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Your social media feed isn't a snapshot of what people in the real world think. It's a sales pitch of what big tech thinks you'll click. Get outside. Read. Wānanga. Talk to people. Self-determination doesn't live in an engagement-driven algorithm.
Something Artificial Intelligence doesn't change is the need for leaders to bring others with them. Christopher Cormack, Kaapua Smith and I shared a lot about how we bring our values to life in and around Artificial Intelligence, and practical steps for iwi and government.
Creating division for votes based on race is an easy distraction from the difference that actually affects our wellbeing as a society:
How economic inequality harms societies | Richard Wilkinson
http://www.ted.com We feel instinctively that societies with huge i...
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If you don't have children of the age where peer-pressure feels like a Rip Tide: Saying that parents should all be able to protect our kids from addictive technologies with billions of dollars and research behind them is...
Spend as much time reflecting on why you think you're right as you spend thinking about why all those others are wrong.
"New Zealanders want us to unite, they want us to all get on together like we did in the 1970s." - ACT Deputy Leader talking about race relations. Don't forget to enrol to vote! Link in the comments if you're not yet.
What if Gross Tamariki Potential was as important to our political parties as GDP? Last week, we ran our second wānanga pounamu at Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Incorporated - teaching rangatahi to cut, shape, and polish toki pounamu (adzes)
My 2 favourite things about Matariki: A) it's ours, it's relevant to our home. And yes, it's newly relearned for many of us - welcome to cultural suppression and revitalisation.
There are always consequences for our actions. If you're not the one carrying or paying for the consequences, think extra hard before the action.
Snipers, no stairs, and naps: Modi adds extra layer of security for NZ visit
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touches down for a whirlwind visit to New Zealand on Friday evening.
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www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361... “I don't need to do this job. I choose to do this job because actually I want the potential in this great country of ours to be realised for the benefit of our kids and our grandkids.” Nobody. Ever. Should 'need the job' of Prime Minister. The fact he pointed this
Luxon: I don't need to do this job
It's not that often Christopher Luxon holds a public meeting, so when he held one in Whangārei about 300 curious locals showed up to hear what he had to say.
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Quick school holiday reminder to self: The kids aren't a distraction from the work. They're the reason for it.
AI changes everything - quicker than it's changed before. Our young people need to prepare their minds today for a tomorrow we can’t yet imagine. Learning how to think and thinking about learning has never been more important. It's also never been easier to outsource. Kia tūpato / be careful.
I don't post much about Kaha Create. But in case any of my 4 followers are interested: Built-in access controls. Secure links. No technical setup required. ....and no dodgy foreign organisation who may or may not train their AI on your docs. www.kahacreate.com
A wealth tax?! That's economic lunacy! We must be doing everything in our disposal to please the wealthy! Read Chris Luxon's full statement, exclusive to my Substack: yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/economic-l...
And our Government keeps complaining about our little mainstream media not being objective? If you're thinking about frying fish...
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. The seventh richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
Can someone share this with the 'influencers' on social media currently praising NZF as being all about the everyday Kiwi? I don't wanna mess up my algorithm.
"There is no reason to believe they are not still doing it." ...and a lot of reasons to question why we still allow it.
The biggest threat to our country isn't immigration. It's division. Anyone claiming to work for the good of 'everyday New Zealanders', while using social media to fan the flames that burn down kotahitanga and social cohesion (or communities and homes in Belfast), is A: lying to you or B: naive.
Parents: have the conversations with your kids that you wish your parents had with you.
Westpac NZ is gonna make about a billion dollars in profit this year and still begs for donations for the chopper appeal. It’s a worthy cause but they could just fund it. Profits are stupid in the face of human lives.
"France passed a single law and instantly unlocked 11 gigawatts of #solarenergy — without using new land. In 2023, France's government mandated solar canopies over all car parks larger than 80 spaces. The scale was enormous: There are 400,000 parking areas across France #ActOnClimate #Renewables
Tell us again how beneficiaries have 'won the lotto' and that's the system that needs to change?
In total, $2.5 million has been paid in accommodation entitlements during this Parliamentary term to MPs who own homes in Wellington.
Rules permit speaker Gerry Brownlee to claim $237,000 for staying in his Wellington townhouse
In total, $2.5 million has been paid in accommodation entitlements during this Parliamentary term to MPs who own homes in Wellington.
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#nzpol I'd just like to point out that all these MPs claiming the top accommodation 'entitlement' of $52k per annum are receiving 2.7 times more than the basic jobseekers benefit ($372 per week) paid to the thousands of people they've made unemployed in Wellington. 🧐🤬
Your monthly reminder that this election year you're going to see a lot of stuff on social media designed to make you mad enough to click, like, comment and argue. The more you do that, the more they earn.
Quick reminder: what you call reality is just how your brain filters what you’re seeing and hearing. That reality is just objects and events x everything that has affected your brain and thinking since you were born.