This blog entry dives into how the internet as a medium has transformed freedom of expression through the contrasting lenses of tools utilized by social platforms and institutions like “content moderation”. In addition, I also provide a brief blurb on…
Freedom of expression is a foundational, personal principle we hold which reinforces the societal value this concept possesses in democratic states. The ancient Athenian concepts directly correlating to freedom of expression, parrhesia and isegoria, explain this multi-faceted approach in how we view and…
I have long been familiar with the online encyclopedia platform, “Wikipedia”, as it has existed for nearly all of my life. I have immense respect for the many people who work hard in contributing to ensuring the site provides accurate…
In this week’s blog assignment, we were tasked in creating a prompt that allowed the generative AI software of our choice to then draft a 250-word post pertaining to this prompt. We were then instructed to copy this entry into…
In this video entry, I highlight a brief overview of my time spent on the internet from a young age as an aspiring creator, reflect on where I may have stumbled and fell into pitfalls along the way, and discusses…
Those who know me are aware I’ve been working at Starbucks as a shift supervisor for the past seven years. As a barista, I take immense pride in my craft and working at Starbucks has instilled a passion for coffee…
As someone who has always immersed himself into American political history, the 2008 election is particularly memorable and fascinating to me, perhaps because it’s the first election I can vividly remember growing up. What makes this election historically important is…
This past year I have made great strides in taking myself off of most social media platforms. My main reasoning for doing so primarily was to become more productive with my time, however a side effect I have discovered in…
In this entry, I’ll mapping out my media consumption from a day this past week, with a heavy emphasis on privacy and security concerns involving the media I both consume and create. For added context, my 24-hour day is a…
Those who know me know I love to unwind by watching YouTube. While I have a lot of content creators I’m subscribed to, oftentimes I just go down a video rabbit hole and find myself at the mercy of the…