help people voice out their political and social desire with less concerns and form a democratic world with freedom of speech. This one is definitely my favorite.

The exposion of the disconcerting truth about how App Store rankings can be manipulated so easily by orchestrated, fake means made me reflective on how competitive the job market is in China that forced labors and companies to create a malicius cycle. It not only erodes faith in digital media but also lays bare the use of exploited, low-income workers for the benefit of those who want artificial prominence.

Growing up under confucianism, I am heavily cultivated and influenced by Confucius. My mom is the descendant of Confucius, and I spent my primary and elementry education time in Confucius school and frequently visited the residence of Confucius. In my fast-paced, modern day, Confucianism informs me of the importance of grounding, responsibility, and leadership by example. It challenges me not only to seek my own success, but also attempt to be a man of integrity who makes my own world a good place.

Tech workers have a responsibility to consider the ethical dimensions of what they develop since technology impacts society on deep levels. The people Kumail talked to likely were not aware because ethical thinking is not typically included in the high-speed, innovation-focused culture of tech. Most learn to repair technical problems, not ethical ones, so they are blindsided when the bigger questions arise.