DL 348

Life, Death, & Being

Hello all. Here's Digitally Literate, issue #348.

🔖 Key Takeaways

📚 This Week’s Highlights

An exploration of Carl Jung’s concept of the shadow and how integrating it into our personality can lead to personal growth and wholeness.

Elon Musk officially owns Twitter. His challenges include making the platform profitable and addressing content moderation in a way that pleases its vast and diverse user base.
Why this matters: Social networks are complex ecosystems, and Musk’s approach could have widespread implications for free speech and moderation.

Trine Syvertsen identifies three main motives for unplugging: being present, increasing productivity, and salvaging privacy. While digital detoxing is often seen as a privilege, it raises important questions about our relationship with technology.
Why this matters: Understanding why we disconnect can help us develop healthier habits around technology use.

4. Content Moderation Is Changing How We Speak — And Dictating Who Gets Heard

Content moderation accelerates language evolution, often silencing marginalized voices and forcing people to adapt their speech to avoid scrutiny.
Why this matters: The perceived moderation of certain words can be as powerful as actual censorship, shaping online discourse in profound ways.

Startups like HereAfter AI and StoryFile use machine learning to create digital clones of deceased individuals, allowing grieving families to “interact” with them.
Why this matters: While this technology offers solace to some, it raises ethical questions about grief, memory, and the boundaries of AI.

The concept of Ikigai explores the intersection of passion, mission, vocation, and profession to help individuals find purpose. However, the modern interpretation often oversimplifies it.
Why this matters: Finding your Ikigai requires creating an environment that fosters self-discovery and personal fulfillment.

🛠️ DO: Write Your Personal Problem Statement

Crafting a personal problem statement involves assessing your current situation and identifying steps toward improvement. Reflect on the following:

Learn more about this reflective exercise here.

🌟 Closing Reflection

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”
— Mark Twain

Reflect and Engage

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