Yeah, I'm getting jaded as I get older. The optimist in me recognizes how ground breaking this is, and thinks there's a real possibility of actually eradicating AIDS. The pessimist in me remembers covid.
Men can't sell their penises and testes. Check mate
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Asking who the president is is a way we assess for a traumatic brain injury. Bragging that you don't know who's president is an interesting take.
I'm still genuinely not understanding what your argument is
That's a cute way of saying our system is intentionally fucked up and hell bent on financially crippling everyone that isn't the first class
A day is less than a month, is less than a year
They never said it was, but it certainly is a Western disease at this point
Yeah, but you have to admit mm/dd/yyyy is way more stupid. Small -> big makes more sense than middle -> small -> big
I genuinely think a change this close to the election would be a terrible mistake. We need Joe now because he refused to step down for too long and the DNC refused to nominate someone else anyway. We're committed
At the risk of sounding gauche, I'm eagerly awaiting the Netflix documentary
Even more reason to avoid discussions with them in the future. Extremists cannot be reasoned with online, and engaging with them only increases the likelihood of some other vulnerable person becoming indoctrinated
Edit: they're pro china, anti Ukraine, anti NATO, anti trump, anti EVERYTHING liberal, anti taxes, anti IRS. They're worse than a troll, they're most likely a government troll soliciting infighting between civilians in Western countries. No one is online this much, with this much knowledge of modern politics, with this uniquely bizarre vocabulary. They're a political plant.
No it's fucking not. He was referencing focusing his campaign on Trump, but have fun peddling the term you just learned from Joe Rogen or some other far right personality.
Edit: should've checked post history first. I'll try harder to avoid engaging with trolls in the future
It's fucking unbelievable this stupid ass comment is getting so much press coverage
We're arguing semantics, which feels pointless.
Corporate astroturfing is the norm
Went to Google Play to complain about Hulu. I noticed Google advertising that over 300 reviews had the verbatim quote "watch and movies that you love". It's always confusing that buggy corporate apps have >95% 5 star reviews until you see that the majority are just completely fake, and no one cares or is doing anything about it.
YouTube: 5 ads the norm now?
For context I'm in the US. The last time I used YouTube without an ad blocker, there were 2 ads back to back, and way too frequently. I tried watching on my PlayStation tonight, and not only are they more frequent, they've increased in quantity by 150%. It's also very common for the last ad to last 2 minutes to over an hour long. What the actual fuck, why would anyone watch YouTube without an ad blocker at this point? It's literally unwatchable
Edit: the amount of unsolicited advice in the comments is unreal. I don't get ads on my phone or on desktop, I'm very aware of how to block them. I simply won't watch YouTube on my PlayStation anymore. I'm not looking for suggestions, please stop with the recommendations.
Happy Thanksgiving brothers
I don't have many people to celebrate with. Part of getting older is celebrating alone, which is sobering and a change of perception. If you're reading this, I hope you're safe. I hope you're with family that loves you, I got you have a friend.
The world seems dark, but it truly is safer than ever. Don't give into the media my friend. We're truly in a golden age of information sharing, which makes life terrifying but lucid and evolving.
Play Store Astroterfing
Has anyone else noticed that the Google Play store reviews are suspicious?
Like, you find a scam company or app, and every review you scroll through is 1 star. And yet the reviews claim 95%+ are positive.
Is there a way to prove it? I've noticed it for 3 years now, I no longer think it's a coincidence. Something scummy or scammy is going on
Is there no way to report ads?
Lately I've seen some... Questionable ads, to say the least. Is there no way to report these ads on sync?
If there is, am I just dumb and blind? Or is it easier than it seems?
It feels like early Reddit all over again to me, hopefully I'm wrong
For context, Android user, been here a few months, and I opt out of everything that's easy/simple/apparent to opt out of