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Ethnography Remix
Ethnography Essay
Annotated Bibliography
MLA Reference
Aleksandra. “How Reading Online Comments Affects Us.” Social Media Psychology, 25 Oct. 2016, socialmediapsychology.eu/2016/10/05/onlineandsocialmediacomments/.
Keywords
Influence, interpret, negatively, positive, shaping, tone, infect, emotions
Summary of Article
within this article, the author talks about the effects that comments on social networks have on us in different ways. Whether that be in a negative or positive way or more so how they can influence the way we interpret things in the end. There are many talks which tell us how those who comment first initiates how the rest of us would see it but there can also be those to see a negative aspect in things as well even if the majority tends to see it in a more positive. our interpretation of things can vary in different ways, where it can be influenced by just reading comments on a post. there are psychological aspects when it comes to comments on the posts we see on social media, some are considered minimal to us and there are others that can be greater than we think and could be something we just never noticed.
Reflection
with this article, it provides information where comments can influence the way we can interpret things that we see around in certain posts as well as what we do with the information and tone that is given to us. And so with reviewing this it can be useful for me since I am talking about the show the office which is a show on its own where many people have different opinions on it and to have people actually express it through social media and an account that is dedicated to it can certainly give us a new or different perspective on how we see things or we start to think that we should give our own perspective on it whether it deals with agreeing to it or disagreeing.
Selected Quotes
“Uncivil user comments, especially on less familiar topics, influence how readers interpret the preceding information.”
“It also turns out that exposure to online negativity makes our own thinking negative – reading uncivil comments can immediately increase readers’ own hostile cognitions. To sum up, we are all subject to social influence online. Reading other people’s opinions can influence our perceptions, thinking, and even behaviors.”
“Reading other people’s comments can even influence what kind of comments we publish ourselves.”
“In April 2016 The Guardian analyzed 70m user comments left on its site since 2006 and discovered that abusive comments tend to produce more abusive comments, and eventually lead to avalanches of online aggression. According to the findings, mobs form very quickly in the comment sections.”
“This can also work the other way round, i. e. positive comments can inspire people to leave more positive comments. Psychology says that the first comment is incredibly important for shaping the overall positive or negative tone of the discussion. ”
“These are classic examples of emotional contagion online. Whether or not we realize it, other people’s emotions infect us and can have an influence on what we post.”
Fieldwork Notes
Within this site, it looks the same all throughout I would say it would normally have a picture which deals with what they are talking about with a white box that has a written fact about the show ‘the office’. From how it is displayed I would say what characterizes this site to be unique would be how they are able to find these facts that many of us don’t have the time to do or bother to do so, and giving it to us and just interact on how this fact was rather interesting or something that many would have different opinions on. There are no ads, every post is pure fun facts from the show, filled with pictures and texts written on it. The account has 36.5k followers and they uploaded 888 posts and tend to post almost every week.
People who look at the post would like the picture and move on, or others who like and comment on the post, basically having different ways in which they interact with the posts, there are some that would get more attention than others but there will always be people who would at least like the post. Because this account is on Instagram in a way it can be noticeable who the person is based on their profile pictures and you can even check their accounts and maybe their bios can say a lot of who the person is. And sometimes you don’t even have to look specifically at their accounts, you can sometimes tell someone’s age by how they comment on the posts as well as how their mood is towards a certain fun fact they see on this account. Some people also respond to other people’s comments if they seem like they can pitch in an opinion on what they said, it can be based on how they agree or disagree with someone’s comment. I wouldn’t say there were much of strange behaviors cause I do know that there are other fan accounts or just accounts that deal with memes, a show, a celebrity no matter the case where people try to promote their accounts or just say random things when they don’t correlate to the actual post but from what I saw in the account I’m looking at there was none of that so far.
I wouldn’t say this is strange more so interesting how they continue to find these facts but then again there are 8 years worth of content that have a lot of behind the scenes to it, what the directors were thinking of changing last minute, what the actors thought about some stuff and what they did to contribute the show more than just acting in it. Therefore it is interesting how much research they might have to do to tell us these fun facts. I would say other than telling us, about the show when it comes to the creator of the account asking the audience about their opinions we see how the society that has watched this show thinks about the things that were done, whether they believe something was done right or wrong, how they feel about certain characters and why. Because this show was more of a comedy one and there are different things in which people find funny or not, which obviously gives us the idea if the show is funny or not in the end for everyone based on what they say.
Do people look at these posts as a way to know more about the show or more so to give their opinions on certain parts of the show?
what are the common types of random facts that engage the audience to like, comment, and share the posts?
