Amid Musk’s Chaotic Reign at Twitter,
Our Digital History Is at Risk
在馬斯克治理推特的一團亂之中，我們的數位經歷岌岌可危
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As Twitter has entered the Musk era, many people are leaving the platform or rethinking its role in their lives. Whether they join another platform like Mastodon (as I have) or continue on at Twitter, the instability occasioned by Twitter’s change in ownership has revealed an underlying instability in our digital information ecosystem.
Many have now seen how, when someone deletes their Twitter account, their profile, tweets, and even their direct messages disappear. According to the MIT Technology Review, around a million people have left so far since Musk’s ownership and all of this information has left the platform along with them. The mass exodus from Twitter and the accompanying loss of information, while concerning in its own right, shows something fundamental about the construction of our digital information ecosystem: Information that was once readily available to you — that even seemed to belong to you — can disappear in a moment.
BY BREWSTER KAHLE DECEMBER 13, 2022
全文連結：https://time.com/6240415/twitter-digital-history-at-risk/
單字
1. reign n. 主掌；支配(期)
Melvin’s reign at this baseball team was widely appreciated by fans.
梅爾文執掌這支棒球隊，得到球迷廣泛的讚賞。
2. occasion vt. 引起；肇因於……
The economic downturn was generally believed to be occasioned by global energy crisis.
經濟衰退普遍認為是由全球能源危機所引起的。
3. underlying adj. 潛在的
It appears more and more indispensable to analyze the underlying motivation for future competition.
分析未來競爭的潛在動機似乎越來越有其必要。
4. fundamental adj. 基本的
A little knowledge of algebra as well as functions is fundamental to learning math well.
對代數和函數有一點了解，是學好數學的基礎。
片語
1. at risk 處於險境
All the buildings in the immediate vicinity of the mountains are at risk of mud sliding.
緊鄰山區的所有建築物都有遭逢土石流的危險。
2. along with + N 與……一起
He climbed along with some experienced members to reach the summit for the sunrise.
他和一些有經驗的伙伴一同攀登山頂看日出。
3. in one’s own right 本身
The food mart is within easy reach of our apartment, but its service is superior in its own right.
這間食物商場離我們的公寓很近，但這間店的服務本身就很優越。
4. in a moment 立刻
Upon hearing the news about discounts, we made a reservation in no time.
一聽到大減價的消息，我們立刻訂位。
句型
1. whether...or... 是……還是……
Whether the students choose to have a final exam or prefer to hand in a study report, they will be graded in a fair way.
無論學生是選擇參加期末考還是更喜歡交學習報告，評分都會公平進行。
2. According to + N 根據……的說法
According to Prof. Yu, learners who are regularly encouraged to have a go despite their apparent mistakes are more likely to advance.
根據余教授的說法，經常性受到鼓勵去嘗試的學習者，即便錯誤明顯，卻更有可能進步。
文法點
1. 現在完成式since + 動作開始的時間(點)
S + have/ has + Vpp(現在分詞) + since + N
= S + have/ has + Vpp(現在分詞) + since + S + Ved(過去式動詞)
Around a million people have left so far since Musk’s ownership.
= Around a million people have left so far since Musk owned Twitter.
*since + N à since Musk’s ownership
*since + S + Ved à since Musk owned Twitter
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