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@kobilacroix even on a simple note: "#AI" doesn't know #fear, #hunger, #pain, #sorrow or #love.

And thus doesn't have a connection to it.
- At best it can copy & past and sound like some cold "Gangsta Rapper" but it can't make sense if things or express itself with feelings it never had or will have...

https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/116080021737005949

Today's poem:

Dubrovnik
- by Vidyan Ravinthiran

https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/808707764780138496/dubrovnik?source=share

#swim #fear #childhood #dubrovnik #sea #contrasts #poetry #VidyanRavinthiran

NOW ON VERDANT SQUARE RADIO ==

NOW PLAYING == From BBC Global: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr on overcoming #fear https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdE4wHX_5fI #news #history #mlk #bbc #inspiration #nofear #humanrights #activism #BlackHistoryMonth #justice #peptalk #resist #resistance #GoodTrouble #activist #faith #vsn #radio #peace #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #SupportPublicMedia

https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116077293440327401

#news #arts #left

NOW PLAYING == From BBC Global: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr on overcoming #fear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdE4wHX_5fI

#news #history #mlk #bbc #inspiration #nofear #humanrights #activism #BlackHistoryMonth #justice #peptalk #resist #resistance #GoodTrouble #activist #faith #vsn #radio #peace #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #SupportPublicMedia

The Courage to Try: Why Fear Cannot Stop You

Life is full of opportunities, but the truth is, opportunities mean nothing if you are too afraid to take them. The fear of failure, the fear of judgment, and even the fear of the unknown can become paralyzing forces, stopping us from stepping into new experiences that could define us. Many people spend their lives imagining what might have been, reflecting on paths they never dared to take, and holding themselves back in ways that quietly erode their potential. The paradox is that the very […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/02/15/13/49/10/analysis/jaimedavid327/9860/the-courage-to-try-why-fear-cannot-stop-you/

anonymous person imitating terrible monster behind window

dario says we are reaching the end of the exponential, i think we are just getting started, who's right? A: nobody knows what is going to happen - things could slow down for various reasons or black swan events but generally progress will continue and the pace of change will keep getting faster #fear #urgency #scarcity

A quotation from Terry Pratchett

There were times that called for mindless, terror-filled panic, and times that called for measured, considered, thoughtful panic.

Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Discworld No. 22, The Last Continent (1998)

More about this quote: wist.info/pratchett-terry/8210…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #terrypratchett #discworld #rincewind #consideration #fear #panic #terror #thinking #thoughtfulness

Fear has no brains; it is an idiot... bearing dismal witness and cowardly counsel.
-- Ambrose Bierce

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #AmbroseBierce #Fear

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Dinosaur #Tracks #Colorado

Why ultra-processed food might not be as bad as we’re told – The Little Things

“Processing does have a really important purpose and it does enable us to also consume food that is more affordabl…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Nutrition #according #aş #bad #BE #expert #fear #Foods #growing #little #might #not #nutrition #scaremongering #the #Things #told #Ultraprocessed #were #why
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2512855/why-ultra-processed-food-might-not-be-as-bad-as-were-told-the-little-things/

"You are a special flavour of passenger" 👉 🏳️‍⚧️

I was the only person taken out of the entire train :blobcatflipped:

"Get used to being grilled" 👹

#lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #uk #ukpolitics #europe #transgender #trans #train #trains #eurostar #fear

A first person shot, holding a paper from the border force.

#Facts vs. #Fear on #Immigration

https://wp.me/pfZJKA-k1

The DAX was still in negative territory on Friday after a modest outset that had slipped into a downtrend by midday. At about 12:30 p.m. German time the benchma... https://news.osna.fm/?p=34283 | #news #ai #dax #fear #finance

I believe this is the, most common misunderstanding all around the world:

via @phanecak

https://mastodon.social/@phanecak/116062804668216895

And that crooks (extreme minority) know how to take advantage of that and take over the world.

#fear

— Will Rees, “Kafka the hypochondriac”

via exhaled-spirals

#quotes
#Kafka
#fear
#paranoia

A few months before he died, Franz Kafka wrote one of his finest and
saddest tales. In “The Burrow’, a solitary, mole like creature has
dedicated its life to building an elaborate underground home in order to
protect itself from outsiders. ‘I have completed the construction of my
burrow and it seems to be successful, the protagonist notes at the outset.
Quickly, however, the creature's confidence begins to wane: how can it know.
if its defences are working? How can it be certain?
Kafka's protagonist wants nothing less than complete security, so nothing
can be left out of its calculations. In the small world of its burrow, every detail
is significant, a possible ‘sign’ of a looming attack. Eventually, the creature
begins to hear a noise it believes to be that of an invader. The noise is equally
loud wherever it happens to be standing. It would appear, then, to originate
within the creature’s own body: the sound, perhaps, of its own heart beating,
its own frantic breathing; life happening and ebbing away, while the creature
is worrying about something else.

