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Technical progress - social regression

Under this title, Beatrice Frasl examines in the Wiener Zeitung whether technical achievements by men are used to perpetrate violence against women. Starting with the invention of printing and continuing through to AI, she traces misogyny throughout history.

It was only after the invention of printing that witch hunts became a daily occurrence in Europe. It was only at this time that misogynistic writings such as the infamous "Hexenhammer" (Witch Hammer) could be printed in large quantities and made accessible to many people. The territory of present-day Germany alone accounts for 40,000 witch burnings, more than half of the total number in Europe.

With the invention of the internet, it became possible to contact people worldwide in real time via email, video calls, and chats, while hiding behind an anonymous address. The author of the linked article lists the methods used to target women with hate: "Doxing, online sexual harassment, image-based violence (such as so-called ‘revenge porn’), bullying, or stalking — the possibilities for perpetrating violence against women online and via the internet are endless". In addition, there are now easy ways to carry out smear campaigns, slander, and shitstorms.

The AI systems that are currently spreading also offer new opportunities to make it even easier for men to commit violence against women. In line with this topic, X/Twitter's AI Grok is currently on everyone's lips. Elon Musk's AI system Grok generates deepfake images even without an explicit request or switch to DAN mode (Do Anything Now).

Read more https://www.wienerzeitung.at/a/grok-technischer-fortschritt-gesellschaftlicher-rueckschritt

HIDDEN CAM: Union City NJEA Protects "Teacher Who Had Sex" w/ Student

In this undercover investigation, Union City Education Association President Kathleen Valencia explains that the union would protect a teacher who physically abused a "scumbag" student and the teacher would not lose his job. 

 Valencia says the teacher would be "fine" because the student is too scared to come forward: "Did the kid’s parent come in? No? Nothing happened… There’s no video? Nothing happened… [The teacher] is fine.” She also explains how the union would legally protect the teacher, stating “I’m going to get your brother a lawyer. Your brother’s not going to admit anything happened. The only witness is the scumbag kid… he’s got a record.” 

 She then tells the undercover journalist of a horrifying real-life scenario: “This file right here is from a teacher who had sex with a student. This file is about whether or not the teacher gets to keep his pension. Is he going to jail? No. How come? Because the child’s not pressing charges. There’s no proof.” 

James and friends out here doing what journalists are supposed to do: uncover and expose corruption, even (and especially) if it means taking on some of the most powerful institutions in the country. I firmly believe we need to dismantle the entire public school system, it’s completely broken in every possible way.

Everything is finite. Our lives, the house you live in, rocks, and even the stars themselves have a limit; everything has a number and we don’t know what it is. There will always be another day until the Earth stops turning; although we don’t know our number it’s certainly not the Earth’s number. If you go by the phrase “There’s always another day” then you will do everything tomorrow instead of today; it’s never tomorrow, always today. When you put things off then you come to regret not doing those things because you subconsciously know that you are finite and you fear the end.

But what does the end look like? Nothing. It’s the lack of things. Not the nothing of emptiness but the nothing of, well... no things.

Some day, no one has any clue when, the universe will end and there will be nothing. Nothing you said or did will matter because it will be gone. That embarrassing text you sent to your acquaintance instead of to your significant other won’t matter. That selfie that didn’t get any notes won’t matter.

The end of the universe and your life seem like far off due dates and we procrastinate because of it. Those due dates are what makes everything matter now. You’re not immortal and your own embarrassing acts won’t stick around forever; there won’t be a textbook in history class about all the things <insert name> did in their life time, unless they’re really famous but even then textbooks don’t have everything. You don’t live forever. Laugh off the text you sent to the wrong person. There’s always going to be people who love the way you look no matter what you look like, not everyone has access to the internet and not everyone has Tumblr, there will be people who would have reblogged your selfie for sure.