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This sort of stuff is why I refuse to participate in "traditional" social media, which is clearly unhealthy. I refuse to take my mind to bad places, where it co

This sort of stuff is why I refuse to participate in "traditional" social media, which is clearly unhealthy. I refuse to take my mind to bad places, where it could become unhappy. I simply cannot afford to be unhappy. If I want to want to watch YouTube videos, I search for such videos on a traditional search engine via video search and get the YouTube link. Then I do a sentiment analysis on the comments of the video. If the video has greater than or equal to 10% of the comments containing negative sentiment (whether it be mildly or strongly negative), then I don't watch the video. If I decide to watch a video, I use youtube-dl. Likewise, I use an Nvidia Jetson with a webcam to monitor my emotions when surfing the internet. I simply do not go to pages that take my emotions for a spin. I have found that social media always makes me unhappy, ultimately.

MikeSchurman 6y ago
This is a very interesting way to use a computer. I'm currently exploring other sorts of novel(?) ways of using computers, so this intrigues me. What tools do you use for sentiment analysis?
- disabled 6y ago
  I hope this helps, with respect to ideas. While I can technically create my own scripts using AI, I tend to utilize others' scripts, as programming this stuff is not the best use of my time. This sort of stuff is almost always exclusively posted on GitHub. I do not use a ton of packages. I do have to keep this concise (check my profile for my email, which I will keep available for a couple of days). -Video: It should be noted that all video hosted in the cloud can usually be downloaded, one way or another, using scripts. I have an ongoing, organized, paper list of video types/genres that interest me and keep me happy, which I try to stick to. I frequently update it though. I know when to give myself neurochemical "hits", from the stuff I accumulate online, from reading books like "The Molecule of More" and "HØY PÅ DEG SJÆL: ENDORFIN SOM MEDISIN" (HIGH ON YOUR SOUL: ENDORPHINS AS MEDICINE) [I used a cloud service to translate it into English...I find out about various books in different languages via deep searches using foreign language keywords via DuckDuckGo.]. For video searches I use DuckDuckGo video search: https://duckduckgo.com/video?ia=web# https://duckduckgo.com/video?ia=web# (with "site:youtube.com" [without quotes] in the query box) Here are some scripts I use. I really do not use many scripts. YouTube: https://github.com/aksharbarchha/Only-for-Youtubers https://github.com/aksharbarchha/Only-for-Youtubers IMDB Movie Reviews: https://github.com/RubixML/Sentiment https://github.com/RubixML/Sentiment I have Plex (and other database/recommendation engines) on my computer, Synology NAS, and Nvidia Shield TV Pro. I transfer the videos typically to my NAS and stream them on the Shield via Plex. I can also access all of this via my NAS and stream on mobile data via Plex, for example, on my phone/tablet, as there is also a Plex app. -Nvidia Jetson: I use an NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier Developer Kit (32GB). Likewise, I do not use many scripts. I just started using it. I generally use an Intel Realsense camera as a webcam. However, sometimes I do use a standard Logitech webcam. AI pose and facial emotion analysis: https://github.com/raymondlo84/nvidia-jetson-ai-monitor https://github.com/raymondlo84/nvidia-jetson-ai-monitor Sentiment analysis for web browsing: https://github.com/nickbild/browzen https://github.com/nickbild/browzen [I have to VNC into the Jetson when using my laptop and have the webcam pointed at me: https://github.com/Aravindseenu/Nvidia-jetson-VNC-remote-access https://github.com/Aravindseenu/Nvidia-jetson-VNC-remote-acc... ] Intel Realsense Emotion Analysis: https://github.com/intel/ros_openvino_toolkit https://github.com/intel/ros_openvino_toolkit Driving-DBSE Monitor: Drowsiness, Blind Spot and Emotions monitor: https://github.com/altaga/DBSE-monitor/tree/master/Jetson https://github.com/altaga/DBSE-monitor/tree/master/Jetson
  - MikeSchurman 6y ago