🚨#TechWeenieAlert

“Keep your head down. Compartmentalize. Don’t make trouble.

That’s what many #TechWorkers are taking their #CEOs’ strategic silence to mean, amid an immigration crackdown across the US by the Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security. Widespread #violence by federal agents has sparked #protests in Minneapolis and across the country. One month after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, and two weeks after Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, the majority of tech CEOs have remained tight-lipped.

Internally, workers from several companies describe a #culture of #silence and #fear — and trepidation over what kind of future they’re helping to build.”

#tech / #authoritarian / #oligarch / #TechWeenie <https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/876558/tech-workers-ice-resistance-google-microsoft-clear-abbott> (paywall) / <https://archive.md/OczFC>

#Media organizations hold #power.

With power comes #duty. That duty is simple: show #reality as accurately as possible. Not only what is comfortable. Not only what feels safe. Also what is uncertain, complex, or uncomfortable.

If a highly powerful political leader repeatedly confuses countries, shows sudden speech disruptions, or displays noticeable physical changes, this is not #gossip. It can be an indicator of #cognitive decline. In medicine, patterns matter more than isolated events. One mistake can be random. Many similar mistakes over time are a signal. #Science works exactly this way: it looks for repeated deviations from normal baselines.

This is where the #moral #responsibility of the media begins. Media do not need to #diagnose. But they should not completely ignore signals that are being seriously discussed by qualified experts. Because omission also shapes public reality. In #psychology, this is known as #normalization through #exposure. If something is ignored often enough, it starts to appear normal.

Pop culture illustrates this clearly. Imagine a sci-fi series where a spaceship crew keeps ignoring warning lights. Every episode they say, “Probably just a sensor glitch.” Eventually the warp core explodes. Not because nobody could see the problem. But because nobody wanted to say it out loud.

Or think about multiplayer games. When one player is clearly lagging, the team adapts strategy. They do not pretend everyone is perfectly synchronized. Recognizing reality is the basis for good decision-making. Politics works the same way. Voters and institutions need an accurate situation assessment.

The concept often described as “sanewashing” reflects a broader social tendency. Humans and institutions prefer stability. The #brain likes predictability. That is why deviations are often downplayed. But science shows that early #warning signs are crucial. In #medicine. In #climate #research. In #engineering safety. And in political #analysis.

A common counterargument is: without a confirmed diagnosis, nothing should be discussed. This sounds careful. But it is only partially scientific. Science often operates with probabilities, not absolute certainty. Evidence-based expert hypotheses are not taboo. They are part of #knowledge formation. The key is #transparency: What is proven? What is #hypothesis? Who says it? Based on which methods?

If media avoid all relevant expert hypotheses out of #fear of being wrong, an #information vacuum forms. That vacuum will be filled by uncontrolled sources. Social media rumors. Extreme narratives. This weakens #trust in professional #journalism.

Honor in journalism does not mean #perfection. Honor means #responsibility. Moral #integrity does not mean zero risk. It means pursuing #truth despite risk. The principle “tell it as it is” remains correct. But “what is” constantly changes. Reality is not a frozen picture. It is closer to a live stream. Showing only old frames is no longer truth.

In pop culture terms: Reality is not a finished movie. It is an open-world game. New events constantly appear. If media only show the starting map, they mislead the players.

Therefore, media institutions should evolve their #tools and standards. They need clear, ethical frameworks for discussing medical or cognitive warning signals in extremely powerful public figures. Not sensationalist. Not #disrespectful. But also not #blind.

Because ultimately, this is not about individual politicians. It is about systems. About #democracy. About informed citizens. Truth is rarely comfortable. But ignoring it does not make it less real.

Moral journalism means this: Do not only report what appears stable. Also report when #stability itself may be in #question. That is where real responsibility begins.

#press #economy #mainstream #health #politics #world #globalization #future #humanity #wisdom #ethics #compass #system #matrix #trump #biden #usa #whitehouse #government #humanrights #law #justice #epstein #epsteinfiles #epsteingate #conspiracy #sanewashing