
Javier
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Content should be tailored to the needs of the audience. Audiences are actively involved in media consumption as per the Uses & Gratifications theory. Content consumption is goal-oriented. Audiences ignore content lacking alignment with their goals. Niche creators thrive.
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In media-saturated environments, media blends into the background that it feels natural. One of the biggest flaws in current media literacy is that people master platforms but overlook their effects.
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Social media is all about performance, including humility and modesty. It's an open marketplace. Anything can spread and sell, as long as it is properly packaged.
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When media enthusiasts examine news items, they see how their salient organization within a broadcast is not a coincidence. What we frequently think about is the outcome of the order of topics or ideas we’re exposed to in short intervals, particularly to reinforce their impact.
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Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? It’s worth considering who benefits from the buzz in trends. Often, online trends are gimmicks that turn audiences into passive consumers and spreaders.
knowledge by induction is acquired by observing specific scenarios and forming a general conclusion or rule that applies to similar scenarios. If someone observes that every swan they've ever seen is white, they might conclude that every swan out there is white.
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Hindsight bias frequently follows an aha moment. After an idea or deep thought is presented clearly, it usually feels like it was always obvious. Understanding a concept, or seeing a fact after simplification doesn't imply it was previously known or directly understood.
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If you meet someone and instantly feel like you've known them forever, there might be deception at play. They could be mirroring your preferences to gain your trust. Such mirroring can be a tactic to build rapport quickly, potentially masking their true intentions.
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Do men lie because women like to be deceived or it's just that they can't handle the truth?
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Unpopularity isn't the same as being wrong. Popularity doesn't imply correctness. Fostering understanding is better than proving what's right. Many transformative ideas are rejected, or initially unpopular. The reason is they're not simplified enough to be understood.
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Wealth is stealth; it doesn't scream. Good financial health is everyone's dream. So when people scream wealth, they tap into that dream, and deceive many from whom they steal.
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Arthur Schopenhauer argued that in "modern" marriage, a man surrenders significant control over his property, decisions, and personal life to his wife, who gains disproportionate legal privileges, such as inheritance or alimony rights. This imbalance reduces a man's individual
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Truth may exist beyond our viewpoints. The 6-9 allegory shows how perspective shapes reality: one sees a "6," another a "9." But what if there's a creator that knows the true design.
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Accept what you can't change then change what you can't accept.
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Disappointment often leads to blaming others or circumstances, rather than examining unrealistic beliefs or expectations.
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In Beyond Good and Evil, Nietzsche writes, "One loves ultimately one's desires, not the thing desired." The inference is individuals pursue others only as a means to fulfill their own desires, valuing them solely for the role they play in satisfying those aims, and no further.
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Consumerism drives people to pursue symbols of wealth rather than actual wealth.
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In The Republic Book 1, Thrasymachus argues people censure injustice for fear of becoming its victims but not because they shy away from committing it. Socrates asserts that justice is a virtue essential for a well-ordered soul and society. He explains that the just person,
People who cannot handle the company of their internal thoughts call solitude loneliness. Cephalus, while conversing with Socrates in Book I of the Republic suggests a good conscience is important during old age where contemplation about death is more pronounced than in youth.
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Being desired is not the same as being loved. A man might mistake his sexual desire for love, while a woman might misinterpret being pursued for sex as being valued or loved.
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Do some ladies ever think about what they need to be or do outside beauty to get the men they think they deserve?
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