Close Reading Essay
Ana Canuto
Professor Carpenter
English 2150- Writing II
October 13, 2020
Within the book Algorithms of Oppression written by Safiya Noble, published in February 2018 by NYU Press, there are many claims that need tying together. The oppression and discrimination in our society never go away, not even when we simply search for something on the internet. Noble has touched upon the kind of discrimination that occurs within the technology we use and has displayed the importance of this issue to give us a better understanding of what goes on behind the scenes of algorithms, technology, and those who established it. She presents an array of evidence and explains the effects it has on marginalized groups. She even uses Google to prove this to her audience. More specifically she has claimed, “Part of the challenge of understanding algorithmic oppression is to understand that mathematical formulations to drive automated decisions are made by human beings” (Noble 1). How can I get closer to understanding the claims Noble makes? What are the important aspects Noble has done within her passage to display her purpose of the topic? Overall, I’ll be digging into more detail as to how Safiya Noble uses Google, her research, and tone to better understand the points she makes towards the topic she is trying to bring to light.
Safiya Noble’s purpose within her book was to expose the reality of the algorithm as well as the truth behind those that created it meaning that they are the ones responsible for making the algorithm the way it is. She begins by first stating it quite clearly. For example, she has written, “What this antidiversity screed has underscored for me as I write this book is that some of the very people who are developing search algorithms and architecture are willing to promote sexist and racist attitudes openly at work and beyond, while we are supposed to believe that these same employees are developing “neutral” or “objective” decision-making tools.” (Noble 2). Noble explains that she has uncovered the fact that humans are responsible for making these “decision-making tools”. When she uses words such as “neutral” or “objective” it further expands how we see the situation, when we see something as neutral or objective it would mean to be unbiased and to be equitable but that’s not the case here when it comes to the making of these tools. She goes about it when giving her reflection in the making of her book where people are actually creating these unneutral algorithms because they believe biased beliefs that could affect many marginalized groups. As it has been claimed, “women are systematically paid less than men in the company’s workforce, an “antidiversity” manifesto authored by James Damore went viral in August 2017,1 supported by many Google employees, arguing that women are psychologically inferior and incapable of being as good at software engineering as men, among other patently false and sexist assertions” (Noble 2). Noble starts using Google as her main evidence to support her claim as well as give us a better comprehension of what this is all about and how it comes to play in the reality of the kind of oppression that is being put against Women in addition to people of color. I understand how it makes sense to use Google because we get caught up on just knowing that we use it daily but not comprehending what Noble wants us to close read about Google and its algorithm in her book and how it creates the discrimination she explains about.
Furthermore, to what Noble does, she in fact also uses tone when it comes to writing something to give the audience the emotion the writer has. In this case, Noble displays how discontented she is with the way things are being run by those who establish the digital mechanisms we use. For instance, she has claimed, “Human beings are developing the digital platforms we use, and as I present evidence of the recklessness and lack of regard that is often shown to women and people of color in some of the output of these systems, it will become increasingly difficult for technology companies to separate their systematic and inequitable employment practices” (Noble 2). The tone of discontent from Noble comes from the word choice she decided on such as stating “recklessness and lack of regard” as that is how she perceives the situations she speaks upon. Becoming something we end up noticing for ourselves which gives us a better sense of why this should be significant to us and what it can lead to, to people who are being discriminated against.
Therefore, knowing the effects that were then seen shows us the measures that people take in order to create the change that is needed, and why, to acknowledge the issue. As the author wrote, “As this book was moving into press, many Google executives and employees were actively rebuking the assertions of this engineer, who reportedly works on Google search infrastructure. Legal cases have been filed, boycotts of Google” (Noble 2). Noble is direct with what is going on, and what I know stands out to me the most was how she used the tone she had towards the issue in an effective way that makes me see from her perspective of things making it easier to make her argument clear.
All in all, Safiya Noble uses ways to convey certain things to us to help us understand the issue she talks about in her book. As she has done much research, found evidence, gave her outlook on the topic, and used her tone through her writing to see the issue that comes with discrimination through algorithms and technology companies such as Google. Overall there is an importance to how authors execute their writing to engage the audience and read what they have to say about what they write and Noble did well when it came to presenting the situation of digital discrimination as well sexism in the workplace of technology companies through her writing style.
Work Cited
Noble, Safiya Umoja. Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism. New York University Press, 2018.
Close Reading Essay
Ana Canuto
Professor Carpenter
English 2150- Writing II
October 13, 2020
Within the book Algorithms of Oppression written by Safiya Noble, published in February 2018 by NYU Press, there are many claims that need tying together. The oppression and discrimination in our society never seem to go away not even when we simply search something up on the internet. Safiya Noble has touched upon the kind of discrimination that goes within the technology we use and has displayed the importance of this issue to give us a better understanding of what goes on behind the scenes of algorithms, technology as well as those who established it. She presents an array of evidence as well as explains what digital redlining does and the effects it has on marginalized groups, she even uses Google as a big way of proving this to her audience. More specifically she has especially claimed, “Part of the challenge of understanding algorithmic oppression is to understand that mathematical formulations to drive automated decisions are made by human beings” (Noble 1). How does algorithmic oppression work? What are the outcomes that come from this? Overall, I’ll be digging into more detail as to how Safiya Noble uses Google, her research, and tone to support the points she makes and the importance of the issue being brought to light.
