I thought it would be an eyesore initially, but I’m going to swap the plug board for a double adapter. That way only the disk caddy and ARM machine need to go up top. Thanks for the idea.

I think that’s the way to go. I’ll replace the extension lead with a double adapter so the devices can be plugged straight in behind the locker. Then the other stuff can either go on a raised level or on the locker itself. Thanks.

I agree. I’m not thinking about USA at all.

As for the EU, we should fund a federated or decentralised system. I think it works well on Lemmy. For example I know not to trust feddit.org for anything related to Palestine. Content on other servers shows their pro-Israel bias.

I think a system like that could benefit the US to a point, at least until the government block all external news and commentary.

You’re right 🤦🏻‍♂️

I had no idea. You’re right. It was a $15B business in 2019. https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/3/21121207/youtube-google-alphabet-earnings-revenue-first-time-reveal-q4-2019

Makes the ads seem even more obscene now that I know that.

I think it’s running it at a loss too. But there’s no reason these platforms couldn’t be publicly owned.

True, but the result for me at least was that I started to believe that the medium itself was too limited to produce competent output, besides happy accidents. This movie restored my faith a little in both the medium and the audiences.

Should we start advertising cigarettes again so? Because that went really well! /s

Cover the windows from the outside (not inside) to stop sunlight raising the temperature through the glass. I use tinfoil.

I remember in my twenties, guys in the pub describing intimacy with women they were seeing. Graphic detail. They named them and everything. It was so vulgar and degrading. It’s one reason I don’t go to pubs anymore.

That would be so good if they had a competent author.

Circumstances, adverse childhood experiences, can be huge factors. Experiments have shown mice choose to give up heroin for better living conditions, for example. It doesn’t mean that addiction doesn’t exist within us too. And that biological something needs a name.

Really interesting and specific, thank you. Interestingly I saw a parent online talking about how she plays the cartoons her kids watch at .75 speed. They were stressing her out and she probably suspected it wasn’t good for her kids either.

There are over 3,000 billionaires worldwide, with a combined net worth exceeding $16 trillion.

Even minding one’s own business while the world is as it is could be considered evil, with those kind of resources at their disposal

It’s possible, the first example in the linked video is of a young kid who has become addicted to YouTube. The content seems benign: animated nursery rhymes. But that case is presented with less detail on the exact usage. I’m curious what you’ll make of it. I’m halfway through.

Okay. I updated my original comment.

“It is unclear whether the technology staves off mental decline, or whether people with better cognitive skills simply use them more.”

It’s very early stages of the research then. In my experience elderly people use smartphones very differently to kids. Also, their personal development has past the formative stages so I imagine the devices cause less disruption.

There’s no doubt that they ruin the brains and lives of our kids though, as the research video posted on Lemmy.world recently makes clear.

Edit: Here it is. Brain scans show that screen addiction is the same as drug addiction as far as development of brain pathway changes and brain chemistry are concerned. Only difference is we haven’t had addicts this young and at this scale before. Memory, empathy, cognition and impulsivity are all impacted. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ViT6LyLm6E

USA are searching people’s phones for signs of criticism of government policy. They are detaining and deporting people (even citizens). China is not the sole bogeyman you think it is.

My mother decided my father would explain to me. I was dreading it. He turned up looking pretty uncomfortable / fearful himself. It was excruciating before it even started. He opened with “they teach this at school don’t they?” and I saw my exit. “Yes”, I replied. And that was it.

We spent a few hours on it in school.