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Comment on How capitalism shapes the mind in ~science
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Comment on We built our house for LAN parties in ~games
LetsBeChooms Link ParentI don't know why you went with 0.0001% -- was that deliberate or just a random number? To be considered part of the top 1% in terms of net worth in the United States, your estate would need to be...I don't know why you went with 0.0001% -- was that deliberate or just a random number?
To be considered part of the top 1% in terms of net worth in the United States, your estate would need to be worth approximately $9.7 million to $10 million as of 2024.
Top 1%: Approximately $10 million
Top 0.1%: At least $50 million
Top 0.01%: About $227 million
Top 0.001%: Roughly $1 billion0.0001% cannot be accurately estimated due to a lack of information.
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Comment on Are we all capable of being slaveowners or nazis? in ~humanities
LetsBeChooms Link ParentI recently tried to find the source of this quote, and just wanted to share the research that others did: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/12/04/good-men-do/“the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”
I recently tried to find the source of this quote, and just wanted to share the research that others did: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/12/04/good-men-do/
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Comment on Audible is now available with Amazon Music Unlimited subscription in ~books
LetsBeChooms Link ParentSounds like you should back up your library with Libation. Amazon will eventually disrupt all of this. Nothing digital is forever, especially when it's the Borg that's in charge of it. They will...Sounds like you should back up your library with Libation.
Amazon will eventually disrupt all of this. Nothing digital is forever, especially when it's the Borg that's in charge of it. They will change whatever is necessary to succeed.
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Comment on The productivity paradox: Why doing more leads to less in ~life
LetsBeChooms LinkI never thought I'd say this, but this feels like something that would have been more appropriate to post on Twitter or Bluesky. There's no substance to it -- just a lot of vaguely connected...I never thought I'd say this, but this feels like something that would have been more appropriate to post on Twitter or Bluesky. There's no substance to it -- just a lot of vaguely connected thoughts with nothing to contribute.
It doesn't talk about task management. It doesn't talk about paradoxes. It's a long-winded shower thought.
The other posts are similar. Is this AI content?
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Comment on Sorry for the mess (post mortem for a Topic that went sideways?) in ~tildes
LetsBeChooms Link ParentWhat do you mean here? Do you only use your associated google account with YouTube?What do you mean here? Do you only use your associated google account with YouTube?
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Comment on Sorry for the mess (post mortem for a Topic that went sideways?) in ~tildes
LetsBeChooms Link ParentThis doesn't seem to be the case for me. Also, can you edit these "Not Interested" lists? Where is this data stored?This doesn't seem to be the case for me.
Also, can you edit these "Not Interested" lists? Where is this data stored?
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Comment on Sorry for the mess (post mortem for a Topic that went sideways?) in ~tildes
LetsBeChooms (edited )Link Parent80% of the Shorts it shows me are absolutely not things I would click on. I'm trying not to exaggerate here. I meticulously maintain my subscriptions and upvote things I enjoy. I avoid clicking on...80% of the Shorts it shows me are absolutely not things I would click on. I'm trying not to exaggerate here. I meticulously maintain my subscriptions and upvote things I enjoy. I avoid clicking on anything that looks crappy and sort out my History about once a week.
I want the algorithm to work for me. Tiktok nails it every time. YouTube consistently fails. And I even pay for Premium, so this drives me a bit bonkers.
I miss YouTube from the 20-teens, when there was constantly something new in my Recommendations. Now it mostly shows me stuff from people I already subscribe to, videos from my Watch Later, or videos with the EXACT same content as the last one I watched. Like, no, YouTube, I want the courses to be different
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Comment on What are your favorite “chore” games? in ~games
LetsBeChooms Link ParentI don't know how this flew under my radar, but it looks so up my alley. I scour Steam lists all the time looking for stuff exactly like this. Thanks, stranger!I don't know how this flew under my radar, but it looks so up my alley. I scour Steam lists all the time looking for stuff exactly like this. Thanks, stranger!
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Comment on Sorry for the mess (post mortem for a Topic that went sideways?) in ~tildes
LetsBeChooms Link ParentI sometimes make the mistake of partaking of YouTube Shorts on my phone in the middle of the night (it's all such hot garbage), and I have noticed a major uptick in anti-democrat/Left stuff pushed...Side discussion that hopefully won't go sideways on me: Has anyone else noticed an uptick in questionable YouTube recommendations in the past week or so? I am getting a ton of very obvious "anti-woke" stuff in my recommended videos where even the thumbnail is off-putting to me.
