Mary Paulose

"Here is how platforms die: First, they are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers; finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back all the value for themselves. Then, they die." - Cory Doctorow, journalist

TIL "enshittification" is an actual word. That's right... everything from the climate to Web3 is getting enshittified https://t.co/nZyvxx72dL

RT @TheFigen_: Van Gogh's paintings can come to life thanks to AI. https://t.co/uAb1FsDJDL

I entered to win a chance to travel around Sri Lanka on an adventure with @TourRadar and Wanderful Holidays! Enter now! #AdventureBeginsHere https://t.co/seeW9IFhJl

Never read a truer thing - "At bottom, hatred of cats may be an expression of envy. Many human beings lead lives of muffled misery. Cat-hatred is very often the self-hatred of misery-sodden human beings redirected against creatures they know are not unhappy."

300 private jets flew in for the Jamnagar Metgala... and here we are separating our plastic bags for recycling https://t.co/N7Tl3Bk9WK #AmbaniWedding #AmbaniPreWedding #climate

#AlUla unveils gigantic #artwork that will erode in a matter of - 'Hands from Sands' is a #sustainable tribute to the #historic site #art https://t.co/RsM0C6X1gc

RT @gunsnrosesgirl3: Why 13? https://t.co/LvjnaQy6z9

"We build these beautiful towers (Burj Khalifa) because we make money out of the apartments that look at them. The [project] tower doesn't make any money," said developer Emaar's founder Mohd Alabbar, at announcement of "female version" of #BurjKhalifa. Interesting! #dubai

RT @matthewteller: From the introduction to the wonderful book THE GAZA KITCHEN by Laila El-Haddad @gazamom & Maggie Schmitt, first publish…

1986 Nobel Prize for Literature winner Wole Soyinka's advice for budding #writers - “Keep your rejection slips. Look at them often. They are your scars like in a battle. They will give you the energy to stay determined.” https://t.co/mLZZScgCCT @journonaaz

Such an honour to moderate a panel with 1986 Nobel Prize-winning Nigerian author, playwright, poet, professor and theatre personality Wole Soyinka at the Sharjah International Book Fair 2023

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Prof Wole Soyinka arrives at the #SharjahInternationalBookFair for his first event—a talk with students, organised by the @SharjahBookAuth. https://t.co/c4LTMpiAQY

RT @lolashoneyin: Prof Wole Soyinka’s advice for students who would like to become writers: 1. Decide on a medium of expression. 2. Share…

No you cannot be anything that you choose - #Stanford Uni prof says after 40-year study: "There is NO free will." Acc to him, virtually all #human #behaviour is as far beyond our conscious control as the convulsions of a seizure, the division of cells or the beating of our hearts

Colourful, abstract #BookCovers are still on #trend in #2023 https://t.co/naZLs34l2b #books #Reading

#Cat lovers score higher on neuroticism and openness to experiences, whereas #dog people are more extroverted, agreeable and conscientious #cats or #dogs?

My #GenZ friends who have trouble believing that they're yet to "grow up" - In the past decade or two, neuroscience has shown us that “everything is not fully cooked until about 25 to 30”, says the clinical psychologist Abigael San - The Guardian