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There are no handrails - so tread carefully. Sure, in the 1975 movie "Logan's Run," the main character is seen racing through this area, but I suggest watching your step.
“Tech sucked up our personal experiences and data, organized it with artificial intelligence, manipulated us with it, and created behavior at a scale that brought out the worst in humanity.”
― How to Stand Up to a Dictator
― How to Stand Up to a Dictator
“So how do you stand up to a dictator? By embracing values, defined early—they’re the subtitles of the chapters you’ve read: honesty, vulnerability, empathy, moving away from emotions, embracing your fear, believing in the good. You can’t do it alone. You have to create a team, strengthen your area of influence. Then connect the bright spots and weave a mesh together. Avoid thinking in terms of 'us against them.' Stand in someone else’s shoes. And do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
― How to Stand Up to a Dictator
― How to Stand Up to a Dictator
“To social media platforms, I said, “Your business model has divided societies and weakened democracies. Personalization says my reality is different from yours, and we can all have our realities. But all these realities have to coexist in the public sphere. You can’t tear us apart to the point that we don’t agree on facts.” They didn’t listen, and we’re worse off today. I asked journalists and activists to stay the course, and we have—with great sacrifice.43”
― How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future
― How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future
“When you take a risk, you have to trust that someone will come to your aid; and when it’s your turn, you will help someone else. It’s better to face your fear than to run from it because running won’t make the problem go away. When you face it, you have the chance to conquer it. That was how I began to define courage.”
― How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future
― How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future
“Elie Wiesel warned us that there may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. Maria’s legacy will be felt for generations—because she never failed to protest, to try to bend the arc of history toward justice. And when young Filipino students study history, they will find that the first Filipino person ever to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was a courageous journalist determined to tell the truth. I hope that, for the sake of future generations, they will be inspired by her example.”
― How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future
― How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future
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