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If we don't want to say and do horrible things accidentally, reading comprehension is very important.

Especially on the Internet, where we could have nuance if we ever chose to make any space whatsoever for it.

#AntiRacism #Racism #SocialJustice #ReadingComprehension #Nuance #OnlineDiscourse #Discourse

Ah yes, humanity's favorite pastime: blaming all their woes on the rise of smartphones 📱. Clearly, every global issue from 2007 onward can be chalked up to our dopamine-draining pocket bricks. Because why bother with nuance when you can just point at technology and shout "Witch!" 🤪🔮.
https://whathappenedin2007.com/ #blame-smartphones #technology-critique #societal-issues #digital-age #nuance-matters #smartphone-culture #HackerNews #ngated

"...much less extreme." than a war zone? Who writes this copy for AP?
https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-trump-portland-oregon-protests-antifa-203826406efb7420911ae756b4331f60
#APNews #AssociatedPress #Nuance #Journalism

Beyond the Baying Mob https://hybridhorizons.substack.com/p/beyond-the-baying-mob #AI #luddites #history #nuance

The real Luddites were not opposed to all mechanisation. They made careful distinctions between machines used in ways that protected workers' interests and machines used in ways that harmed them.
They had specific, articulable demands: enforce existing quality standards, maintain customary wages, allow workers to organise collectively. They understood that the problem was not the stocking frame as such but the economic system within which it was being deployed.
Contemporary Al critique needs to recover this specificity. Rather than demanding that Al development cease entirely, we should be asking: which applications of Al genuinely improve human welfare, and which primarily serve to concentrate power and profit? What regulatory frameworks could ensure that Al development serves broad social interests rather than narrow private ones? How can we structure labour markets and social policy to ensure that productivity gains are shared rather than captured entirely by capital? What forms of

Beyond the Baying Mob https://hybridhorizons.substack.com/p/beyond-the-baying-mob #AI #luddites #history #nuance

Tout est politique : penser au-delà des binarismes

Dire que « tout est politique » invite à comprendre que le politique ne se limite pas à des oppositions binaires simples. La logique politique est « floue », faite de nuances, d’intensités et de complexités, refusant les simplifications en noir et blanc. Une invitation à penser le politique dans sa richesse et sa diversité.#philosophie #politique #complexité #nuance #toutestpolitique…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/tout-est-politique-penser-au-dela-des-binarismes/

Sous #Macron On ne doit plus dire Les Ministres démissionnaires mais Les Ministres éphémères.
#Nuance

#Nuance: I love #Radiohead but Yorke has a reputation for being an egotist. He clearly doesn't take criticism well ergo dug his heels in instead of taking a breath & accepting he'd made a mistake

Si tu aimes les posters au style un peu dark, viens découvrir ma collection disponible à la vente sur Zazzle.

https://tozounoir.zouluvo.com/si-tu-aimes-les-posters-au-style-un-peu-dark-viens-decouvrir-ma-collection-disponible-a-la-vente-sur-zazzle/

#poster #affiche #art #décoration #maison #bureau #chambre #sombre #dark #gothique #mystérieux #fantastique #inquiétant #original #unique #cadeau #collection #impression #design #style #créatif #artistique #ambiance #visuel #détail #nuance #tendance #moderne #atmosphère #vente #zazzle

one of the most precious kind of moments i have is when i recognize that i have become able to recognize a #nuance about something.

most things are a spectrum and have degrees between "wat dis" and "full throttle".

"it goes up to eleven" is a #koan.

A quotation from Eric Hoffer

Absolute power is partial to simplicity. It wants simple problems, simple solutions, simple definitions. It sees in complication a product of weakness — the torturous path compromise must follow.

Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 88 (1955)

More info about this quote: wist.info/hoffer-eric/79289/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #erichoffer #absolutepower #complexity #complication #compromise #nuance #power #reality #simplicity #weakness

New essay: “Whiteness & Trump: Numbers, Myth, Symbol” is live on Substack.
I’ve pulled the final certified data from the 2024 election, broken down race & voting, and explored how symbolic language traps us — forcing us into roles rather than letting us live in truth.

Dive in: https://wittgensteinsmonster.substack.com/p/whiteness-and-trump

#Whiteness #Politics #2024Election #Nuance #RadicalHonesty #NonVoters

Another nail in the coffin of "biological determinism":

"Study finds cell memory can be more like a dimmer dial than an on/off switch"

https://news.mit.edu/2025/study-finds-cell-memory-can-be-more-like-dimmer-dial-0909

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The researchers carried out experiments in which they set the expression of a single gene at different levels in different cells. While conventional wisdom would assume the gene should eventually switch on or off, the researchers found that the gene’s original expression persisted: Cells whose gene expression was set along a spectrum between on and off remained in this in-between state.

The results suggest that epigenetic memory — the process by which cells retain gene expression and “remember” their identity — is not binary but instead analog, which allows for a spectrum of gene expression and associated cell identities.
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#biology #biological #determinism #raceScience #eugenics #pseudoscience #selfishGene #spectrum #nuance #nonbinary #spectrum

Neurofeedback promises to teach people how to control their own brain activity and help manage anything and everything, from depression to ADHD. Of course, the scientific reality is a tad more complicated.

https://neurofrontiers.blog/neurofeedback-reality-or-myth/

#neurofeedback #neuroscience #depression #therapy #nuance

@jvschrag

Yes, historical #power imbalance matters.

But... it's not the only thing that matters. Here, the focus on the man was on his form, not on his words - he was objectified. Also, there is a power imbalance when you are just one - in a crowd of 200.

It's good that we're talking about these things and recognizing the value of #nuance.

There is a very specific type of #history nerd who would even appreciate the #nuance and depth of this #HistoryMeme, but you can find us by our obsession over details no one else still cares about.

The image features a screenshot of a Twitter post by the account "Forecheck Establisher" ([@]Canussy_PR) with the caption "Bought and paid for by lobbyists." The post includes a table listing contributors and their recipients, with the following entries: "Wynn, Stephen" to "Donald J. Trump Republican Nominee Fund 2024," "Nāsir, EA" to the same fund, and "Johnson, Robert Wood IV" to the same fund. The background of the tweet is a textured stone wall, possibly referencing ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Below the table, there is another tweet from "unusual_whales" ([@]unusual_wha...) with the text "BREAKING: Trump: Imposing a 50% tariff on copper." The overall theme of the image appears to be a satirical commentary on political funding and tariffs.

beautiful. brave. a whisper into the algorithmic void. sometimes i too log on just to tell everyone i contain multitudes. then i microwave a burrito and contain those instead. #nuance 🌫️

Fight Bibi as though there were no #antisemites.

Fight #antisemitism as though there were no Gaza.

#Nuance ain’t easy, friends.

A quotation from Bill Watterson

CALVIN: The more you know, the harder it is to take decisive action. Once you become informed, you start seeing complexities and shades of gray. You realize that nothing is as clear and simple as it first appears. Ultimately, knowledge is paralyzing. Being a man of action, I can’t afford to take that risk.
HOBBES: You’re ignorant, but at least you act on it.

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1993-09-21)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/watterson-bill/4909/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #billwatterson #calvinandhobbes #action #complexity #confusion #decision #decisionmaking #dosomething #gray #ignorance #inaction #indecision #knowledge #nuance #optionparalysis