The Selfish Gene written by Richard Dawkins was mainly about how the evolution of genes was. The main goal was to change and survive. The book also mentioned “memes”, how people spread the picture from person to person, just like how genes work.

We should notify who made the content. For instance, if we repost a video or a picture, the author’s name or related tags should be mentioned in order to show respect. If the author mentioned that this is their private property, we should ask permission for its copyright and tagged all their information on it.

This article mainly talks about how Facebook traces users by their phone numbers in order to send them advertisements by targeting their interests. Even if the users are not willing to, the setting could not be turned off. Many users got upset and irritated because Facebook did not protect the users' privacy.

I'll say I've had both good and bad experiences with the recommendations pushed by social media sites. I love shopping online, so it sometimes recommends to me some nice clothing and jewelry brands, which is pretty delightful. But for the negative side, it sometimes shows me advertisements for egg donors, which may cause short-term harm and long-term risk, which I am completely not interested in.

The social model of disability agrees that a society and its structure relate to the phenomenon of disability. It isn’t only a personal medical problem. It’s more about how society responds to people, such as its attitudes and its systems. For example, if a person who has leg injuries goes to a building without elevators, she/he is considered disabled.

I can also relate to this content. I've encountered anxiety during my sophomore year. For example, it is more difficult for me to focus on studying, such as reading textbooks online. I would have to force myself to read the paper books in a quiet environment. What's more, I was very vigilant about talking to people, being afraid that those surrounding me might be harmful. This helped me realize how certain environments or tools might not be built for people dealing with anxiety or other mental health challenges, and how better design could make learning and communication more accessible for everyone.

The article is about Facebook admitted it stored millions of passwords, making them accessible to thousands of employees. It did lead to a security problem. Facebook notified affected users but didn’t force them to change passwords. This led to a crisis confidence for people who are using this.

Social media companies make profits through advertising. So, even though it clarifies that the platform respects privacy, it might still detect our personal information secretly in order to push advertisements we might be interested in. I once conducted a little experiment on myself, which involved scrolling through content related to clothes and fashion, and most of the advertisements were for clothing brands and jewelry.

This article was mainly about even though we did not intend to show some personal information online, people can still get it from other methods, such as our friends' connections. Researchers studied how social networks map out who is connected to whom. It also proves that privacy isn't just about what we share, it’s also about what our friends share or connect with. Because our friends build the network around us, their actions can indirectly show more personal information about ourselves.

To be honest, I wouldn't say it is 100% accurate. Some of the ads have nothing to do with my life, such as the egg donation advertisement. I scroll through Instagram a lot to search for outfits and aesthetics, and I believe the algorithm remembered that, so it started to push advertisements about designer clothes brands and jewelry.

A comedian named Jaboukie Young-White pretended to be the FBI on Twitter by changing his profile picture and name, and commented a pretty offensive joke about MLK. Even though Twitter deleted the tweet and suspended his account, a lot of people took screenshots, and the joke went viral. One fun detail was he also changed his account into a white girl with blonde hair and blue eyes as the "gun girl". It seems that it wasn't the first time for him doing pranks.

I think the best way to stop trolling is to give punishments, so people who want to troll will realize their actions have a price. If people know they’ll face real consequences, they’ll think twice before posting rude or harmful comments. For example, if someone writes something mean or offensive, they could lose the right to comment for a few hours. The more serious the bad behavior is, the longer the comment ban should be. This kind of rule can make people behave better online. It gives them time to cool down and reflect on what they did wrong.

I've always love thriller genres, so this science fiction definitely caught my eye. Lonelygirl15 was viral on YouTube and millions of people subscribed the author because they felt relate to the homeschooled girl who was just sharing her daily life until something went wrong. The story turned into the dark side. People were questioning whether the story is true or not until the truth was revealed that the whole people who appeared in the video were in a cast.

I've noticed that whenever I post new pictures of myself, I aim to present a more positive image and show how enjoyable and delightful my life is, even though it may be the opposite reality in real life. For example, the styles of my Instagram post tend to be more delicate and gorgeous because that is my social card, but when I talk with my friends in the group chat, I become more down-to-earth and relatively more real. I don't really like this because it compromises my authenticity, as I feel it is dangerous to show your true side to a completely public area where all your followers can see. It's more like a social mask to protect yourself.

This article is mainly about politicians being accused of having secret deals or engaging improper and shady behavior to obtain more reputation and win their elections. It was interesting that conspiracy theories was not an invention, people were already spreading them 200 years ago. It just shows that human nature does not change.

I think it is based on the users' intention. If they want more privacy, they could just provide their name. But for working apps like Linkin or dating apps, it would be more appropriate to provide more information such as age, school degree or working status.

For Nihilism, I find it to be a fascinating and controversial ethical framework. I understand some people prefer this theory more (even I believed this theory when I was a teenager), because in the end of life everything is gone, nothing matters in the end. But what I believe is that we create meaning through what we choose to value. So while Nihilism' core is objective morality, it might indirectly encourages personal responsibility.