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Suffering is a feature, not a bug, of Latter-day Saint life, says author Melissa Inouye

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Suffering is a feature, not a bug, of Latter-day Saint life, says author Melissa Inouye (RNS) — ‘We want a world where God keeps us safe and none of us is gonna strike out or have problems,’ Inouye said. ‘But in Latter-day Saint theology, that is precisely the plan of Lucifer.’ The post Suffering is a feature, not a bug, of Latter-day Saint life, says author Melissa Inouye appeared first on Religion News Service.

Religion News Service 1.2k 2024-01-22

Clearview AI and the end of privacy, with author Kashmir Hill

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Clearview AI and the end of privacy, with author Kashmir Hill Photo illustration by Alex Parkin / The VergeNew York Times journalist Kashmir Hill comes on Decoder to discuss her new book, Your Face Belongs to Us, and what the spread of facial recognition technology means for the future of privacy. Continue reading…

The Verge 575 2023-12-27

LPT: Don’t repost/retweet/share that incendiary, offensive, or hateful social media post you came across, no matter how badly it upsets you or how much you want to ridicule the author

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LPT: Don’t repost/retweet/share that incendiary, offensive, or hateful social media post you came across, no matter how badly it upsets you or how much you want to ridicule the author Take a deep breath and try to move on. Sharing it only serves to increase their reach and their audience. Not only are you giving them exactly what they want (attention), you’re also exposing more people to opinions and ideas that are specifically designed to be hurtful to them Take a moment to consider if what you’re doing is making anyone happ…

Life Pro Tips 239 2023-07-23

Snow Crash author Neal Stephenson predicted the metaverse. What does he see next?

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Snow Crash author Neal Stephenson predicted the metaverse. What does he see next? Neal Stephenson at the SXSW conference, March 2022. | Amy E. Price/Getty Images for SXSWThe science fiction pioneer on making a template for Mark Zuckerberg, not making movies, and a worrisome climate change scenario. Every science fiction author tries to imagine the future. But very few get what Neal Stephenson is experiencing: Some of the worl…

Voc Recode 176 2023-07-04