@2450fall #dataHaven#qs I wonder if decentralized systems are the best for data havens cause no one would technically have the power to censor any information...?
@2450fall18#reflection I seldom realize how much of my browsing data is collected by various websites until I started seeing advertisements pertaining to my recently visited websites popping up everywhere :')
@2450fall18#ex#successfulmovments? #failedmovements? This year in Taiwan 10 referendums are held at the end of the year. Many of these movements try to advertise/broadcast their ideology through some form of social media.
@2450fall18#reflection not exactly sharing fake news, but sometimes i share memes that could amplify/reinforce certain racial stereotypes just because they are funny :')
@2450fall18#homophily#qs "Homophily implies that distance in terms of
social characteristics translates into network distance," but as the idea of diversity and inclusion pervades society, does that statement change somewhat?
@2450fall18#reputation#ex In many online platforms, there is a meter for "reputation," for example, Reddit has "Karma," which is affected by upvotes and downvotes.
@2450fall18#reflection#partialmembership I'm having trouble understanding why partial membership is "partial." Isn't it more like being involved in multiple groups simultaneously?
@2450fall18#ex#sparseNetworks Instances where someone you'd like to friend on Facebook is hard to find results from sparse networks where you and the person don't have any friends in common.
@2450fall18#reflection The idea of an "imagined audience" is really interesting; I realize now every time I post something on social media that I do have a person or a group of people that I intend for the post to be seen by.
@2450fall18#response#qs Shouldn't the sender basically always have anticipation and/or expectations for a response if they are hoping for an interaction?
@2450fall18#reflection I feel like sometimes spontaneous conversation between not-so-close individuals can be awkward cause I never know what to talk about :'(
@2450fall18#reflection#ex my ideal self is to finish assignments the day they are assigned, but the real self has trouble turning in assignments before deadlines ;_;
@2450fall18#assimilationEffect when my friend says he has a deadline due and sends this sticker, it means he either wants me to help him w/ the assignment or buy him food