𝕂𝚞𝚋𝚒𝚔ℙ𝚒𝚡𝚎𝚕Apr 30

The hidden cost of Google's AI defaults and the illusion of choice

Google says it respects user privacy in AI, but the reality is not so black and white.
Many people are hoping—nay, praying—that the potential AI bubble will burst soon.

🫤 https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/googles-privacy-maze-how-gemini-traps-you-and-your-data/

#google #hiddencosts #aibubble #ai #it #illusionofchoice #illustration #choise #bubble #cost

The hidden cost of Google's AI defaults and the illusion of choice

Google says it respects user privacy in AI, but the reality is not so black and white.

Ars Technica
WIST QuotationsApr 22

A quotation from Madeleine L'Engle

Perhaps people who read and write and have enough vocabulary to think with are universe disturbers. But we need to disturb the universe if, as human beings on planet earth, we are to survive. We need to have the vocabulary to question ourselves, and enough courage to disturb creatively, rather than destructively, even if it is going to make us uncomfortable or even hurt.

Madeleine L'Engle (1918-2007) American writer
Speech (1983-11-16), “Dare To Be Creative,” Lecture, Library of Congress, Washington, DC

More about this quote: wist.info/lengle-madeleine/836…

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L'Engle, Madeleine - Speech (1983-11-16), "Dare To Be Creative," Lecture, Library of Congress, Washington, DC | WIST Quotations

Perhaps people who read and write and have enough vocabulary to think with are universe disturbers. But we need to disturb the universe if, as human beings on planet earth, we are to survive. We need to have the vocabulary to question ourselves, and enough courage to disturb creatively, rather…

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WIST QuotationsApr 22

A quotation from Douglas Adams

   “It comes from a very ancient democracy, you see ….”
   “You mean, it comes from a world of lizards?”
   “No,” said Ford, who by this time was a little more rational and coherent than he had been, having finally had the coffee forced down him, “nothing so simple. Nothing anything like so straightforward. On its world, the people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people.”
   “Odd,” said Arthur, “I thought you said it was a democracy.”
   “I did,” said Ford. “It is.”
   “So,” said Arthur, hoping he wasn’t sounding ridiculously obtuse, “why don’t the people get rid of the lizards?”
   “It honestly doesn’t occur to them,” said Ford. “They’ve all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they’ve voted in more or less approximates to the government they want.”
   “You mean they actually vote for the lizards?”
   “Oh yes,” said Ford with a shrug, “of course.”
   “But,” said Arthur, going for the big one again, “why?”
   “Because if they didn’t vote for a lizard,” said Ford, “the wrong lizard might get in.”

Douglas Adams (1952-2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Hitchhiker’s Guide No. 4, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, ch. 36 (1984)

More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/49165/

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Adams, Douglas - Hitchhiker's Guide No. 4, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, ch. 36 (1984) | WIST Quotations

"It comes from a very ancient democracy, you see ...." "You mean, it comes from a world of lizards?" "No," said Ford, who by this time was a little more rational and coherent than he had been, having finally had the coffee forced down him, "nothing so simple. Nothing anything…

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Canvases By Peter 🇵🇸Mar 21

Well, the best thing to happen today was someone randomly spread manure across my garden.. says a lot about the SA Election..

#Apt #Adelaide #IllusionOfChoice

1bluebassNov 20
Our lives have been ""turned into a subscription service"" for basic security, at costs that squeeze the middle class.
#SubscriptionService #IllusionOfChoice #WealthGapFacts #1bluebass
1bluebassNov 19
"These are not just ""bills"" but often non-negotiable, escalating financial barriers to stability and peace of mind.
#SubscriptionService #IllusionOfChoice #WealthGapFacts #1bluebass
1bluebassNov 12, 2025
We need options, not just opposites.
#TwoPartyTrap #IllusionOfChoice #MoreThan2 #1bluebass
1bluebassNov 11, 2025
So what kind of choice is it, when our only choice is the opposite.
#TwoPartyTrap #IllusionOfChoice #MoreThan2 #1bluebass
1bluebassNov 11, 2025
The illusion of democracy.
#TwoPartyTrap #IllusionOfChoice #MoreThan2 #1bluebass
ASmellyOgreJul 8, 2025

So when did Target let Procter & Gamble buy almost literally every single display position in the store? I wanted to get a particular recycled paper towel brand they used to carry, and it wasn't there. I did, however, find an entire aisle of just Bounty paper towels, an end cap of just Bounty, a mid-walkway display of Bounty, and some more Bounty in another corner that had a couple spots of other brands (mostly out of stock).

#Capitalism #MonopolyAndAntiTrust #IllusionOfChoice #Target #USA