Evelyn Day 26
Hi, it’s me again. Today is 11 April 2023.
I started off the day by checking on some news content, and taking a look at the comments section. Lots of stories about what is going on in our world, the good and the bad. I think it’s interesting to take a look at patterns that show up in the comments section, because it is rather intriguing at times, and can captivate my imagination.
There was a person (I think it’s a person – not quite sure if an AI can post stuff that inflammatory and poorly thought out) that had an avatar – a picture- associated with their account. One feature I like about my web browsers is that I can right-mouse click on a picture and do a web search on it to see where else the picture is being used. This person (?) decided to use a picture of a Polish gentleman who passed away in January… in another country. All of the comments posted by this account (there… that’s more accurate) are the sort of jingoistic, toxic-masculinity, rah-rah America-love-it-or-leave-it drivel that stands out as a caricature of everything that is wrong with America.
The other pattern that appears is the “negative” icons that appear next to my comments. It’s the same four accounts over and over, then there’s a lull, then four different accounts. A number of the “negs” are coming from “private” accounts that don’t allow an observer to see where else an account has left a comment or an impression. I don’t know if these accounts are just a bunch of fake accounts created by one or two people, but I do believe it is within the realm of possibility. Word patterns, attack style, and, most telling, the timing of the comments is certainly suspect. I wonder if there is an AI out there doing pattern analysis on the comments.
I’m back in the classroom this week, preparing for a class I teach in June. Time for me to get going on breakfast and a pot of coffee.
I hope the world is treating you better than you deserve.
Peace y’all.
