NotableThe new unpaid, invisible labor. “That’s why the digital revolution improves labor productivity — and boosts corporate profits — but leaves people feeling overburdened.” — Carl Benedikt Frey, an associate professor at the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford Why are we still punishing Cuba? “Liberalizing reforms cannot counteract a deliberate U.S. campaign to destroy the Cuban economy.” — Pramila Jayapal and Jonathan Jackson, Democrats in the House of Representatives We’re thinking about mental health diagnoses all wrong. “The problem is that when categories are the only language we have for talking about mental health difficulties, and when public discourse treats them as definitive explanations, patients and the public are left with a picture of the mind that is far too simple.” — Awais Aftab, a psychiatrist who runs the newsletter Psychiatry at the Margins Spotlight
The Silence That Meets the Rape of PalestiniansOur columnist Nicholas Kristof writes about male and female Palestinians who describe brutal sexual abuse at the hands of Israel’s prison guards, soldiers, settlers and interrogators. ICYMIThe Platner trap. “Let’s talk about that tattoo first, no matter how sick you are of hearing about it.” — David French, an Opinion columnist More in OpinionIn Your WordsRe: “Meta Is Dying. It’s About Time.” This is the best news I’ve heard all week. It can’t happen fast enough. They created a dopamine slot machine that relies on a weakness in our biology. The slot machine adapts to be ever more addictive. That’s gross and it’s impacted the brains of a whole generation. — A comment posted by Bob McBobbybob from Arizona Read more comments on the story here and check out our Letters to the Editor. We hope you’ve enjoyed this newsletter, which is made possible through subscriber support. Subscribe to The New York Times.
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