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X @The Economist
The Economist· 2025-10-13 13:40
Because it pays to exploit Tigrayans, the definition of who counts as Tigrayan is expanding. These days the discovery of a Tigrayan grandparent can mean your property is suddenly plunderable https://t.co/0BqOaHZneE ...
X @The Economist
The Economist· 2025-10-09 16:35
Because it pays to exploit Tigrayans, the definition of who counts as Tigrayan is expanding. These days the discovery of a Tigrayan grandparent can mean your property is suddenly plunderable https://t.co/Rl8O5DrWSF ...
X @BBC News (World)
BBC News (World)· 2025-10-05 23:22
The indigenous weavers who aim for empowerment over exploitation https://t.co/9DOFB0y2iT ...
The Revolution of Nobodies | Vito Fiacco | TEDxUNINA Federico II
TEDx Talks· 2025-09-16 15:23
[Musica] Buonasera. Buonasera a tutti. Innanzitutto grazie agli organizzatori dell'evento per aver pensato di invitarmi e grazie a tutti coloro che oggi qui stanno condividendo le loro bellissime storie.Io sono un ragazzo di 26 anni che viene da Pugliano d'Arco, che è uno dei cuori industriali più importanti del del Mezzogiorno. Sono cresciuto in una famiglia operaria della ed è dalla mia famiglia che partono le radici del mio impegno. Io sono cresciuto con mia mamma, una donna che è rimasta sola e ha dovut ...
X @BBC News (World)
BBC News (World)· 2025-08-30 23:12
The trade in US body parts that's completely legal - but ripe for exploitation https://t.co/h1xDCOoWHd ...
Are Your Choices Really Your Own? The Dystopia We Already Live In | Vicky Li | TEDxBISZ Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-12 15:23
Core Argument - The analysis suggests that dystopia isn't a distant future but a present reality, subtly unfolding through societal shifts, algorithms, and policies that normalize inequality and injustice [3][4] - The report argues that systems, born from idealism, can become oppressive when they fail to deliver on their promises of equality, efficiency, safety, and order [6][7] - The study emphasizes that unchecked ideals, like unchecked power, rarely remain ideal, leading to dystopian outcomes, even in systems built on freedom or equality [20] Societal Systems & Ideologies - The document highlights how unregulated freedom, such as in the case of gun violence, can lead to dystopian realities where the right to bear arms is prioritized over the right to life, with 600 deaths daily worldwide due to gun violence [9][10] - The analysis points out that free market economies can lead to exploitation, such as in the surrogacy industry, where economically vulnerable women are pressured to sacrifice their autonomy [12][13][14][15] - Marxist regimes, while striving for equality, can result in the suppression of dissent and violation of privacy [18][19] Power Dynamics & Control - The report indicates that modern dystopia is constructed through systems meant to protect, but which ultimately serve those in power, reshaping the system to their benefit [21][22] - International institutions, like the UN, IMF, and World Bank, can reinforce hierarchies that benefit the West at the expense of the Global South, maintaining economic dependency [24][25] - Surveillance technologies and predictive policing algorithms disproportionately harm marginalized communities, while national identity laws suppress minorities [29] Perception & Normalization - The study suggests that dystopia is often overlooked because it doesn't affect everyone equally, and people are trained to see it as normal, especially when they benefit from it [27][30] - Societal ideals are based on dominant cultural, racial, and economic groups, forcing those outside the norm to adapt, assimilate, or suffer [28]
Robotic Elephants are Modernizing Tradition & Saving Lives | Khushboo Gupta | TEDxSharda University
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-11 15:29
I want you to imagine being taken away from your family as a child. You cry out, but nobody listens. You are chained, beaten, shackled, but nobody's there to listen to you.Your life is no longer yours, but you're dictated and you are controlled for human whims. And the worst part that nobody stops by to question this cruelty. You're just living in chain in concrete.That's the horrific life of a captive elephant. We live in an age of modernity. Yet in this modern era, we cling on to some old traditional prac ...
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Lookonchain· 2025-08-11 01:04
The Infini Exploiter sold another 1,771 $ETH($7.44M) at $4,202 today.On Feb 24, they exploited @0xinfini, stealing $49.5M to buy 17,696 $ETH at $2,798.As $ETH increased, they sold 1,770 $ETH($5.88M) at $3,321 and sent 4,501 $ETH($15.03M) to #TornadoCash on July 17.They still hold 9,154 $ETH($38.85M).https://t.co/WbNhpi6SBV ...
Made in Bangladesh | Gianmarco Garimberti | TEDxPolitecnico di Torino
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-04 15:22
Io ho un problema perché in questa storia che tante piccole azioni possano davvero avere un grande impatto, non c'ho troppo mai creduto e sin da bambino ehm sono sempre stata una persona, diciamo, poco ottimista, però fortunatamente il lavoro che faccio mi ha permesso messo di cambiare questo aspetto della mia vita quando sono stato contattato. Ah, vabbè, come come ha detto prima Pietro, io lavoro per appunto questo progetto documentaristico di nome progetto Happiness che si occupa di indagare cosa sia la f ...
The human cost of your smartphone | Johise Namwira | TEDxWinnipeg
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-28 16:42
[Music] How many people in this room own a cell phone. Okay, I want you to take it out and hold it in your hands. I'll give you a moment to reach into your pocket and find it in your purse, but please take out your cell phone and hold it in your hands.Right now, you're holding a device that connects you to the world. You can send messages to your best friend, capture precious family memories, stream your favorite movies, and use tools that will keep you productive and informed. But what if I told you that t ...