rolothrow

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by rolothrow 2y ago
I would like to go a level deeper into the author's experience: why did that change occur? Why did media become so interested in sanitized, toned down opinions and heavy editing? The post was bought by Bezos, so changes are more explai
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by rolothrow 2y ago
Have you considered reading philosophy? The search of an ethics framework is pretty much one of the core topics.
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by rolothrow 2y ago
I think TikTok was the cleanest of it, in that the social aspect was non existent (other than sharing links to friends as modern equivalent of small talk). The most toxic combo is having fomo as a Hook (social for fb/Instagram, laboral
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by rolothrow 2y ago
My point is not "if we don't solve everything it's not good". My point is "if you focus on this very specific part of the supposed problem while never mentioning the rest, I very much doubt the sincerity of your goa
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by rolothrow 2y ago
The obvious question to me is why pornography? There is _a lot_ of content on the internet potentially harmful for kids, from political radicalisation through drug apologies to brutal violence. Is viewing pornography worse than seeing the a
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by rolothrow 2y ago
>do you find yourself generally thinking in this way when using TikTok? Do you find that your peers that use TikTok do something similar? Yup. It was new to me, as I learned from younger friends. To them it's obvious it's ride
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by rolothrow 2y ago
Tiktoks algorithm takes a while to get used to but it is pretty tameable. Quick way that works for me: - avoid attempts based on "unliking" things, I'm pretty sure it treats it as engagement. Instead swipe bad content away. -
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by rolothrow 2y ago
Yes, it literally says Chinese investor.I guess it's to make the idea of buying immediately a flat with cash sound less shady. I have no idea of the reasoning why specifically Chinese people invest in Spanish real state paying with cas
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by rolothrow 2y ago
Totally anecdotal, but I live in the largest city in Spain, and even in my residential area (as opposed to the touristy spots) every week I can see ads for "we buy your house, paid upfront over market value, Chinese investors". P
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by rolothrow 2y ago
On the topic of notes: are there any standard formats you prefer: I've been guilty in the past of ending up with a chaotic endless MD and I'd like a bit more process
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117 points by rolothrow 2y ago|65 comments