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@julianpowpow @comm670 Hi Julian, great response! These readings were good reminders for me to consider the importance of primary research when forming an opinion about matters. Even though we may think we know all about something, research can suggest something very different

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Thus, while we may think we know alot from our intuition, often times real substantiated research can prove otherwise.

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#COMM670 @comm670 the Bakalar article quite insightful with how it shared statistics about the behavior of older people. Many people would anecdotally consider older people to be grumpy and temperamental, but this article presents info from research that suggests otherwise. -

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@mink_emma @comm670 Hi Emma, excellent post! This quote from the reading was very intriguing to me as well. I would agree that we definitely perceive the world based on how we interact with the powers around us.

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- and apply them to the social contexts in our daily lives. In this way, we are able to be “active learners”

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#COMM670 @comm670 Friere brings up an interesting point of how the typical “banking approach” of eduction subtly turns students into “automations”. While we absorb so much information in our educational careers from teachers, we should aim to truly embody the teachings-

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@vcelentanosfsu @comm670 Hey Valerie, great comment! I really agree that ethical communication is rudimentary. It’s something that’s sort of a basic quality to have when making effective human communication. If we can’t communicate ethically, we will begin to foster unhealthy, distrustful relationships

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- our immediate communities as well as the world at large. Additionally, ethics is incredibly crucial in many circumstances, such as with HR professionals and in education settings.

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#COMM670 @comm670 I feel that ethics is an often overlooked aspect of human communication. Our most critical decisions must be made with respect, dignity, honesty, and trustworthiness. Acting with ethics in mind is essential to fostering healthier relationships with both -

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@FioreSamson @comm670 Hi Fiore, I really like the part about how we tend to be unreliable as narrators. It’s very natural for us to think with Commonsense theory, as in on the basis of our own personal experiences. However, this may also cause us to not always express theories rationally or accurately

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@comm670 #COMM670 When evaluating theories in the context of Communication Studies, we are not looking at them in terms of “good” or “bad”, but rather their relative “usefulness”. Thus, we evaluate them based on their accuracy, practicality, succinctness, consistency, and acuity

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@MarcoYSFSU @EmergingSocial1 I agree, deepfaking technology is quite impressive when you consider how realistic it it can look, but it undoubtedly finds itself being used for nefarious purposes

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As falsely being nude as a form of sexual abuse definitely further illustrates the unethical existence of deepfaking

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@EmergingSocial1 #CO575 This week’s article from Technologyreview discussed the quite alarming reality of deepfake usage. Deepfakes have highly harmful in particular contexts, especially politically. However, the existence of an app specifically targeting women -

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@AdrianovitchSF @EmergingSocial1 I agree! What i find frustrating is that while social media has undoubtedly allowed Black Lives Matter to gain the traction it has today, some of its presence and impact gets derailed reduced to memes, especially by those who are for some reason against the movement, or by ALM

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as state in the article, aesthetic racism essentially “erases whoever is not white (Jerkins 2015). Whether or not we’re aware of it, filters often create an effect of “whitening” our appearances, which potentially perpetuates issues colorism and negligence towards darker skin.

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#co575 @EmergingSocial1 I thought that the article from Racked about Instagram filters was very relevant and thought provoking. Most people who use instagram likely use or have used filters before, but we often overlook the subtle repercussions these pic alterations have on us -

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@Brendan889 @EmergingSocial1 I totally agree with this, many people see Google as desirable to work for with it being a big name company, which i’m sure truly it is for some. But ultimately, there tends to be alot of dissatisfaction and exploitation of employees due to it being such a capitalist powerhouse

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#CO575 @EmergingSocial1 What I really liked from this chapter was describing Google as a dichotomy of both good and bad in a single company. Google has undoubtedly revolutionized communication and access to information, but it also ends up exploiting users and employees alike

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@MarvynTweets @EmergingSocial1 I totally agree with this sentiment! For me, social media has always been a way for me to present myself and sort of “cultivate” what I feel is my identity.