    Thanks for the detailed response. I too generally feel bad using most social media (doomscrolling, etc..), but there's probably a lot of other things I do on the computer that make me feel bad, I just have not noticed. I've written a simple script to record most of what I do on my computer (ie what I type, what windows/tabs have focus, etc...). Correlating that info with Emotions monitor seems like it could find patterns I'm not aware of. Not sure if I'll get around to do that but you never now. You've given me lots to look into, thanks again.
    - disabled 6y ago
      You're very welcome :-) This suggestion may be much more practical to implement: I highly recommend RescueTime. This implementation is likely one of the best ways to go: ADHD tech stack: auto time tracking https://medium.com/@pmigdal/adhd-tech-stack-auto-time-tracking-b8ff5b6bc888 https://medium.com/@pmigdal/adhd-tech-stack-auto-time-tracki... There are other very interesting articles about RescueTime on Medium that you may want to check out: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22rescuetime%22++site%3Amedium.com&t=ffab&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22rescuetime%22++site%3Amedium.co... For staying organized with goals and stuff, digitally, I use Notion: https://www.notion.so/ https://www.notion.so/
solipsism 6y ago
the video has greater than or equal to 10% of the comments containing negative sentiment (whether it be mildly or strongly negative), then I don't watch the video This seems a rather arbitrary limiter of the content you're willing to expose yourself to. What makes you think a high negative sentiment percentage in comments indicates a video that will make you unhappy? A specific video's commenter base is nothing like a representative sample, that could be used to make predictions. If I decide to watch a video, I use youtube-dl. Why? Youtube comments aren't put in your face. It's very easy to watch a video without watching the comments. I simply do not go to pages that take my emotions for a spin. I have found that social media always makes me unhappy, ultimately. It's your life and I won't attempt to tell you how you should live it, like many others here will. As for me, I think being sad and even angry is part of the human experience, part of being in touch with reality, and I wouldn't sign up for a "keep you happy 100% of the time" machine. In a sense, I'm serving a higher (less immediate) happiness.
- disabled 6y ago
  > This seems a rather arbitrary limiter of the content you're willing to expose yourself to. What makes you think a high negative sentiment percentage in comments indicates a video that will make you unhappy? That is the point: clearly it is a very arbitrary limit. I do that on purpose. If I want to expose myself to negative feelings and emotions, I do that in real life with real, actual people. This is the definition of sentiment from Merriam-Webster: a : an attitude, thought, or judgment prompted by feeling : predilection b : a specific view or notion : opinion Videos prompt feelings. Comments give serious sentiment clues. > A specific video's commenter base is nothing like a representative sample, that could be used to make predictions. I am not using this to make predictions. > Why? Youtube comments aren't put in your face. It's very easy to watch a video without watching the comments. Social media platforms, in general, in the most basic sense, play in to your hopes and fears, to keep you on there as long as possible. It is a form of abuse, and for children, it is literally a form of child abuse. Even the sidebar that is displayed on YouTube videos (whatever it is called), that "suggests videos", does this. These platforms know what your hopes and fears are, based on your data, and especially things like your likes. This "psychographic research" via Cambridge University and obtained from social media data from 2013 resulted in the technology that was Cambridge Analytica, for example. Things like your IQ and sexual orientation could be determined by your Facebook likes alone.: https://www.wired.com/2013/03/facebook-like-research/ https://www.wired.com/2013/03/facebook-like-research/ >As for me, I think being sad and even angry is part of the human experience, part of being in touch with reality, and I wouldn't sign up for a "keep you happy 100% of the time" machine. As I said, that is why I talk to actual human beings, for exposure to negative thoughts/feelings/emotions. I just refuse to have social media play into my emotions. Instead, if I want exposure, besides actual real life direct human exposure, I read the newspaper or an actual book.

