Fake news: Microsoft did not “brick” Windows 10 PCs
Totally fake news headline claims Microsoft has “bricked 400M PCs”. Nonsense.
Media: How travel writing became self-centered narcissism
Travel writing has become self-centered, narcissistic, female focused – because Editors and content creators are working to satisfy “The Algorithm”. Self-centered stories, about the writer, not the destination, often presented as overcoming a victim-like challenge, are what gets the clicks.
Social media: Emotional and Touching Videos are Often Fake
Touching videos, like this, of an elderly teacher reading a thank you note from a former student, who turns out to be her surgeon who has saved her life – are typically staged productions.
Misogyny alive and well at The Daily Beast
They denigrate women by referring to them as “Barbie”.
Are you being misled by emotional social media stories?
How fake emotional stories are being used for engagement farming on social media.
Social media and stress
How the culture of perpetual outrage causes some to be in a constant state of fear and anger, leading to significant health problems. It is not a healthy way to live.
Media: Everything is awful, scary, terrifying
How the media shapes your emotions – everything is awful, scary, terrifying, getting worse blah blah blah. This screen snapshot is from Drudge Report taken on July 15, 2025.
Social: Doctor fired after online posts
A surprisingly large number of supposedly smart people post things on social media – and end up being fired.
Climate: How not to do climate communications
After the attempted assassination of Trump, leading climate enthusiasts say Trump and Republicans are Nazis. Not an effective climate message.
Rent: Every year the media falls for this
Every year, an activist/lobbying group issues a report saying people earning minimum wage cannot afford to rent an apartment anywhere in the country. They play a sleight-of-hand trick by obfuscating (and not revealing) that they are saying such individuals cannot rent an apartment priced at the 40th percentile. Stated another way, this report finds – every year – that people earning minimum wage can not rent apartments priced in the top 60 percent of the market – yet obviously, lower earners likely rent at the bottom of the market, not the top. Every year, the media morons run the same story, never understanding what this report says.