p 2015-11-25

"Social Cooling describes how big data is greatly increasing pressure to conform. Our data is turned into thousands of scores, which are influencing your chances to get a job, a loan or insurance. As people become aware of this, they change their behavior. Scientists see a rise in self-censorship and a growing culture of risk-aversion." (ib, 2017-06-24)

"What if libraries were able to make deals with certain publishers/authors that would give those publishers advantages?"

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