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Post by goofyballer on Dec 9, 2022 18:55:15 GMT
I doubt we'll be here long enough for it to make sense to have super targeted threads so random stuff can go here I guess. This Atlantic article about Instagram is pretty good: ...even if the intro is pretty corny Very "how are you doing, fellow kids!" But yeah, seems like it's really gone downhill ever since it stopped being a place where your friends post photos and more of them trying to drive brand engagement and shit: That mostly tracks with my experience. My feed is a desert and is only useful for seeing what my local bakery or brewery are up to, or my wife's cousin who does some influencer stuff in Brazil. Friends posting photos from vacation or whatever is near-zero now. |
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Dec 9, 2022 19:36:33 GMT
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Post by jmakin on Dec 9, 2022 19:36:33 GMT
written a lot about this but tiktok is crushing its competitors. tiktok’s growth is absurd this last 2 years. simple reason - it shows users what they actually want to see
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Dec 9, 2022 19:37:28 GMT
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Post by jmakin on Dec 9, 2022 19:37:28 GMT
I like IG and find a lot of good content out there but as far as a medium i want to participate heavily on, it’s a strong no
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Post by goofyballer on Dec 9, 2022 19:39:46 GMT
simple reason - it shows users what they actually want to see What do users actually want to see? Like since it's all video-based and focused on viral stuff, how much are you seeing from actual IRL friends versus influencers/popular content producers? I'm sure the content is good since literally everyone I've ever seen talk about TikTok says it is, but I wonder if it actually leaves room for content that's personal to you, or if every app that does that (i.e. Facebook originally, Instagram originally) eventually kills that off once they're like "this isn't making us money". |
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Dec 9, 2022 19:40:08 GMT
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Post by jmakin on Dec 9, 2022 19:40:08 GMT
ok wherever we go’s gonna need an edit button, that is annoying. I noticed today also that when you post an IG story, it automatically goes to FB reels. they’ve been trying to gently force users into using FB reels for years now, this is the most aggressive attempt I’ve seen. I’m not even sure why. how does that help them?
theyve done tons of annoying stuff to promote this “feature” but this is by far the worst.
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Dec 9, 2022 19:42:26 GMT
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Post by jmakin on Dec 9, 2022 19:42:26 GMT
simple reason - it shows users what they actually want to see What do users actually want to see? Like since it's all video-based and focused on viral stuff, how much are you seeing from actual IRL friends versus influencers/popular content producers? I'm sure the content is good since literally everyone I've ever seen talk about TikTok says it is, but I wonder if it actually leaves room for content that's personal to you, or if every app that does that (i.e. Facebook originally, Instagram originally) eventually kills that off once they're like "this isn't making us money". they just farm the everloving shit out of all your data and ask you questions and stuff to figure out what you like and it’s the only app I monitor screen time with because it can just absolutely absorb your attention for a long ass time. If you want to follow friends, there’s a different feed for that with one very easy and obvious click. people been begging zuck to do that for years, like YEARS. always a nope. |
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Dec 9, 2022 19:48:49 GMT
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Post by jmakin on Dec 9, 2022 19:48:49 GMT
it’s also a lot better as a content creator on there. if you are at all used to how to use hashtags and trends and stuff you can go viral on accident quite easily. on YT/IG/twitter to be seen at all usually involves doing insanely wild things, either on video or to game the feed algorithm
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Post by jman220 on Dec 9, 2022 20:21:33 GMT
Social media is a cancer lol. Back in my day we used AOL Instant Messenger.
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Post by goofyballer on Dec 9, 2022 21:20:45 GMT
Social media is a cancer lol. Back in my day we used AOL Instant Messenger. I used AIM in middle/high school and it was toxic as hell. Kids would make new screen names to send creepy/mean stuff to others anonymously. So basically the same behavior you see from many adults on UP today. |
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Post by jmakin on Dec 9, 2022 22:14:42 GMT
my mom always monitored all my AIM communications til i moved out, so i effectively couldn't have a normal middle school life.
also, I have composed a symphonic heavy metal christmas playlist, if anyone's interested.
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Post by Kerowo’s guest on Dec 10, 2022 20:16:21 GMT
I don’t think humans are ready for unfettered social media. We’re too stupid to not fall for every bullshit huckster that comes along and as a group lack the empathy to show basic kindness for people who are different than us.
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Post by NotBruceZ on Dec 10, 2022 21:08:50 GMT
I don’t think humans are ready for unfettered social media. We’re too stupid to not fall for every bullshit huckster that comes along and as a group lack the empathy to show basic kindness for people who are different than us. Humans aren't ready for unfettered anything. Above a certain size, any group of humans needs some form of gatekeeping because people are stupid. |
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Post by boredsocial on Dec 10, 2022 23:10:07 GMT
I don’t think humans are ready for unfettered social media. We’re too stupid to not fall for every bullshit huckster that comes along and as a group lack the empathy to show basic kindness for people who are different than us. Humans aren't ready for unfettered anything. Above a certain size, any group of humans needs some form of gatekeeping because people are stupid. So so so stupid. |
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Post by kerowo on Dec 10, 2022 23:37:47 GMT
We can't even log into a damn website consistently...
