A classification of social networks

Introduction The abundance of social networks poses questions regarding their similarities and differences to identify redundancies, but potentially also missing services in the social network landscape. Similarities Social networks have the basic feature in common of connecting people via electronic channels. Communication can be based on one or more of the following basic types of…

Nervendrucktechniken (“Schmerzgriffe”) im Polizeieinsatz bei friedlichen Klimaprotesten

Disclaimer: Ich habe keine juristische Qualifikation. Der folgende Blog stellt eine subjektive Zusammenstellung zum Thema dar, welche in Zukunft auf Grund von Rückmeldungen aktualisiert werden wird. 1. Einleitung Aktivisten, welche sich für Schutz des Klimas und Artenvielfalt einsetzen, werden zunehmend von der Polizei in Deutschland härter behandelt, wobei auch Nervendrucktechniken, sogenannte “Schmerzgriffe”, eingesetzt werden, um…

How to become a Swedish Citizen (in less time)

If an adult wants to become a Swedish Citizen [1], you have to fulfill the following criteria [2], of which roughly require that you  have lived in Sweden for 5 years, have made a living and stayed out of trouble. In generally, it is a simple process to follow (at least if you are a…

The Meaning of Money

The following essay explores the meaning of money inspired by Modern Monetary Theory [1] and its relevance regarding ecological crises, especially the climate crisis. 1. Assumptions Money consists of statements about human behaviour in the future. The value of money depends on the shared belief of a group of humans. The shared belief is created…

Civil political protests to increase traffic safety of school children with a focus on Germany and road blocks

Question Can you provide examples with links of civil protests to increase the traffic safety of school children? Answer by ChatGPT There have been several civil protests and movements across the world aimed at increasing traffic safety for school children. These often involve community members, parents, and advocacy groups pressing for safer infrastructure, stricter traffic…

Sentiment analysis of Article in “Der Spiegel” with ChatGPT attests article a strong pro-Israeli bias

Introduction As DER SPIEGEL (Online) is still Germany’s most popular online news magazine, the latest article by Sascha Lobo [1] should not go unnoticed. Using known Israeli propaganda outlets, such UN Watch and HonestReporting (sic!), in one’s argumentation brings down the credibility of German media to new depths. The article contains multiple distortions about Israel…

Sprachwahl deutscher Medien zur Beschreibung von Konflikten im Nahen Osten

Die Sprachwahl deutscher Medien, zB in der DER SPIEGEL , zur Beschreibung des US-israelischen Mehrfrontenkrieges (Gaza, Libanon, Syrien, Yemen, …), ist wie aus einem Propaganda-Lehrbuch [1-4]: Sprachliche Stilmittel: Passive Sprachwahl ohne den Aggressor “Israel” explizit zu nennen Reframing eines Konflikts so dass dieser mit einer Aggression des Gegners beginnt Darstellung von Aggression von Israel als…

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