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  1. May 2020
    1. tell us what it was like. We need to know more. More. More.

      I see this as an example of what social media is the more we see the more we want to know about it, or sometimes you are seeing random posts and you just can't stop scrolling your screen. you want to see more and more.

    2. the invasion of privacy at its heart: the way technology is both eroding our personal boundaries and coercing us in deleterious ways.

      This is so true, I knowledge that technology is really important and necessary now days but it's also very dangerous, there's a lot of bad people who have strong skills with it that can put us in danger, violate our privacy.

    1. Meme creators and posters have been sued for using people’s images without permission, especially those who were not already public figures. In 2003, the parents of the unwilling star of the “Star Wars Kid” video sued their son’s classmates for posting the video online. Though the suit was settled, the video did not disappear, and the Star Wars Kid learned to deal with his fame.

      I honestly don't think that memes with people are funny, in mi opinion I think that there are a lot of ways to entreating people or other things to make fun of, I have seen many memes where people's privacy is totally violated. I feel like there is way more people who ended up hurt than famous when involved in a meme.

    2. When memes or the subjects of a meme are used for commercial purposes without permission, the meme creator may sue, as the effect of the commercial use on the market value of the original meme usually prevents a finding of fair use. In 2013, the owners of the cats featured in the “Nyan Cat” and “Keyboard Cat” memes won a lawsuit against Warner Bros. and 5th Cell Media for respectively distributing and producing a video game using images of their cats.

      This is very interesting I never thought about this, I always saw memes as something funny but actually this is serious, and they could have a good value on the internet. I also think that the meme creator has all the right to sue whoever is using the meme for a benefit.

  2. Apr 2020
    1. More people than you would think believe that the blue checkmark = trustworthy. But all the blue checkmark really does is say that the person is who they say they are, that they are the person of that name and not an imposter.

      wow I didn't know what the check-mark really means, this brief information was very helpful to me since I am completely new on twitter.

    1. While recently attending a literary gala at the Library of Congress, a fellow writer misidentified Grande. Instead of assuming she was his peer, he treated her as a member of the waitstaff. Grande wrote about this experience, stating that “feelings of inadequacy” have persisted in spite of her success. These feelings begin early. When I was in high school, I scored better on the Advanced Placement English Language and Composition exam than all of my white classmates. Instead of celebrating my success, many teachers openly insinuated that my score was suspect. I must have cheated.

      Ay Dios!! I understand why Myriam is so angry and frustrated about the novel. This is nothing compared to the racism Reyna went through.

    2. Mexicanas die en el otro lado too. Mexicanas get raped in the USA too. You know better, you know how dangerous the United States of America is, and you still chose to frame this place as a sanctuary. It’s not. The United States of America became my grave.

      This part of the text made me think how often many people, and I include myself have prided this country as the hope country, a magical place full of opportunities, but the reality is that not for everyone is, and I realized that The united States Of America has a different meaning for every person based on their experiences.

    1. If these cultural references, which usually reduce in translation, could be ingrained in my son’s vernacular, they would help to shape his thought and personality, just as they had mine

      This has a lot of connections to identity.

    2. But the Egyptian Arabic dialect always helped me connect to my heritage, no matter where I happened to live.

      I think that feeling connected to your heritage, feels like being home spiritually.