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Yuyue· 2025-09-16 01:40
Investment Philosophy & Biases - Bias leads to missed opportunities, attributing others' success to luck instead of learning from their strategies [1] - Overcoming bias requires actively changing one's social circle, information sources, and lifestyle to break free from echo chambers [1] - Persistent bias hinders profitability and decision-making, especially when evaluating new opportunities [1]
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Zhu Su· 2025-09-10 17:59
AI slop reply guys getting oneshotted by the Iryna Zarutska murderEv🅰️ns Black (@AjibareEvans):@JohnLeFevre Here’s the uncomfortable truth: crossing the street at night to avoid anyone based on skin color or clothing is not ‘risk management,’ it’s fear dressed up as logic.Yes, crime stats can be weaponized to justify prejudice. But math without context is dangerous. Poverty, systemic ...
Uncovering ableism in everyday language | Valois J. Vera | TEDxTWU
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-22 16:23
Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you.Good afternoon. >> Good afternoon. >> How many of you are familiar or even grew up hearing the phrase sticks and stones they break my bones.But words can never hurt me, right. It's a phrase everyone heard and it was created in the 1800s basically to teach children to defend themselves in case of being bullied and being verbally attacked. Let's kind of analyze this phrase a little bit.We can it's possible for sticks and stones to break break bones, right. Possible. But at t ...
The Internet Is Teaching Us to Hate? How Social Media Fuels Racism | Charles Xu | TEDxBISZ Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-14 14:59
Research Findings - Analysis of 90,000 comments from 600 videos tagged with "black people" and "China" revealed that 10% were race-related, with 80% of those expressing negative sentiments [3] - Manual categorization of 2,000 comments highlighted recurring themes such as mockery/harassment of Chinese women in interracial relationships and the portrayal of Black people as criminal, stupid, and animalistic [3][4] - The research uncovered instances of racial slurs and calls for genetic purism within the online comments [4] Societal Context - Despite outward diplomacy and strong ties between China and African countries, the daily reception of Black individuals in China tells a different story [5] - Historical events, such as the 1988 protests and the 2020 COVID-related mistreatment of Black residents in Guangzhou, highlight underlying tensions [5][6] - The tragedy involving a Black American teacher and a Chinese student was twisted to support claims of inherent Black violence, clashing with the Black Lives Matter movement [7] Algorithmic Influence - Algorithms on platforms like Bilibili incentivize outrage and controversy, leading to the amplification of hateful and extreme comments [9] - The design of these platforms fosters negativity bias, echo chambers, and confirmation bias, contributing to the spread of hate [10] Solutions and Recommendations - Meaningful connection, rather than mere proximity, is crucial for changing prejudice [13] - There is a need for better policies that encourage cross-cultural dialogue, humanize individuals, and hold platforms accountable [13] - The report advocates for recognizing that racism is not solely a Western issue but exists within our own platforms and language [16]
Insider the whites-only town in Arkansas: 'You don't let everyone into your home'
NBC News· 2025-07-24 20:10
No blacks, no Jews, no gays. High up in the Ozark Hills in the state of Arkansas, dozens of people have been working hard, building houses and a new type of community. It's called Return to the Land, and it is a town open to white people only.They are millennials and Gen Z, and this is a new update of age-old prejudice. What we've done here is establish a place where we have control over who our neighbors are. And that is just for the sake of preserving, you know, our culture.And that that culture effective ...