Ghyslain Raza became known as the "Star Wars Kid" after he recorded a video of himself pretending o fight in the Star Wars movie. A classmate posted the video online and it became viral. He was bullied severely and had to finish school is a psych ward. There are a lot of negative side effects of going viral and how that subjects you to unwanted and negative attention.

This reminds me so much of the chain texts people sent in middle school. I remember receiving these texts and actually being scared that bad things would happen. I think it's interesting that this format has stayed the same and that it exploits people's superstitions through a carrot and stick method.

Facebook does not let users opt out of connecting their phone numbers to their accounts. This raises privacy concerns because of how it removes a layer of anonymity. Users have no control over whether they can be searched up or not.

Companies are almost incentivized to put people in echo chambers because of how that increases time spent in the app. People like to have their beliefs validated. I feel like this could be limiting because of how one's beliefs would never be challenged.

This part talks about how the social attitudes toward disability has changed over time. In medieval time disabilities were seen as a reflection of one's morality, whereas these days it is seen as just a matter of biology. It also discusses the societal barriers and exclusion that continues to this day.

The designer's bias, whether intentionally or unintentionally, could be worked into the design of the item. This is why it is important to have diversity in tech. Since the products will be used by everyone, it needs to be made for everyone.

This reminds me of how nearly everything on school laptops are usually monitored. I feel like people shouldn't use work/school technology for anything personal or private because it is definitely not private. The article stated that companies usually monitor employees for security reasons, especialy when they deal with sensitive materials.

Social media companies are probably mainly incentivized by profit. Social media companies can get a lot of money by selling user data to advertisers. They might also analyze user data to tailor the algorithm to them and get users to stay on the platform as long as possible.

I didn't know that social media sites could collect data on people who weren't members. If your friends share their contacts with facebook, or you even just browse on websites linked to them, facebook can collect your data. Additionally, there is no way to opt out of this kind of data collection.

This reminds me of the saying "if you're not paying for the product, you are the product". I feel like it's a little disturbing to realize how much data social media takes from you. I wonder if theres an ethical way to do this that limits privacy infringement because I feel like targeted ads could be useful in some cases, for both consumers and business owners.

This is an example of how online trolling could be a form of digital protesting. In 2020 the Dallas PD asked the public to submit videos of protestors in order to arrest them. In response, Kpop fans flooded the app with edits of their favorite artists as well as review bombed it in the app store.

This quote highlights how while trolls may think that they are just jokes made "in fun", they could cause pain "in earnest". The humor is one sided and inherently malicious because of how it is created at the real expense of another (humor created by killing/scaring frogs). This quote shows the thoughtlessness of human nature.

I thought it was interesting how conspiracy theories were spread around for so long. It is a kind of political propaganda that somehow spreads faster when it is a little too crazy to believe. I feel like the creation of forum in the digital age aided the spread of conspiracy theories because people can easily find other people who believe the same conspiracy and they can spur each other on.

I was surprised that email is so old because of how it is still used so much. Email has outlasted so many online forums and social media messaging platforms, and is still consistently used to this day.

The title of this article caught my attention. I thought her example of 2 cups of vinegar and 2 cups of baking soda making 5 cups of foam was interesting. The article also shows how truth is not universal. Facts could be subjective to different people and different loopholes.

I didn't realize how much information is collected from these apps beyond the basic questions apps ask when you sign up. I think it could be useful in some cases like when you want to document more with less effort. However I also feel like as a result we have way less privacy than many people assume.

I found it interesting how in a way people have become "bots". They didn't actually want to download the app of their own accord, they are just carrying out the actions that they were told to do. The scheme of app developers buying downloads is similar to influencers buying followers. I feel like many people have too much trust in online rankings because they don't know how it can be swayed.

I feel like people would trust a bot less than a human because it cannot form opinions on its own. For example if a bot recommended a restaurant and praised it a lot, people would probably not pay it as much attention as if another person recommended their favorite restaurant. Bots cannot "think" only carry out the actions they were programmed to do.

The rapid development of AI opens up many new dangers, such as deepfakes, AI scams, etc. Once tech is created, it cannot be uncreated. Connections can be drawn to how Victor Frankenstein created the creature without consideration for the morality of his actions or the consequences the creature suffers for his own existence. I believe that ethics absolutely cannot be separated from science.

Confucianism also dictates a strict hierarchy where children should be obedient to their parents, wives to their husbands, and citizens to their emperor. This hierarchy contrasts with the ideas of the Enlightenment like "all men are created equal". While I believe that many tenets of Confucianism should be followed more, like filial piety and prioritizing your community, I also believe that Confucianism's hierarchy relies too much on the suppression of self, making it unsustainable in its purest form.