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We talk a lot about polarization as if it were a disease that infected society, but we’re missing a key data point: polarization is a growth hack, and it works.
It delivers results.
When you pick a side and commit to it wholly and without reservation, you get things that moderate positions cannot provide. You get certainty in an uncertain world. You get a community that will defend you. You get a simple heuristic for navigating complex issues.
How to Stay Sane in a World That Rewards Insanity
Joan Westenberg
I think we can see a different dimension of the potential for decomputing in the disability movement. They are resisting savage cuts to welfare justified by stigmatising algorithms of suspicion, and through being labelled as unproductive members of society. They also have a deep understanding of the way disability itself is socially constructed by the technologies that society chooses to use or not to use.
Decomputing as Resistance
Dan McQuillan
Humor is a natural stress-management tool. Reevaluating a situation to make a joke can help reduce negative thinking. The physical act of laughing reduces stress and stress-related physiological conditions.
The Art of Taking It Easy
Brian King
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