MikeSchurman 6y ago

This is a very interesting way to use a computer. I'm currently exploring other sorts of novel(?) ways of using computers, so this intrigues me. What tools do you use for sentiment analysis?

disabled 6y ago
I hope this helps, with respect to ideas. While I can technically create my own scripts using AI, I tend to utilize others' scripts, as programming this stuff is not the best use of my time. This sort of stuff is almost always exclusively posted on GitHub. I do not use a ton of packages. I do have to keep this concise (check my profile for my email, which I will keep available for a couple of days). -Video: It should be noted that all video hosted in the cloud can usually be downloaded, one way or another, using scripts. I have an ongoing, organized, paper list of video types/genres that interest me and keep me happy, which I try to stick to. I frequently update it though. I know when to give myself neurochemical "hits", from the stuff I accumulate online, from reading books like "The Molecule of More" and "HØY PÅ DEG SJÆL: ENDORFIN SOM MEDISIN" (HIGH ON YOUR SOUL: ENDORPHINS AS MEDICINE) [I used a cloud service to translate it into English...I find out about various books in different languages via deep searches using foreign language keywords via DuckDuckGo.]. For video searches I use DuckDuckGo video search: https://duckduckgo.com/video?ia=web# https://duckduckgo.com/video?ia=web# (with "site:youtube.com" [without quotes] in the query box) Here are some scripts I use. I really do not use many scripts. YouTube: https://github.com/aksharbarchha/Only-for-Youtubers https://github.com/aksharbarchha/Only-for-Youtubers IMDB Movie Reviews: https://github.com/RubixML/Sentiment https://github.com/RubixML/Sentiment I have Plex (and other database/recommendation engines) on my computer, Synology NAS, and Nvidia Shield TV Pro. I transfer the videos typically to my NAS and stream them on the Shield via Plex. I can also access all of this via my NAS and stream on mobile data via Plex, for example, on my phone/tablet, as there is also a Plex app. -Nvidia Jetson: I use an NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier Developer Kit (32GB). Likewise, I do not use many scripts. I just started using it. I generally use an Intel Realsense camera as a webcam. However, sometimes I do use a standard Logitech webcam. AI pose and facial emotion analysis: https://github.com/raymondlo84/nvidia-jetson-ai-monitor https://github.com/raymondlo84/nvidia-jetson-ai-monitor Sentiment analysis for web browsing: https://github.com/nickbild/browzen https://github.com/nickbild/browzen [I have to VNC into the Jetson when using my laptop and have the webcam pointed at me: https://github.com/Aravindseenu/Nvidia-jetson-VNC-remote-access https://github.com/Aravindseenu/Nvidia-jetson-VNC-remote-acc... ] Intel Realsense Emotion Analysis: https://github.com/intel/ros_openvino_toolkit https://github.com/intel/ros_openvino_toolkit Driving-DBSE Monitor: Drowsiness, Blind Spot and Emotions monitor: https://github.com/altaga/DBSE-monitor/tree/master/Jetson https://github.com/altaga/DBSE-monitor/tree/master/Jetson
- MikeSchurman 6y ago
  Thanks for the detailed response. I too generally feel bad using most social media (doomscrolling, etc..), but there's probably a lot of other things I do on the computer that make me feel bad, I just have not noticed. I've written a simple script to record most of what I do on my computer (ie what I type, what windows/tabs have focus, etc...). Correlating that info with Emotions monitor seems like it could find patterns I'm not aware of. Not sure if I'll get around to do that but you never now. You've given me lots to look into, thanks again.
  - disabled 6y ago
    You're very welcome :-) This suggestion may be much more practical to implement: I highly recommend RescueTime. This implementation is likely one of the best ways to go: ADHD tech stack: auto time tracking https://medium.com/@pmigdal/adhd-tech-stack-auto-time-tracking-b8ff5b6bc888 https://medium.com/@pmigdal/adhd-tech-stack-auto-time-tracki... There are other very interesting articles about RescueTime on Medium that you may want to check out: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22rescuetime%22++site%3Amedium.com&t=ffab&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22rescuetime%22++site%3Amedium.co... For staying organized with goals and stuff, digitally, I use Notion: https://www.notion.so/ https://www.notion.so/

solipsism 6y ago

the video has greater than or equal to 10% of the comments containing negative sentiment (whether it be mildly or strongly negative), then I don't watch the video This seems a rather arbitrary limiter of the content you're willing to expose yourself to. What makes you think a high negative sentiment percentage in comments indicates a video that will make you unhappy? A specific video's commenter base is nothing like a representative sample, that could be used to make predictions. If I decide to watch a video, I use youtube-dl. Why? Youtube comments aren't put in your face. It's very easy to watch a video without watching the comments. I simply do not go to pages that take my emotions for a spin. I have found that social media always makes me unhappy, ultimately. It's your life and I won't attempt to tell you how you should live it, like many others here will. As for me, I think being sad and even angry is part of the human experience, part of being in touch with reality, and I wouldn't sign up for a "keep you happy 100% of the time" machine. In a sense, I'm serving a higher (less immediate) happiness.

disabled 6y ago
> This seems a rather arbitrary limiter of the content you're willing to expose yourself to. What makes you think a high negative sentiment percentage in comments indicates a video that will make you unhappy? That is the point: clearly it is a very arbitrary limit. I do that on purpose. If I want to expose myself to negative feelings and emotions, I do that in real life with real, actual people. This is the definition of sentiment from Merriam-Webster: a : an attitude, thought, or judgment prompted by feeling : predilection b : a specific view or notion : opinion Videos prompt feelings. Comments give serious sentiment clues. > A specific video's commenter base is nothing like a representative sample, that could be used to make predictions. I am not using this to make predictions. > Why? Youtube comments aren't put in your face. It's very easy to watch a video without watching the comments. Social media platforms, in general, in the most basic sense, play in to your hopes and fears, to keep you on there as long as possible. It is a form of abuse, and for children, it is literally a form of child abuse. Even the sidebar that is displayed on YouTube videos (whatever it is called), that "suggests videos", does this. These platforms know what your hopes and fears are, based on your data, and especially things like your likes. This "psychographic research" via Cambridge University and obtained from social media data from 2013 resulted in the technology that was Cambridge Analytica, for example. Things like your IQ and sexual orientation could be determined by your Facebook likes alone.: https://www.wired.com/2013/03/facebook-like-research/ https://www.wired.com/2013/03/facebook-like-research/ >As for me, I think being sad and even angry is part of the human experience, part of being in touch with reality, and I wouldn't sign up for a "keep you happy 100% of the time" machine. As I said, that is why I talk to actual human beings, for exposure to negative thoughts/feelings/emotions. I just refuse to have social media play into my emotions. Instead, if I want exposure, besides actual real life direct human exposure, I read the newspaper or an actual book.