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Post by jmakin on Dec 10, 2022 23:47:49 GMT
tiger/rory vs spieth/JT teeing off soon!
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Post by jmakin on Dec 11, 2022 14:24:00 GMT
the southwest is getting absolutely hammered by a winter snow storm. sierra nevadas expected to get a few feet this weekend. potentially great news for the drought. not over by any means, but if we have another storm or two between now and march we’ll be in a lot better shape I think.
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Post by jman220 on Dec 11, 2022 14:38:57 GMT
Yeah, I saw that. That is great news and apparently is on top of already heavier than average snowfall for the season.
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Post by jmakin on Dec 12, 2022 18:50:28 GMT
Storm's still going, had some pretty crazy intensity throughout the day I only see every several years, typically during la nina or el nino (only seen 1 el nino and a handful of la ninas). I don't know how much rainfall dumped yesterday but there was flooding and it looked like a lot. Then at 4am I woke up to the sound of really loud thunder and then the house sounded like it was getting hammered by hail. Tons of ice on the ground today in clumps, looks like snow (I know it's hail) , which I've never seen in person in CA, it's rare where I am. Looks like the hailstorm took out a shrubbery at my friend's house:  |
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Post by jman220 on Dec 13, 2022 19:55:41 GMT
For anyone with young children, I just learned through personal experience that it is currently extremely difficult to get children’s antibiotics (any brand nearly any popular broad-based type), children’s acetaminophen (any brand), and children’s ibuprofen (any brand).
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Post by boredsocial on Dec 14, 2022 11:08:22 GMT
Hopefully this storm helps reload the snow pack in the mountains.
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Post by jman220 on Dec 14, 2022 17:19:48 GMT
This really flew under the radar, and shame on the media for not doing a better job of reporting this, but bivalent boosters are available (as of 4 days ago) for children under age 5. MrWookie |
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Post by jmakin on Dec 15, 2022 15:41:06 GMT
I might get cleared to golf for the first time since this summer. wearing my golf clothes to the doctor and gonna head straight to the course if he gives the okay.
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Post by Trolly on Dec 16, 2022 14:27:06 GMT
I think humanity needs like a generation or two to adapt to social media and adopt basic norms surrounding it.
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Post by boredsocial on Dec 16, 2022 16:53:23 GMT
I think humanity needs like a generation or two to adapt to social media and adopt basic norms surrounding it. Previous generations tested things like 'how much lead can we use in everyday life?', 'what sort of household objects should be electrified for your convenience?', and 'how many tankards of whiskey should a person drink in one sitting?'. Our generation gets mature computers, social media / the internet in general, CRISPR, and apparently at least AI. We are going to demonstrate all the Don'ts for future generations pretty clearly. This is the reason that Crypto trying to use freedom from oppressive financial regulations as a 'pro' was mega stupid. The vast majority of those regulations are if anything too soft. Every single one was at least an ineffective or inefficient barrier to fraud. None of it is new and trying to reinvent the wheel is usually stupid. |
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Dec 16, 2022 18:20:10 GMT
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Post by caffeineneeded on Dec 16, 2022 18:20:10 GMT
For anyone with young children, I just learned through personal experience that it is currently extremely difficult to get children’s antibiotics (any brand nearly any popular broad-based type), children’s acetaminophen (any brand), and children’s ibuprofen (any brand). Yeah it’s been a huge issue. Too many morons writing abx for viruses |
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Post by jman220 on Dec 16, 2022 20:55:09 GMT
Meanwhile my daughter just developed a rash after several days of amoxicillin for an ear infection, and now I have no idea what antibiotic we’ll even use next time she’s sick because every other antibiotic she’s ever been prescribed has led to lots of throwing up. So that’s something to look forward to.
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Post by jman220 on Dec 16, 2022 20:56:32 GMT
And every respiratory virus she’s ever had has led to a secondary ear infection, like clockwork, about 5 days after her first symptoms appear.
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Post by jman220 on Dec 16, 2022 20:56:37 GMT
And every respiratory virus she’s ever had has led to a secondary ear infection, like clockwork, about 5 days after her first symptoms appear.
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Post by caffeineneeded on Dec 17, 2022 20:28:36 GMT
Meanwhile my daughter just developed a rash after several days of amoxicillin for an ear infection, and now I have no idea what antibiotic we’ll even use next time she’s sick because every other antibiotic she’s ever been prescribed has led to lots of throwing up. So that’s something to look forward to. Usually this is related to the virus they had, not a drug allergy rash, especially if they've tolerated penicillin based drugs for a long time. Can also safely do a lot of 3rd gen cephalosporins too. |
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Post by CanadaRon on Dec 21, 2022 1:14:58 GMT
When are we going to the new Discourse site?
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