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influencer voice what’s up guys, it’s [famous tech reviewer], today we’re looking at [some shit that’s gonna turn into ewaste in two years]. i’m so excited, it’s 8% faster than [last year’s version of the same exact shit].

we’re gonna be comparing it against [three other versions of the same shit from different manufactures] — not to get ahead of ourselves, but it really packs a punch for its price (conspicuously doesn’t mention that the price is what it is because of slavery and worker exploitation)

but before we get into that, a word from our sponsor, [some fucking bullshit vpn company that you’re going to let slurp up your data because i told you they’re good for your privacy and you have a parasocial relationship with me that turns off your critical thinking skills]

—@alive

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Every single fucking company rolling out some fake-assed “AI” system today has paragraph after paragraph of arcane IP-restricted lawyer-language agreements with every single person who works for them,

But they’re happy to deploy LLM’s whose entire dataset is based on taking content from people who did not consent to their own IP being used in this manner.

*Every* *single* *fucking* *one*.

—@GeePawHill

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Audio Description fans, HBO’s new Max app is worth a look. There’s over 6,500 hours of described content. Notable, beyond the many new described movies and series, quite a few old things are now available with AD, which isn’t common. If you ever wanted to watch The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Friends, Family Matters, etc, may want to browse their library. https://adp.acb.org/maxad.html

—@bryansmart

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Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman@newsie.social) (Newsie)
llinois AG reveals hundreds of d̶r̶a̶g̶ q̶u̶e̶e̶n̶s̶ CATHOLIC PRIESTS (fixed that for you!) involved in thousands of child #abuse cases over 70 years, much more than previously known. Tell me again which books should be banned to prevent this - the Bible?https://apnews.com/article/catholic-clergy-sexual-abuse-illinois-investigation-a298133cec9486c2e51172316bfe7b4b
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@caseynewton Which would be what I focused on in my Master’s. Unfortunately what I see is a lot of people rushing to shoot the messenger without considering the message.

I was a teen in the ’80s, an era of elevated youth suicides. It wasn’t television or telephones or even heavy metal music that drove them. It was living under the cloud of an existential threat of instant nuclear annihilation.

I haven’t read the SG Advisory yet, but when I see people like Jean Twenge claim they’ve examined the data and can’t see any possible reason for the current mental health crisis other than social media, I see people saying that they don’t think Climate Change is an issue, or Western countries’ adventures in the Middle East is an issue, or the disturbing rise of fascist ideas is an issue, or declining prospects for social and economic mobility is an issue, or the ongoing hot war in Europe is an issue…

My kid is about to turn 21. What he and all his friends make clear is that the problem is no one is listening to them about what the problems are. Blaming social media instead of fixing the issues that get talked about on social media is just asking them to be docile and accepting.

—@theotherbrook