The Telling...

[Greco]

Bebo y Chucho Valdéz - La Comparsa

lindo.

Greco

[Greco]

Leonard Bernstein: Young People's Concerts | What Does Music Mean (Part 1 of 4)

my Aunt would turn on the tv on Sundays(?) afternoons when
we resided in NY...and my own organ/piano lessons got better and
better or I, at six got a bit better...I loved Bernstein, and my Aunt
and still do...and the music...always the music...good memories!
There, now you know more...Greco

Plot: Leonard Bernstein told the television audience at the start of the first young People's Concert: "No matter what stories people tell you about what music means, forget them. Stories are not what music means. Music is never about things. Music just is. It's a lot of beautiful notes and sounds put together so well that we get pleasure out of hearing them. So when we ask, 'What does it mean; what does this piece of music mean?' we're asking a hard question. Let's do our best to answer it." During the course of this first program the New York Philharmonic performs portions of Rossini's William Tell Overture, Beethoven's Sixth Symphony, and Ravel's La Valse.


Leonard Bernstein: Young People's Concerts | What Does Music Mean (Part 3 of 4)

this is Part 3, and wanted to post it because of Bernstein's use of painting as
an example...except, a painter can see images in music...yes. And for me, the
music led me to color, images...and other mysterious things...smiling...enjoy.

[Greco]

Glenn Gould and Leonard Bernstein: Bach's Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor

if you've "traveled" with me this afternoon through all the treasures of
pianists and learning about music, don't stop now, watch this to the end,
watch Gould seduce the piano with Bach...you, my friend, will understand.

And go to last posts on page 14 for more genius pianists.

Greco

[Greco]

Quit social media | Dr. Cal Newport | TEDxTysons

Greco

"Cal Newport is an Assistant Professor
of Computer Science at Georgetown University.
In addition to studying the theoretical foundations
of our digital age, Newport also writes about the
impact of these technologies on the world of work.
His most recent book, "Deep Work", argues that
focus is the new I.Q. in the modern workplace and
that the ability to concentrate without distraction
is becoming increasingly valuable. He previously
wrote So Good They Can’t Ignore You, a book which
debunks the long-held belief that “follow your passion”
is good advice, and three popular books of unconventional
advice for students.

[Greco]

Jaron Lanier interview on how social media ruins your life

Deleted my instagram before I came across this video and
others and it has helped...deleted fb long time ago. For me, it's
2019, a new year and time for a big change in how I have used
social media for my business. Food for thought.

Greco

"Jaron Lanier, the Silicone Valley ‘computer philosopher', thinks
social media is ruining your life.

In this interview Jaron Lanier talks about Facebook, YouTube, Google
and how the tech and social media giants are using algorithms to
record data about their users - and how internet algorithms shape
how we see the world and what we’re shown online."

[Greco]

Sean Parker, Chamath Palihapitiya - Facebook is 'Ripping Apart Society'

In their own words...damn, karma will be a bitch for these guys.

Greco

Sean Parker, ex-Facebook President on Nov 8th warns
how the site was deliberately designed to exploit human vulnerability:
1:06 - "God only knows what it's doing to our children's brains."

1:21 - "That thought process was all about: 'How do we consume
as much of your time and conscious attention as possible?'

And that means that we need to...give you a little dopamine hit every
once in a while [via likes, etc]...and that's going to get you to
contribute more content, and that's going to get you...more likes
and comments. It's a social validation feedback loop."


2:01 - "...the...creators [of fb]... understood this consciously, and
we did it anyway."

2:20 - Part 2
Chamath Palihapitiya joined Facebook as a developer when
the company was about a year old, becoming VP for User Growth.
His warning from Nov 10th:

2:33 - "The entire society is set up to not be patient anymore."

3:06 - "Consumer internet businesses are about exploiting psychology."
3:54 - "I feel tremendous guilt"
[over Facebook’s exploitation of consumer behavior ...its divisive
effect on society] ...

“Even though we feigned this whole line
of, like, ‘There probably aren’t any really bad unintended
consequences,’ I think in the back, deep, deep recesses of
our minds, we kind of knew something bad could happen,”

4:23 - “...we have created tools that are ripping apart the
social fabric of how society works. That is truly where we are.”

4:42 - “If you feed the beast, that beast will destroy you.
If you push back on it, we have a chance to control it and
rein it in.

And it is a point in time where people need to hard break
from some of these tools and the things that you rely on.
The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops that we have
created are destroying how society works.

