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I guess it's just a little fun site, would've been nice however to have a voting system in random scrolling to provide some highlights (while keeping prediction
by BbzzbB 4y ago
I guess it's just a little fun site, would've been nice however to have a voting system in random scrolling to provide some highlights (while keeping predictions unvotable in the ranking to avoid typical crowding).
>I predict that the ready supply of instant gratification will be as or more harmful than fast food and the obesity epidemic.
Yet to be widely acknowledged and acted on, but sure seems lsd5you was ahead of the curve on this in 2010.
- drewtato 4y agoPeople have been worried about this since TV was invented.
- BbzzbB 4y agoAnd we went from 30 minute TV shows on global/national/local channels to 30 seconds clips on finely tuned personal feeds with granular data from billions of users optimizing for watchtime. I know it's a fear as old as books, but it's hard to ignore the different paradigm that the Internet brought to the table.
- Amezarak 4y agoIt seems evident to me that they were right to worry so, the TV appears to have been a net negative.
- darkerside 4y agoI like this feature idea
- kaba0 4y agoIs it more harmful? Contrary to popular belief, attention span is not declining (there is not even a singular value for attention span, it is dependent on activity). That we just can’t enjoy long-running ads anymore is just the media becoming more efficient/better at cuts. At least, according to most researchers: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-38896790.amp https://www.bbc.com/news/health-38896790.amp