While platforms like Facebook and Twitter are programmed to amplify some people’s weaknesses like vanity and fear, one professor says there are places online designed to encourage connection and empathy. (hereandnow)
“Technology platforms don't sort of help their shareholders by making users feel happy or socially connected,” he says, “but by keeping them online.”
But Zaki’s article discusses a more empathetic alternative — what the Center for Humane Technology calls “regenerative” technology that highlights healthy interactions over outrage or fear.
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