No civil discourse, no cooperation, misinformation, mistruth.
And it's not an American problem. This is not about Russian
ads. This is a global problem.

So we are in a really bad state of affairs right now, in my opinion.

It is eroding the core foundations of how people behave by, and
between, each other. And I don't have a good solution.

You know, my solution is I just don't use these tools anymore.
I haven't for years. It's created huge tension with my friends.
Huge tensions in my social circles.”

5:55 - "... I... innately didn't want to get programmed, and
so I just tuned it out. ... And now to see what is happening, it
really bums me out."

6:41 - "...bad actors can now manipulate large swathes of people
to do anything you want."

6:58 - "...we compound the problem. ... We curate our lives
around this perceived sense of perfection because we get rewarded
in these short-term signals: hearts, likes, thumbs up.

And we conflate that with value, and we conflate it with truth.
And instead what it really is is fake brittle popularity
- that's short term, and that leaves you even more, and
admit it, vacant and empty [than] before you did it, because i
t forces you into this vicious cycle where you're
like, 'What's the next thing I need to do now?'
'cause I need it back.

Think about that compounded by 2 billion people. And then think
about how people react to the perceptions of others. It's
just... really, really bad."

7:51 - "I did a great job there [at Facebook], and I think that
business overwhelmingly does positive good in the world."

8:08 - "I can control my decisions, which is 'I don't use this shit.'
I can control my kids' decisions which is
'they're not allowed to use this shit.' ...

But everybody else has to soul search a little bit more about
what you're willing to do, because your behaviors...

You don't realize it, but you are being programmed."
9:05 - "Start by turning off your social apps and giving your
brain a break.

'Cause then you will at least be a little bit more motivated
to not be motivated by what everybody else fuckin thinks
about you."

9:18 - "...posting your fucking waffles online... is wiring
your brain for superfast feedback. ... So you're training
your brain here, whether you think it or not...

These things where you're spending hours a day are
rewiring your psychology and physiology..."

10:09 - "There's a reason why Steve Jobs was, like,
anti-social media.

I am telling you I am not on these fucking apps."

10:19 - "...I am proactively trying to rewire my
brain chemistry to not be short-term focused."


Sean Parker's talk is from the Axios event in Philadelphia
w/Mike Allen, Nov 8, 2017.

Chamath Palihapitiya's talk is from two days later, Nov 10, 2017
at Stanford. He is an owner of the Golden State Warriors and a venture capitalist.

Source1a:
BBC - http://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology...
Source1b:
https://www.facebook.com/axiosnews/vi...

Source2 YouTube v=PMotykw0SIk

COPYRIGHT belongs to owners of the source vids.

[Greco]

Sam Vaknin: the TRUE toxicity of social media revealed

Food for thought. Frightening. Thankfully, our brains
have plasticity which will allow us to return to having the
ability for "deep work". Thing is that cutting off from this
conditioning is not easy, but it is not impossible.

Conditioning is what Pavlov did to the dogs in his research
on behavioral conditioning.

Last one folks.

Greco

[Greco]

In their own words...damn, karma will be a bitch for these guys.

Originally Posted by Greco

Sean Parker, Chamath Palihapitiya - Facebook is 'Ripping Apart Society'

Greco

Sean Parker, ex-Facebook President on Nov 8th warns
how the site was deliberately designed to exploit human vulnerability:
1:06 - "God only knows what it's doing to our children's brains."

1:21 - "That thought process was all about: 'How do we consume
as much of your time and conscious attention as possible?'

And that means that we need to...give you a little dopamine hit every
once in a while [via likes, etc]...and that's going to get you to
contribute more content, and that's going to get you...more likes
and comments. It's a social validation feedback loop."


2:01 - "...the...creators [of fb]... understood this consciously, and
we did it anyway."

2:20 - Part 2
Chamath Palihapitiya joined Facebook as a developer when
the company was about a year old, becoming VP for User Growth.
His warning from Nov 10th:

2:33 - "The entire society is set up to not be patient anymore."

3:06 - "Consumer internet businesses are about exploiting psychology."
3:54 - "I feel tremendous guilt"
[over Facebook’s exploitation of consumer behavior ...its divisive
effect on society] ...

“Even though we feigned this whole line
of, like, ‘There probably aren’t any really bad unintended
consequences,’ I think in the back, deep, deep recesses of
our minds, we kind of knew something bad could happen,”

4:23 - “...we have created tools that are ripping apart the
social fabric of how society works. That is truly where we are.”

