Scolding7300
@Scolding7300@lemmy.world
- Comment on Republicans are pulling out all the stops to reverse EV adoption 1 week ago:
We need to do some reverse psychology to remedy this
- Comment on The more air conditions in an area the hotter becomes around it. In turn increasing the demand for AC. Talk about infinite money glitch. 2 weeks ago:
+1 although trees can shade the ground around the building and cool the area that way too
- Comment on TikTok is a Time Bomb 2 months ago:
What’s with the downvotes?
- Comment on TikTok is a Time Bomb 2 months ago:
Here’s what the Kagi Universal Summarizer spat out (says it saved us 18min of reading):
TikTok has become hugely popular due to its effective use of machine learning algorithms to determine what content users want to see. However, some argue that the app is designed to be addictive by optimizing for short-form, easily digestible videos that require little mental effort. Regular use of TikTok may contribute to declining attention spans and “digital dementia” over time. Additionally, China sees Western social media as a way to accelerate the decline of liberal democracies by promoting individualism, distraction, and decay of societal values. While concerns over TikTok’s addictive nature and China’s influence are valid, banning the app would not address the underlying issues and parental guidance remains important.
Or in key moments mode:
- TikTok’s recommendation algorithm (the For You page) is very effective at figuring out what content will addict individual users and keeping them engaged with short-form, attention-grabbing videos.
- Heavy TikTok usage may lead to “digital dementia” symptoms like loss of attention span, memory, and impulse control due to the passive, low-effort nature of consuming content on the app.
- Chinese authorities like Wang Huning believe Western liberalism and capitalism inevitably lead to spiritual decay, nihilism, and civilizational collapse if left unchecked.
- The Chinese government sees influencing Western youth culture through apps like TikTok as a potential way to accelerate this process of decline in the West.
- Some theorists like Nick Land see Western capitalism itself as a kind of runaway “paperclip maximizer” that must be accelerated to transform the system rather than opposed directly.
- Long-term overuse of addictive apps like TikTok that provide instant gratification could lower average IQ and harm a society’s economic and technological competitiveness.
- Regulating or banning TikTok may not solve the problem, as other short-form video apps will likely replace it to meet consumer demand for low-effort entertainment.
- The solution involves raising public awareness of digital addiction risks and changing social norms to reduce heavy app and social media usage, especially for children.
- Parental controls and moderation are also important short-term measures, but long-term the issue requires democratic solutions rather than authoritarian control.
- The potential long-term societal impacts of platforms like TikTok make addressing addiction risks a timely issue rather than something to wait for more evidence on.
- Comment on Apple fans are starting to return their Vision Pros 2 months ago:
Sounds exactly what pimax crystal offers
- Comment on Tipping culture npcs 2 months ago:
Don’t hate the player, the owner is the one to blame
- Comment on How to stop privacy/security theatre? How to stop worrying? 2 months ago:
Like someone else said here - I do what I can and go on with my day. Wouldn’t assume privacy consciousness person is “overthinking”.
As with everything in life, there’s a tradeoff for everything. I just recently downloaded LineageOS MicroG fork because ride share apps simply won’t launch without Google play services.
- Comment on Stop wearing Vision Pro goggles while driving your Tesla: U.S. transportation officials, Calif. police 3 months ago:
This
- Comment on Researcher uncovers one of the biggest password dumps in recent history 3 months ago:
I think he’s thinking of TOTP noy being the standard, where you’d just pull out your totp app and paste it without waiting
- Comment on You're Not Imagining It: Google Search Results Are Getting Worse, Study Finds 3 months ago:
+1
Also, I wish we’d have a kagi community for Lemmy
- Comment on Has google stopped working for finding anything? 4 months ago:
No worries!
- Comment on Has google stopped working for finding anything? 4 months ago:
I thought I deleted my comment, misread yours. I agree
- Comment on Has google stopped working for finding anything? 4 months ago:
Likewise, something happened in the last 1-2m, couldn’t find answers. But sometimes Google did.
After finding myself searching multiple times for one thing at DDG, decided to just go with Kagi.com
- Comment on It's never been a better time to switch to Firefox 5 months ago:
I agree, although I forgot that feature ecists in Chromium based ones
- Comment on It's never been a better time to switch to Firefox 5 months ago:
Oh on Android I thought mostly for Desktop.
Thank you for sharing. I experience more issues with mobile equivalent apps than their desktop counterparts
- Comment on It's never been a better time to switch to Firefox 5 months ago:
What were the main pain points?
- Comment on Signal details costs of keeping its private messaging service alive | TechCrunch 5 months ago:
community.signalusers.org/t/…/57
Apparently there’s no RCS API so any 3rd party app will disappear at some point (if RCS becomes the popular protocol)
- Comment on Grayjay - Revolutionizing the Way We Consume Videos 6 months ago:
Never thought about that, that’s a good question
- Comment on Grayjay - Revolutionizing the Way We Consume Videos 6 months ago:
That’s a decision of the app maker. I think they shouldn’t, it’ll help people become aqare and use f-droid instead of Google’s products IMO
- Comment on Grayjay - Revolutionizing the Way We Consume Videos 6 months ago:
Anyone can publish there
- Comment on [deleted] 6 months ago:
There’s also Grayjay now, that includes plugins fkr other platforms too
- Comment on More Than 80 Percent Of Americans Can’t Afford New Cars 7 months ago:
They’re also pretty much exclusively sell SUVs or heavier car, these are intentionally pricier
- Comment on Great news — social media is falling apart 7 months ago:
Though none of these platforms have tried to make money yet
Isn’t this one of the big factors why they are so shitty (excluding donations/non profit)?
Will other platforms accept these companies exploitation or want to have anything with them? I would guess they will rot/enshitify along with them if so
- Comment on Which one do you trust the most for your privacy? 7 months ago:
We use your information only as you’ve permitted and in service of bettering your user experience.
Probably not for me :(
- Comment on Meta Plans to Charge $14 a Month for Ad-Free Instagram or Facebook 7 months ago:
What does Meta even make per user? This seems like pure greed/satisfying the shareholders
- Comment on Which one do you trust the most for your privacy? 7 months ago:
I see the confusion, what I meant to say their keyboard is spying on them which includes their part of my conversation with them. Having an app broadcast the metadata of the conversations (whatsapp) + a keyboard spying on them = me getting profiled, somewhat.
Although Meta tries to go Apple’s way and not share data (likewise for Google, iirc)
- Comment on Which one do you trust the most for your privacy? 7 months ago:
Will do, thanks!
- Comment on Which one do you trust the most for your privacy? 7 months ago:
Wdym? I’m under the impression that the Google native/default keyboard on Android feeds some stuff to their ad-related dataset
- Comment on Which one do you trust the most for your privacy? 7 months ago:
Don’t trust them either but that’s sometimes a good sign. It’s been used for illegal activities using a 3rd party client for a while in one country that I know of, which oddly enough makes me a little more comfortable. Or at least that country just couldn’t get access to the data
- Comment on Which one do you trust the most for your privacy? 7 months ago:
IMO I’d rather have that and have them clearly say they’re not using it for anything than potentially be profiled on WhatsApp where my friends keyboards are spying on their end in terms of content, i.e. be plugged into a social network with half the conversation exposed that way.
I say sane in comparison to that.
Granted these are my own concerns