I sometimes make the mistake of partaking of YouTube Shorts on my phone in the middle of the night (it's all such hot garbage), and I have noticed a major uptick in anti-democrat/Left stuff pushed on my feed. I am left leaning. I subscribe to Left-leaning channels and science stuff, and the algorithm thinks I want to see these religious, alt-Right, republican crap? Multiple times in 30 minutes? Nope. That's against the purpose of the algorithm. It's being pushed because they're being paid to do so.
And it downvoting it doesn't matter. 'Not Interested' doesn't matter. 'Never show this channel' doesn't matter. YouTube never learns, or it doesn't care. What's the point of collecting data on me if they're not even going to use it to suggest stuff that I WANT to see?
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Comment on The theory that men evolved to hunt and women evolved to gather is wrong in ~science
LetsBeChooms Link ParentJust saw this reply. Still feel this way? Because I feel stronger than ever that sexism is a giant issue in America, including in tech. There is no bastion from sexism in the US, period.Just saw this reply. Still feel this way? Because I feel stronger than ever that sexism is a giant issue in America, including in tech. There is no bastion from sexism in the US, period.
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Comment on Amazon tells staff to get back in the office in ~tech
LetsBeChooms Link ParentThey do not value people over there whatsoever, at any level of the company. They know that their name holds enough weight that they can continue to churn through human capital (their phrase)....They do not value people over there whatsoever, at any level of the company. They know that their name holds enough weight that they can continue to churn through human capital (their phrase). Upper Management there are so disconnected from their humanity that their behavior is predictable.
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Comment on The theory that men evolved to hunt and women evolved to gather is wrong in ~science
LetsBeChooms (edited )Link ParentI can assure you that Tech is neither monolithic nor has it been cured of sexism. It is absolutely still present *whether you have seen it or not. Edit: typoI can assure you that Tech is neither monolithic nor has it been cured of sexism. It is absolutely still present *whether you have seen it or not.
Edit: typo
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Comment on Looking for a decent, but cheap-ass tablet in ~tech
LetsBeChooms LinkDon't get a Samsung. Their bloatware chews through battery life and bogs down performance. 8 years ago I would have said Samsung, but they've gone off into the deep end. (Also they treat their...Don't get a Samsung. Their bloatware chews through battery life and bogs down performance. 8 years ago I would have said Samsung, but they've gone off into the deep end. (Also they treat their employees like crap.)
I say work backwards from a list rootable, open-source supported tablets. The more functional and accessible a tablet is, the more likely it is that there will be demand for it to be supported by an alternative OS like Ubuntu Touch, Graphene OS, /e/ os.
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Comment on What is a software you wish existed? in ~comp
LetsBeChooms LinkI wish there was a Firefox or Chrome extension that used AI to filter reddit headlines for anything fucked up. I never want to know about animal cruelty or new horrors against women, and I try to...I wish there was a Firefox or Chrome extension that used AI to filter reddit headlines for anything fucked up. I never want to know about animal cruelty or new horrors against women, and I try to come up with good filters to prevent seeing these things, but posts always get through the gaps.
I don't need to know that Logan Paul deliberately tried to kill his dog for content. That would never cross my mind as a possibility, and it's on the front page and now installed in my head.
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Comment on What is a software you wish existed? in ~comp
LetsBeChooms (edited )Link ParentI saw a site with this exact data on hacker news a week or so ago. Let me see if I can find it. Edit: I found the original site along with a few others. https://layoffs.fyi...I saw a site with this exact data on hacker news a week or so ago. Let me see if I can find it.
Edit: I found the original site along with a few others.
https://layoffs.fyi
https://www.warntracker.com
https://intellizence.com/insights/layoff-downsizing/major-companies-that-announced-mass-layoffs -
Comment on What is a software you wish existed? in ~comp
LetsBeChooms Link ParentMetafilter.com is still out there living the Golden Age of the Internet.Metafilter.com is still out there living the Golden Age of the Internet.
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Comment on What is a software you wish existed? in ~comp
LetsBeChooms Link ParentThis is usually what leads to uncomfortable situations.This is usually what leads to uncomfortable situations.
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Comment on Building an intermittent reward system that motivates you in ~health.mental
LetsBeChooms LinkThis is getting spammy.This is getting spammy.
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Comment on HTTP/1.0 From Scratch in ~comp
LetsBeChooms LinkUnrelated: that cover image just hits the spot. I love everything about it.Unrelated: that cover image just hits the spot. I love everything about it.
The negative impacts of capitalism is a very popular topic in the CPSTD realm. For a specific recommendation, Gabor Mate has a new book out that addresses this issue: The Myth of Normal.
A quick summary of the book:
Edit: I realize that I sound stilted in this post. I don't know how to talk about this stuff without writing too much, or too little. Both require too much time and thought. Internetting in 2024. \o/