https://sangtd.net/tags/society/Recent content in Society on Sang's BlogHugo -- gohugo.ioenSat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0700https://sangtd.net/a-generation-that-never-learned-to-want/Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0700https://sangtd.net/a-generation-that-never-learned-to-want/The experience is familiar by now. The phone is picked up with no particular intention. An application opens to a feed algorithmically ranked by predicted engagement. The thumb scrolls. A video plays, then another, then another. Time passes — ten minutes, thirty minutes, an hour. The phone is put down with no memory of what was watched and no conscious decision about any of it. The algorithm chose every frame, and the choice was accepted without resistance.https://sangtd.net/from-property-to-permission/Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0700https://sangtd.net/from-property-to-permission/The Constitution of the United States, Article I, Section 8, Clause 8, grants Congress the power “to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries.” The phrase “limited Times” was not an afterthought. It was the central bargain. The government grants a temporary monopoly — fourteen years, renewable once for a total of twenty-eight — and in exchange, the work enters the public domain for everyone to build upon.https://sangtd.net/the-organizations-personnel-filter/Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0700https://sangtd.net/the-organizations-personnel-filter/Every experienced professional has seen it happen at least once. A highly talented colleague, the kind who actually understands the product, who foresees problems before they emerge, who quietly ships work that moves the needle, eventually leaves under a cloud of tension. They disagreed too loudly. They pushed too hard for a change that threatened someone’s comfort. They were made to feel unwelcome until they walked. And the person who stays and thrives, who receives promotions and praise, is the one who never rocks the boat, who speaks smoothly about nothing in particular, who has mastered the art of being agreeable.https://sangtd.net/age-verification-is-the-trojan-horse/Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0700https://sangtd.net/age-verification-is-the-trojan-horse/In November 2024, Australia passed a law banning anyone under sixteen from using social media. The public reaction was predictable: finally, someone is doing something about the children. The headlines wrote themselves. The opposition barely registered as a whisper. Who would defend giving Instagram to a twelve-year-old? The argument felt airtight because it started from a premise nobody could dispute: children should be protected, platforms should be held responsible, and if a law achieves that, it is a good law.