We’re So Fucked: The Vaccination Rates, Political Polarization, and Presidential Voting, edition

Our latest foray into the wilds of the Interwebs has resulted in a bountiful harvest, all praise be to the Gods of the Hyperspace. We found two interesting articles that use psychology to explain why we’re so fucked. In order to do both articles justice, though, we’ll have to cover them separately so as avoid the dreaded TL;DR effect. So, bear with and read both. The first is from MSNBC on the…

SOUTH CAROLINA RANKS 26TH IN COVID-19 VACCINATIONS

According to the CDC’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration data tracker South Carolina ranks 26th in vaccinations for Covid-19 as of 6 A.M. March 23rd, 2021. The CDC’s data tracker compiles data from healthcare facilities and public health authorities. It updates daily to report the total number of COVID-19 vaccines that have been distributed to each state and the total number each…

Facebook has built an extensive network of tracking technology outside of its core social network to bolster its targeted advertising business. That has allowed the company to collect information about its users’ browsing habits, even when they were not using the social network.

On Tuesday, Facebook said it was changing its practices related to that data — kind of.

The company introduced a new tool that lets people better see and control the information that Facebook has gathered about their browsing habits outside the social network.