Guinea pigs on a social media diet
Excessive use of social media can lead to all sorts of harms, at both individual and societal level.
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The digital Frankenstein feeding on hate, rage
Facebook’s algorithms have enabled tribalism on a scale never before seen in human history. Mark Zuckerberg has created a monster he can no longer control.
Mocked we may be, but compare the death rates
Australia has been caught in America’s culture wars, but if we had failed our people on an equivalent scale to the US the body count would be 50,000.
Too much red tape is hazardous to health
I have worked in the federal Health Department and let me tell you it was not set up to manage a program as big and complex as the national vaccine rollout.
Social media ‘gurus’ put the ‘con’ in conspiracy
The anti-vax movement has been given a big push along by modern-day quacks touting ‘natural’ Covid remedies.
Ethical dilemma posed by vax objectors
We should respect the decisions of conscientious objectors. But the rest of us shouldn’t have to live under restrictions to protect them.
Savvy activists cast nuclear benefits in a fresh green light
For baby boomers, nuclear weapons and nuclear energy were conflated as an existential risk. This created an irrational fear that persists today.
Three false narratives about women and sex
The TV show Sex and the City was a long way from reality. The truth is women do not experience sex, especially casual sex, like men.
Cancel mob thirsts for stolen status, not social justice
Leaders should also be aware that those behind such crusades are small in number, and most people are much more moderate than hysterical front-line activists.
What’s in a pen name? Freedom to think
Writing under a pseudonym can get a contentious idea out there without having to undergo the toxic attacks.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/claire-lehmann/page/13