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You have to look at it holistically. This is the current modern Human: 1. Born into the beast, enters social media by 5-7 years old 2. All math and writing i

You have to look at it holistically. This is the current modern Human: 1. Born into the beast, enters social media by 5-7 years old 2. All math and writing is done for you (becoming illiterate) 3. You don't have to spell ever again (becoming illiterate) 4. You cultivate a virtual persona since childhood (becoming vain) 5. Did your life really happen if it wasn't posted online (the digital existentialist crisis -- do you even exist if you aren't part of the hive?) Then add more shit to this like, I dunno, no jobs, swipe left and right to find your soul mate ... Yeah and then you finally get ... you and me, the whole fuck it, I don't care anymore. Feeding apathy with AI will not end well, we have to care. Look at our kids today, we screwed them.

mavhc 2y ago
The old human: 1. Born into plague 2. Never learns maths or writing 3. Nor spelling 4. Half the time your life ends before childhood does 5. Nothing happens in your life
- cmrdporcupine 2y ago
  Yes, because those are clearly the only two choices.
- bloomingkales 2y ago
  Touche. So what’s the takeaway, life a bitch and then you die?
- AyyEye 2y ago
  I can't believe that people unironically believe that humans lived unfulfilling lives until mass consumerism started. Incredible. Just because we don't know what daily life looked like doesn't mean "nothing happened".
  - cmrdporcupine 2y ago
    Nevermind that "nothing happening" sounds positively amazing, especially if my surroundings were a bucolic river side European village. Farm work done? Picked all my parasites out of my hair and clothes? Now to settle down for the very-zen "sit by the fire, sing some peasant songs and do nothing" -- sounds amazing
- yoyohello13 2y ago
  Maybe we can have modern medicine AND no social media.
  - krapp 2y ago
    [flagged]
baq 2y ago
> swipe left and right to find your soul mate ... > Women only like 4% of the men they see on the app. > Men like more than 60% of the women they see on the app. this ends with 20 women with the same soul mate and 19 men without any. you need to add > no kids, no grandkids to your litany.
- ebiester 2y ago
  There are alternate explanations here. Men do not put as much effort into their presentation as women do. Men are putting out profiles that show themselves as anti-woman, and that's unattractive. Men absolutely should be pickier - they would honestly only date people compatible with them, but try to cast the widest net rather than finding people they could vibe with. Men in the dating pool have become toxic, and women are doing their best to weed those out. Don't be toxic. Don't endorse people who are looking to make women's lives worse. Put effort into your presentation in your profile pictures - have a woman friend take them. Put effort into your profile to show that you are not someone who would endanger women - have other women in your life help you present your profile. (That probably means don't have a fishing photo, even if you enjoy fishing!) Much of this is predicated on having women in your life that you trust and that trust you, and who want to see you happy. This means listening to them and trusting them. And then, you might be a little pickier in your profile too.
  - miningape 2y ago
    No matter how much polishing a man does to his appearance / profile the biological reality is that women are sought after and men have to compete for their attention. There's some statistic along the lines of "the average female has about as much 'pull' as a male A list celebrity" This means that women will receive far more attention from the opposite sex, and therefore have an "easier" time finding potential partners. This problem is just exacerbated by dating apps and social media making women more aware of their position and options - 100 years ago women could barely date outside their village. Nowadays they receive 100s of messages from men around the world competing for her attention. The opposite happens to men, they become more aware of how "undesired" they are so they start casting a wider net since no fish are caught in their smaller nets. Blaming the men here just reeks of those toxic standards - since again it is on the men to improve. Not the women who should continue being hyper selective (most attractive, wealthy, etc.). (Note I'm not blaming any side just showing the reality men face - really this is a problem both sexes need to tackle) "easier" is in quotes because I appreciate women have to filter out abusers and creeps. But from the male perspective they'd kill to even have a chance with an abuser or creep.
rapnie 2y ago
Keiichi Matsuda, HYPER REALITY http://hyper-reality.co/ http://hyper-reality.co/

mavhc 2y ago

The old human: 1. Born into plague 2. Never learns maths or writing 3. Nor spelling 4. Half the time your life ends before childhood does 5. Nothing happens in your life

cmrdporcupine 2y ago
Yes, because those are clearly the only two choices.
bloomingkales 2y ago
Touche. So what’s the takeaway, life a bitch and then you die?
AyyEye 2y ago
I can't believe that people unironically believe that humans lived unfulfilling lives until mass consumerism started. Incredible. Just because we don't know what daily life looked like doesn't mean "nothing happened".
- cmrdporcupine 2y ago
  Nevermind that "nothing happening" sounds positively amazing, especially if my surroundings were a bucolic river side European village. Farm work done? Picked all my parasites out of my hair and clothes? Now to settle down for the very-zen "sit by the fire, sing some peasant songs and do nothing" -- sounds amazing
yoyohello13 2y ago
Maybe we can have modern medicine AND no social media.
- krapp 2y ago
  [flagged]

baq 2y ago

> swipe left and right to find your soul mate ... > Women only like 4% of the men they see on the app. > Men like more than 60% of the women they see on the app. this ends with 20 women with the same soul mate and 19 men without any. you need to add > no kids, no grandkids to your litany.

ebiester 2y ago
There are alternate explanations here. Men do not put as much effort into their presentation as women do. Men are putting out profiles that show themselves as anti-woman, and that's unattractive. Men absolutely should be pickier - they would honestly only date people compatible with them, but try to cast the widest net rather than finding people they could vibe with. Men in the dating pool have become toxic, and women are doing their best to weed those out. Don't be toxic. Don't endorse people who are looking to make women's lives worse. Put effort into your presentation in your profile pictures - have a woman friend take them. Put effort into your profile to show that you are not someone who would endanger women - have other women in your life help you present your profile. (That probably means don't have a fishing photo, even if you enjoy fishing!) Much of this is predicated on having women in your life that you trust and that trust you, and who want to see you happy. This means listening to them and trusting them. And then, you might be a little pickier in your profile too.
- miningape 2y ago
  No matter how much polishing a man does to his appearance / profile the biological reality is that women are sought after and men have to compete for their attention. There's some statistic along the lines of "the average female has about as much 'pull' as a male A list celebrity" This means that women will receive far more attention from the opposite sex, and therefore have an "easier" time finding potential partners. This problem is just exacerbated by dating apps and social media making women more aware of their position and options - 100 years ago women could barely date outside their village. Nowadays they receive 100s of messages from men around the world competing for her attention. The opposite happens to men, they become more aware of how "undesired" they are so they start casting a wider net since no fish are caught in their smaller nets. Blaming the men here just reeks of those toxic standards - since again it is on the men to improve. Not the women who should continue being hyper selective (most attractive, wealthy, etc.). (Note I'm not blaming any side just showing the reality men face - really this is a problem both sexes need to tackle) "easier" is in quotes because I appreciate women have to filter out abusers and creeps. But from the male perspective they'd kill to even have a chance with an abuser or creep.

rapnie 2y ago

Keiichi Matsuda, HYPER REALITY http://hyper-reality.co/ http://hyper-reality.co/