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Algorithmic content delivery is brain poison Parasocial relationships with content creators is not a substitute for an actual social circle/community Never derive validation from sources you give money to That's it, that's the whole TED talk

Landed a promotion at work today that doesn't take effect until after the Memorial day holiday weekend and I suddenly feel like a kid waiting for summer vacation to start, ignoring my remaining coursework

here's a fun game if you're a music dork: what is the best album released by a music act at least 15 years after its debut album?

The thing I hate about articles/studies like this is they never place any true blame on social media companies themselves, implementing the algorithms; it's somehow always on the kids themselves to be self-sufficient in this fraudulent world we've raised them into www.politico.com/news/magazin...

I would like to know more about Cardinal Pizzaballa and what his take is on church doctrine: RE: pineapples on a large pie

Rebranding betas as early access is some of the best PR work the games industry has ever accomplished

Omegamart is one of the coolest things I've ever done. And it's maybe 1/10th of Area 15. Definitely coming back for a full day (at least) next trip

MMA nattie is dope #bloodsport

Natalya coming out to RATM is fuckin HARD #bloodsport

Tank abbott and don Frye at Bloodsport, no stage has ever been this manly

In Vegas for WrestleMania and I think our hotel room mirror has a dick print on it?

Social media basically drove humankind insane in less than 20 years of existence, maybe the solution to things is not "put everyone on earth onto the same platform and let them scream at each other for engagement"

Welp, got an answer to this question: Apparently the answer is no tariffs are being collected. Trump broke the system www.cnbc.com/2025/04/11/c...

For your enjoyment: here is Secretary of Education Linda McMahon talking about implementing AI in schools, but pronouncing it "A1," as in "A1 Steak Sauce" www.youtube.com/live/lxrg28z...

my hope is that AI can empower the Dumbest, Least talented slobs i know to replace everything i ever loved with One Million Years of Content

Hey watch our trailer! www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyWc...

Sen. Cory Booker just entered hour 16 of his marathon magical girl transformation on the Senate floor. He has spent all night slowly spinning around in a field of twinkling stars and striking cool fashion poses. So far he has materialized one long opera glove and a silver tiara with topaz inlay.

Din din yum

To recap, in the past 24 hours Trump’s team: - Denied the existence of the Signal chat - Admitted it exists but called the story a hoax - Claimed nothing confidential was shared - Has refused to release the messages - Now blames journalists for hacking it

spent the weekend just trying to make progress in my mewgenics campaign save file and uh.... this game is really fucking good lmao. you'll see

These are the same Senate Democrats who lectured the base for years about the importance of preserving the filibuster so it would still be available when Democrats were in the minority

Toni/Mariah should have mained

Snoop and Tom Brady: say no to hate Kendrick: actually

NIKKISAWA HAS RETURNED TO THE KING OF SPORTS

Progressives are to the Democratic party what Evangelicals are to the Republican party

Fantastic write up about tech enshittification trickling down into the rest of society www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgiv...

Every time I read about some company envisioning a future AI slop content capturing user attention forever, I imagine them watching someone jingle keys in front of a baby and think to themselves "you know, if you put those on the back of an oscillating fan that baby would be entertained forever"