You and Your Profile

Moeller, Hans‐Georg; D’Ambrosio, Paul J.

doi:10.7312/moel19600

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“…For youth who have not yet achieved socioeconomic stability, their living conditions are like an "iron cage" (Weber, 2001); through mutual comparison or evaluation, the majority of youth often feel alienated or become engrossed in the dream of success (Kim et al, 2017, pp. 263-264;Moeller & D'Ambrosio. 2021).…”

Section: Compressed Individualizationmentioning

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Enchanted companionship of Korean Catholic youth amid compressed individualization

Jung

2023

Sociology Compass

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Korean youth are confronted with “existential vulnerability” in an uncertain labor market. “Compressed individualization” reflects a high‐risk society in Korea's socio‐economic context and acts as the social backdrop for the “privatization of religion.” Despite de‐religionization or the unchurching climate, what are the peculiar features of Korean Catholic youth who are actively participating in a church group? The authors selected five Catholic youth groups and conducted in‐depth interviews with 18 of their members. Highly religious young Catholics demonstrate coping with existential insecurity amid compressed individualization via “enchanted companionship” experienced through prayer, sharing, or service. Despite differences in communal culture between groups, the peculiar features of their enchanted companionship include holistic healing, reciprocal transcendence, and solidarity. Amid the youth's struggles to find their way toward the fullness of life, these communities offer them a “free and gratuitous haven” distinct from secular ties in the utilitarian and disenchanted world. They can also voluntarily discover the significance of life through their activities, reflections, and missions. In sum, this study explains how religiosity is formed through a socio‐existential vulnerability in youth's lived religion at a micro‐level analysis, and signifies enchanted companionship as a key mechanism counteracting the waves of the secular world.

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Section: Compressed Individualizationmentioning

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“…263–264; Moeller & D’Ambrosio. 2021). However, some youth seek meaning or value through new social movements or alternative networks (Kim and Oh, 2017; Smith & Snell, 2009).…”

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Enchanted companionship of Korean Catholic youth amid compressed individualization

Jung

2023

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“…Rather, the assessment or validation of causes associated with profiles is through the general peer(s) (Moeller & D'Ambrosio, 2021). These are an accumulated set of second order observations which (in) validate profiles.…”

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“…The 'old' is still reflected in surviving purposes and practices, some of which could contribute to nurturing democracy, ethical and ecological awareness and action in societies (Dewey, 1938;Maturana, 1997aMaturana, , 1997bSavater, 2008). The 'new' includes mediated interactions, in which we could find ourselves continuously observing and curating our own online profiles (who we are), or those of others (i.e., students, peers, industry partners) via mutual validation feedback loops (Moeller & D'Ambrosio, 2021). These profiles also embed ethical causes, given that it is not enough to 'be good' but to be seen as 'been seeing as good' (Ibid).…”

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“…A current context for post-pandemic education is presented in relation to the systems theory of autopoiesis (Maturana & Varela, 1992), regarding its systemic invitation to coexistence via sincere conversations. A second order systems technology called profilicity (Moeller & D'Ambrosio, 2021) is then presented. This technology challenges existing notions of individual or collective identities, asking us to move away from sincerity or authenticity in our pursuit of identities.…”

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Ritual and university education: Systemic coexistence after COVID‐19

Córdoba‐Pachón

2023

Syst Res Behav Sci

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This paper explores the realm of university education after COVID‐19, in which there is a perceived need to manage the ‘old’ and the ‘new’. The paper brings two different systems approaches to that end: the systems theory of autopoiesis and the systems identity technology of profilicity. In their own way, both explain the phenomena of ‘blindness’ to social situations, potentially enabling meaningful conversations to occur. However, they require a broader, common ground so that they could also coexist with each other. This could lead us to consider the inclusion of rituals in education. Two perspectives about ritual are brought forth to start developing such common ground. With these, the paper proposes a number of questions and implications to further develop systemic coexistence.

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LLM-Aided Social Media Influence Operations

Meier

2024

Large Language Models in Cybersecurity

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Social media platforms enable largely unrestricted many-to-many communication. In times of crisis, they offer a space for collective sense-making and give rise to new social phenomena (e.g., open-source investigations). However, they also serve as a tool for threat actors to conduct Cyber-enabled Social Influence Operations (CeSIOs) to shape public opinion and interfere in decision-making processes. CeSIOs employ sock puppet accounts to engage authentic users in online communication, exert influence, and subvert online discourse. Large Language Models (LLMs) may further enhance the deceptive properties of sock puppet accounts. Recent LLMs can generate targeted and persuasive text, which is, for the most part, indistinguishable from human-written content—ideal features for covert influence. This article reviews recent developments at the intersection of LLMs and influence operations, summarizes LLMs’ salience, and explores the potential impact of LLM-instrumented sock puppet accounts for CeSIOs. Finally, mitigation measures for the near future are highlighted.

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You and Your Profile

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Enchanted companionship of Korean Catholic youth amid compressed individualization

Enchanted companionship of Korean Catholic youth amid compressed individualization

Ritual and university education: Systemic coexistence after COVID‐19

LLM-Aided Social Media Influence Operations

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