Questions for Jeremy Birnholtz regarding his talk: Self-Presentation in Sociotechnical Life: How We Present Ourselves to Each Other in a World of Digital Platforms. "Self-presentation, rooted in Goffman’s classic work, is the fundamental...
They saw the massive economic decline of Russia in the 1990s and its humiliating loss of global status. This vindicated Deng’s ruthless actions in the eyes of many Chinese who had been protestors or waverers in 1989. The other main criticism you hear is that Mao was responsible for millions...
Scammers of smaller stature can“individually join the EU”as well. A system of bribery allows military-age males to leave the country. According to Izvestia, the fee iscurrentlybetween $8,000 and $10,000. The Ukrainian media also activelyreportson people paying to cross the border. *** ...
Russia – 4.30% viewership France – 4.11% viewership Twitch Users by Age and Gender Twitch’s user base is largely dominated by 16 to 24 years old, occupying 41% of the total. Similarly, there is a large disparity in terms of gender, with more males using the app than females. ...
There's no question that safety air bags in motor vehicles save lives. But some people have sustained significant injuries from them. Though it's possible to sustain acorneal abrasionor other eye injury from your vehicle's air bags during an accident, you would be at risk of much more seri...
In total, 80% of males own a smartphone compared to 75% of females in the US. There is a 3% difference in favor of females when it comes to owning a non-smartphone cell phone. Is 18 to 29 years old Perhaps unsurprisingly, the youngest adult age group features the highest proportion of...
Today is Christmas for many in Russia, Ukraine, Balkan Europe, and the Near East. To our readers of Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusan, Armenian, Georgian, Romanian, Serbian, Montenegrin, Bulgarian, and Greek origin, and their brothers and sisters in faith whose roots are from the Coptic communitie...
A lot is going to change this year in the wars. Ukraine cannot sustain the level of battle for a lot longer due to the loss of so many fighters and the delays in receiving weapons and ammunition. Zelensky is likely to get replaced at some point. Russia is using its same strategy as ...
There's a lot more to know about populations than just how many people there are. Age - The age of a population can tell us a lot about what the population is doing, as well as what it will be doing in the future. A sudden increase in the birth rate (such as the post-World War...
“I can’t think of anything that excites a greater sense of childlike wonder than to be in a country where you are ignorant of almost everything. Suddenly you are five years old again. You can’t read anything, you have only the most rudimentary sense o