Tower

@Tower@lemm.ee

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨They're called leaves for a reason.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  In a previous house I rented, the HOA ladies would drive around the neighborhood roughly 3 times a week. There were less than 200 homes in the whole subdivision. Even if you walked slowly, it would only take an hour to walk the whole thing, but instead they drove.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What are your favorite 1000+ hour games?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  No Man’s Sky. A foot deep but a mile wide.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨America's Next Health Secretary Enjoying A Meal With His Future Boss and Colleagues⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New album just dropped⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I heard this in my head to the beat of “Bite the hand that feeds,” and it actually works pretty well lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨obesity⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨That hippie!⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You can’t make those marks without positraction, which was not available on the '64 Buick Skylark!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do Texas residents afford electricity?⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Arizona here. My August service bill is the highest of the year, usually ends up around $425 or so with the thermostat set to ~76. January is usually the lowest, and I can get that down to about $75. Averages out to about $220/mo over the year. It’s ridiculous.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK : Dark patterns among large companies are becoming more mainstream⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Synopsis by Gemini -

  This video by Mrwhosetheboss argues that big tech companies are prioritizing profits over users. The video uses the term “in ification” to describe a three-stage pattern that many tech companies follow. In the first stage, the company offers a superior service at a lower price to gain users. Once they have a large user base, the company focuses on increasing profits from those users by employing tactics like tiering and subscriptions. Finally, the company may reduce the quality of the service while still charging more.

  The video uses Uber as an example. Initially, Uber was significantly cheaper and more convenient than taxis. Uber was able to attract a large user base by offering low prices and a better user experience. Once Uber had a dominant market share, they introduced surge pricing and began to take a larger cut of each fare.

  The video also criticizes the proliferation of subscription services. The video argues that many companies are offering subscription services for features that were previously free or included in a lower-priced subscription. The video says that this can be a bad deal for consumers, especially when they have to subscribe to multiple services to access all the content they want.

  Overall, the video argues that big tech companies are becoming less user-friendly and more focused on extracting money from their users. The video concludes with a call to action, urging viewers to be more critical of subscription services and to cancel them when they are not being used.