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5·4 days agoI have tried many of them out of curiosity, but this is the only one I use regularly. I still prefer Reddit, though. I think Lemmy fragments communities and has too many memes and too much U.S.-centric news. I expected a federated platform to offer more diversity of thought, but it feels like the same kind of groupthink you see on Reddit.
1·4 days agoYeah it has a download to and a download option.
Nah I like different folders for the different media types
The music was just an example, what about movies, books, etc.
The pyramids where built by slaves.
Right after 9/11, before they got the memo, how TV channels kept saying first responders had heard a bomb in the base of the building and later they all started saying it collapsed due to structural damage from the plane impact, and it just got accepted with no one bothering to question it. This was prior to the investigations so they couldn’t possibly have known.
Cooked ham is healthy. I think people have truly believed the ads in that case.
I believe we live in a very duplicitous world were greedy old people don’t mind seeing the world burn if they can get richer. The more you learn about the world the shittier it seems. I expect humanity will go extinct either because of climate change or due to achieving AGI and everyone being rendered for materials to make more money.
Anyone can make lists there. I’ve made a few myself.
People now think the Americans beat the nazis due to all the Hollywood propaganda.
My top options are:
- Perplexity
- Google search with site:reddit.com
- Asking on c/books here
But you can bet we are going to keep discussing Tian’anmen Square instead of Pinochet’s dictatorship, Jeju Island massacre, Indonesian anti-communist purge, etc. It’s as if the average person believes anything so long as mainstream media says it.
This piece by G. Elliott Morris is the article that prompted me to think more seriously about these issues. In it, Morris argues that modern platforms have undergone an “algorithmic turn” that transformed them from social networks into attention-extraction engines optimized for engagement rather than human connection. He lays out empirical evidence on polarization, radicalization, mental-health harms, and productivity loss; explains how recommender systems distort reality by amplifying ideological extremes; and offers practical steps for reclaiming focus and reducing dependence on algorithmic feeds.
https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/you-should-quit-social-media-for
Pff, I hate that. It’s the reason I’d never use Mastodon. It’s a waste of time sifting through so much trash. Also, if you display scores you’re a hypocrite, because they influence how you vote.
What would you do if everyone was live streaming their day to day lives using AI glasses?
Robot vacuum cleaner
I believe that because Reddit is generally left-leaning and the majority of those users are opposed to AI, we may see a disproportionate rise in AI-generated right-wing content, which could influence public opinion. And the pentagon also showed interest in using LLMs to gaslight people.