SolNine

The simple solution is not to rely upon AI. It’s like a misinformed relative after a jar of moonshine, they might be right some of the time, or they might be totally full of shit.

I honestly don’t know why people are obsessed with relying on AI, is it that difficult to look up the answer from a reliable source?

I have to tell you, I know many intelligent people that have succumbed to propaganda, and outrage porn addiction. I see it continue to happen on all sides of the political isle. (This isn’t a both sides kind of statement, simply acknowledgement that the same tactics work on our brain, indifferent of political ideology.)

Whether they are hooked on the dopamine rush of rage baiting up votes, likes or comments; or only seeing everything in the world through a myopic lens of negativity, it has captured many of my friends and family, including myself for a time.

For some their drug is Fox News, others it’s Reddit, Facebook or TikTok, the results are often the same.

I have yet to figure out a manner in which to communicate with individuals who spend considerable amounts of time in echo chambers, constantly having their personal beliefs reinforced. Evasion of cognitive dissonance and social conflict are very powerful psychological motivations. I wish I knew the solution.

Now that we have a six week abortion ban, with abortion on the ballot as a state constitutional amendment, and one for legalized recreational marijuana, there is a very significant chance for Florida to be in play.

Many people here are very upset with the state of insurance, especially homeowners. The Biden campaign just came out and said they will be targeting Florida to flip it.

Every vote will count, remember a few thousand votes gave us Rick Scott, we have a chance to remove him as well. There’s a lot at stake this year.

I’m aware, I think they are very confusing to pedestrians. I know when I see a red flashing sign when I’m going to cross, my first thought is don’t… and I think it contributes more to people being confused and just saying screw it and crossing any time.

A walk sign with a countdown would make more sense, a red flashing hand with a count down could be interpreted as don’t walk till this is done, or you can walk for X# of seconds.

They do not have the right of way in this case, part of the issue, at least in my county, is that we have really backwards walk signals.

They show walk, then a few seconds later change to a flashing hand (don’t walk) with a count down, which makes very little sense. I don’t think the people are paying attention to them anyways.

I’m not at war with them… The cyclists here are at war with cross walk signals!

Two times in the last couple of years I’ve tried to turn right on red coming home at night, watching traffic on the left, turn back to the right and a cyclist is literally in front of my car as I’m about to apply the gas to turn! They would be laying across my hood without a fast reaction time.

Number one, I don’t believe they are supposed to be riding on sidewalks, and number two they completely disregard traffic signals/walk signals.

Granted this is in the U.S., specifically in Florida, and I don’t blame them for not wanting to be on the normal roads here as they will literally be run over by a jackass in a lifted F350; but I do wish they would at least abide by the pedestrian crossing signs as I really would prefer not to hit anyone!

Our state is so backwards the concept of public transit is an afterthought and very few places are remotely walkable… We have some bike trails here and there, but everything is designed for cars because living near a population center is too expensive for most and requires you to commute by car.

I’m on it and do have a sub, but it’s for someone unrelated to YT content. If I find a channel I can’t live without I’ll consider it but I have super ADD taste on subject matter.

I believe someone else mentioned 55% of premium revenue goes to creators. That is a fairly significant share, plus the cost of hosting content and maintaining the appliances etc etc. It seems reasonable to me for less than $5 per person per month.

Best deal is YT premium family, I have 5 or 6 people on it with no commercials on YT and YT music which is great for our use cases as well. Yes it’s like $25 a month, but everyone that uses it loves it!

I consume a lot of YT, for “How it’s made” and project shows there really isn’t anything remotely comparable. No ads and FF through sponsored content is awesome.

I am very sorry you all are living like that, it would drive me mad.

Anything that helps demonitize Twitter is good in my opinion!

Haha I’ve been trying too.

If only more people would move to Mastodon it could drop another 50% in value!