Hacker News with Generative AI: Social Impact

Chinese immigrants in the U.S. are running Temu shipping centers in their homes (restofworld.org)
Chinese immigrants in America are offering their living rooms and garages as warehouses to cross-border sellers on Temu, TikTok, and Amazon.

Immigration, E-commerce, Business, Technology, Social Impact

12 points by impish9208 18 days ago | 0 comments

The Online Sports Gambling Experiment Has Failed (lesswrong.com)
It brings me no pleasure to conclude that this was not the case. The results are in. Legalized mobile gambling on sports, let alone casino games, has proven to be a huge mistake. The societal impacts are far worse than I expected.

Sports Gambling, Social Impact, Experimentation

5 points by gHeadphone 19 days ago | 0 comments

Why Is Fertility Collapsing, Globally? (ggd.world)
Something dramatic is happening everywhere all at once: fertility is plummeting, with major implications for economic growth and social stability. Yet public discourse is seriously weird, crudely:

Fertility, Demographics, Social Impact, Global Trends, Economics

6 points by paulpauper 25 days ago | 7 comments

Ireland's big school secret: how a year off-curriculum changes teenage lives (theguardian.com)
The transition year led Paul Mescal and Cillian Murphy to become actors – and has had similarly seismic effects on thousands of secondary school students. Should other countries follow suit?

Education, Ireland, Teenagers, Social Impact

205 points by joveian 48 days ago | 133 comments

Study: Access to high-speed internet is associated with increased obesity (sciencedirect.com)
We examine the impact of access to high-speed internet on obesity.

Health, Internet Access, Obesity, Research, Social Impact

4 points by giuliomagnifico 49 days ago | 0 comments

The unstoppable rise of phone theft (theguardian.com)
Snatch thefts of mobile phones soared by 150% in the last year, with victims left unable to work, use their bank, travel or use their diaries. Why are police finding it so hard to stop?

Crime, Technology, Security, Social Impact

18 points by stringsandchars 55 days ago | 17 comments

Sports Betting Will Do to America What It's Done to Australia (jacobin.com)
Australia is the canary in the coal mine for sports betting, and Americans should pay attention to the destruction the industry has caused.

Sports Betting, Australia, Social Impact, Gambling, USA

6 points by PaulHoule 56 days ago | 0 comments

Libraries will only exist as long as we borrow from them. It's your civic duty (theguardian.com)
In a world as noisy as ours, we need the quiet space of libraries for solace and safety. They are community hubs that serve whoever walks through the door but they also foster hope – in the power of words and in the people who write and read them.

Libraries, Community, Civic Duty, Social Impact, Reading

41 points by rntn 68 days ago | 12 comments

Unexpected Consequences of McDonald's Touchscreen Kiosks (cnn.com)

Fast Food, Technology, Social Impact, Customer Experience

15 points by cynicalpeace 73 days ago | 7 comments

Covid lockdowns prematurely aged girls' brains more than boys', study finds (theguardian.com)
Adolescent girls who lived through Covid lockdowns experienced more rapid brain ageing than boys, according to data that suggests the social restrictions had a disproportionate impact on them.

Covid-19, Neuroscience, Gender Differences, Health, Social Impact

8 points by pseudolus 85 days ago | 0 comments

The short history of global living conditions and why it matters that we know it (ourworldindata.org)
We are working on Our World in Data to provide ‘research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems.’

History, Data Visualization, Social Impact

109 points by _Microft 85 days ago | 145 comments

Durov's arrest could be a smart move. Tech bosses care about themselves, not you (theguardian.com)

Technology, Politics, Social Impact

8 points by aguaviva 99 days ago | 0 comments

Do Art Scenes Lead to Gentrification? (2018) (bloomberg.com)

Art, Gentrification, Urban Planning, Social Impact, Economics

20 points by dakial1 112 days ago | 32 comments

What Happens When Ozempic Takes over Your Town (bloomberg.com)