4:42 - “If you feed the beast, that beast will destroy you.
If you push back on it, we have a chance to control it and
rein it in.

And it is a point in time where people need to hard break
from some of these tools and the things that you rely on.
The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops that we have
created are destroying how society works.

No civil discourse, no cooperation, misinformation, mistruth.
And it's not an American problem. This is not about Russian
ads. This is a global problem.

So we are in a really bad state of affairs right now, in my opinion.

It is eroding the core foundations of how people behave by, and
between, each other. And I don't have a good solution.

You know, my solution is I just don't use these tools anymore.
I haven't for years. It's created huge tension with my friends.
Huge tensions in my social circles.”

5:55 - "... I... innately didn't want to get programmed, and
so I just tuned it out. ... And now to see what is happening, it
really bums me out."

6:41 - "...bad actors can now manipulate large swathes of people
to do anything you want."

6:58 - "...we compound the problem. ... We curate our lives
around this perceived sense of perfection because we get rewarded
in these short-term signals: hearts, likes, thumbs up.

And we conflate that with value, and we conflate it with truth.
And instead what it really is is fake brittle popularity
- that's short term, and that leaves you even more, and
admit it, vacant and empty [than] before you did it, because i
t forces you into this vicious cycle where you're
like, 'What's the next thing I need to do now?'
'cause I need it back.

Think about that compounded by 2 billion people. And then think
about how people react to the perceptions of others. It's
just... really, really bad."

7:51 - "I did a great job there [at Facebook], and I think that
business overwhelmingly does positive good in the world."

8:08 - "I can control my decisions, which is 'I don't use this shit.'
I can control my kids' decisions which is
'they're not allowed to use this shit.' ...

But everybody else has to soul search a little bit more about
what you're willing to do, because your behaviors...

You don't realize it, but you are being programmed."
9:05 - "Start by turning off your social apps and giving your
brain a break.

'Cause then you will at least be a little bit more motivated
to not be motivated by what everybody else fuckin thinks
about you."

9:18 - "...posting your fucking waffles online... is wiring
your brain for superfast feedback. ... So you're training
your brain here, whether you think it or not...

These things where you're spending hours a day are
rewiring your psychology and physiology..."

10:09 - "There's a reason why Steve Jobs was, like,
anti-social media.

I am telling you I am not on these fucking apps."

10:19 - "...I am proactively trying to rewire my
brain chemistry to not be short-term focused."


Sean Parker's talk is from the Axios event in Philadelphia
w/Mike Allen, Nov 8, 2017.

Chamath Palihapitiya's talk is from two days later, Nov 10, 2017
at Stanford. He is an owner of the Golden State Warriors and a venture capitalist.

Source1a:
BBC - http://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology...
Source1b:
https://www.facebook.com/axiosnews/vi...

Source2 YouTube v=PMotykw0SIk

COPYRIGHT belongs to owners of the source vids.

[Greco]

I deleted my instagram before I came across this video and
others and it has helped...deleted fb long time ago. For me, it's
2019, a new year and time for a big change in how I have used
social media for my business. Food for thought.

Greco

Originally Posted by Greco

Jaron Lanier interview on how social media ruins your life

"Jaron Lanier, the Silicone Valley ‘computer philosopher', thinks
social media is ruining your life.

In this interview Jaron Lanier talks about Facebook, YouTube, Google
and how the tech and social media giants are using algorithms to
record data about their users - and how internet algorithms shape
how we see the world and what we’re shown online."

[Greco]

Quit social media | Dr. Cal Newport | TEDxTysons

"Cal Newport is an Assistant Professor
of Computer Science at Georgetown University.
In addition to studying the theoretical foundations
of our digital age, Newport also writes about the
impact of these technologies on the world of work.
His most recent book, "Deep Work", argues that
focus is the new I.Q. in the modern workplace and
that the ability to concentrate without distraction
is becoming increasingly valuable. He previously
wrote So Good They Can’t Ignore You, a book which
debunks the long-held belief that “follow your passion”
is good advice, and three popular books of unconventional
advice for students.

Greco

[Greco]

Does Social Media Use Foster Body Image Issues In Young People? Richard Grannon

Pass these videos on.

Greco

[Greco]

The Power of Walking and Silence - John Francis at TEDxTokyo

Greco