Bas Wallet

Is this the alternative to the illusion of absolute online free speech? The philosophy of Žižek, Rancière, and Davis applied to social media

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How Zuckerberg, Musk, and the technobility became the Police Order French Philosophy predicted how Silicon Valley would police society

Technovangelists spread worries that the government should not worry about what happens in Silicon Valley. Washington shouldn’t have the audacity to influence what social media can’t show.

However, are governments the ones who take away freedom, or does big tech want to be the arbiter of the world?

It’s not you: your UX design job is frustrating and unfulfilling Marx’s concept of alienation applied to today’s design industry

My feel-good text of the summer 🏖️

Happy holiday everyone 🌞

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What Silicon Valley and Europe often miss about global users when designing apps How do cultures influence User Experience design?

The calm summer months are a nice period to rewrite some of my old linguistic farts. Here’s my first verbose descriptive restoration.

Music-induced Context Preference Following Cocaine Conditioning in Rats Traditional models of drug-seeking behavior have shown that exposure to associated environmental cues can trigger relapse. These learned associations take place during repeated drug administration, re...

"The results clearly indicate that rats prefer Beethoven’s “Fur Elise” over Miles Davis’ “Four”"

-> No shocker, I've never met a rat with refined taste