Safiya Noble’s purpose within her book was to expose the reality of the algorithm as well as the truth behind those that created it, and the way she has done that was by first stating it quite clearly. For example, she has written, “What this antidiversity screed has underscored for me as I write this book is that some of the very people who are developing search algorithms and architecture are willing to promote sexist and racist attitudes openly at work and beyond, while we are supposed to believe that these same employees are developing “neutral” or “objective” decision-making tools.” (Noble 2). Noble explains what she uncovered here, of the fact that you would think humans would be responsible for making these “decision-making tools” as neutral as they should be for those who use it. And she goes about it by giving her reflection from what she has received when making her book where people are actually creating these unneutral algorithms because they believe biased beliefs that could affect many marginalized groups. In addition, it has also been claimed, “in the midst of a federal investigation of Google’s alleged persistent wage gap, where women are systematically paid less than men in the company’s workforce, an “antidiversity” manifesto authored by James Damore went viral in August 2017,1 supported by many Google employees, arguing that women are psychologically inferior and incapable of being as good at software engineering as men, among other patently false and sexist assertions” (Noble 2). Noble starts using Google as her main evidence to support her claim as well as give us a better comprehension of what this is all about and how it comes to play in the reality of it all. We all know how big google is, we always use it and I understand how it makes sense to use Google because we get caught up on just knowing that we use it but not seeing the bigger picture of it all and that’s what noble wants us to know and see.
Tone matters when it comes to writing something to give the audience the emotion the writer has, in this case, Noble displayed how discontented she is with the way things are being run by those who establish the digital mechanisms we use. For instance, she has claimed, “Human beings are developing the digital platforms we use, and as I present evidence of the recklessness and lack of regard that is often shown to women and people of color in some of the output of these systems, it will become increasingly difficult for technology companies to separate their systematic and inequitable employment practices” (Noble 2). The tone of discontent becomes something we feel because of the discrimination that is going on in the workplace of technology companies as well as in the digital algorithms, which gives us a better sense of why this should be significant to us and what it can lead to, to people who are being discriminated against. Furthermore, knowing the effects that were then seen shows us the measures that people take in order to create the change that is needed, and why, to acknowledge the issue. As the author wrote, “As this book was moving into press, many Google executives and employees were actively rebuking the assertions of this engineer, who reportedly works on Google search infrastructure. Legal cases have been filed, boycotts of Google” (Noble 2). Noble is direct with what is going on, and the actions that are being taken to better see why they are being done. Therefore, Companies have a sense of responsibility to us to the things that they create to how they can affect others that use it, and Noble uses her tone and states the evidence she has to present it to us.
All in all, Safiya Noble uses various ways to convey certain things to us in order to help us understand the issue she talks about throughout her book. As she has done much research, found evidence, gave her outlook on the topic, as well as used her tone through her writing as a way to see the issue that comes with digital redlining as she has explained it. Overall there is an importance to how authors execute their writing to engage the audience and read what they have to say about what they write and Noble did exactly that when it came to presenting the situation of digital discrimination as well sexism in the workplace of technology companies.
Work Cited
Noble, Safiya Umoja. Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism. New York University Press, 2018.
Close Reading Passage Identification
The passage I am choosing would be “Algorithms of Operations” by Safiya Noble because there is so much within this text that needs uncovering in terms of how it deals with discrimination and the technology or algorithm world and how they tie together and intersect. I would say it is complex in the sense that there is much to unpack and that there is more to it than what I was able to see when reading the text for the first time. It does seem to demand further interpretation for the fact that it is an important situation where others and I should be able to decode it the right way and enlighten others about it the way that she wants us to. I would say that although I got some points in the passage I did have more questions within the text that I would want to reread to get a better understanding of the text that’s why I would want to do this passage as one of those that I want to close read more into. There are moments in which I was surprised by some of the points of the passage as well as those where I might be a bit confused just cause I wasn’t able to tie one thing to another correctly. This passage doesn’t seem to go against the essay’s larger argument because they are more so focus on the main issue that there is but as I close read maybe there was a point in which they were and I was blind to see it. Therefore, I chose this text to better analyze it and how I wouldn’t have the problem of not being able to tie things together and how one thing causes another, and further see the details and points that make this text so important.
About Me
Hello! My name is Ana Canuto, I was born in the United States and my parents were both born in Mexico, making me a Mexican American.
You can say I am quite an introverted person but can also be extroverted as well, although I don’t show that part very often. Now I wish I had interesting things to say about myself but in all realness, there is not much to share, as I don’t tend to stay committed to many things I can do outside of school making it the reason why I don’t really have a hobby. Yeah, sad I know but I have tried to do things such as drawing, reading, photography, and playing the piano, which did not last more than a month but I did get to play at my eighth-grade graduation funny enough.
I do love listening to music and just about any music genre too… well of course except for country music because who really likes country music? but no hate to those who do by the way. Also, I am always in need of new music/songs so if anyone knows of any good music send it my way.
But other than that I am a student who can be very much independent of basically everything I do no matter what it is. I am also a massive procrastinator but always get my work done so that’s the main reason why I never stop. I have goals of becoming a real estate agent at the moment but later on, might want to become a real estate broker, but who knows. Not much to it honestly but that’s just a bit about myself and who I am.
