received this wonderful question which i don't know an answer to

thoughts? nostr:note1dvd9249fhmu8njxz8a25gzlyv06sn237e5sghpncumhfpcwn7uhsmevd6w

people are so programmed to live other peoples lives it's sad

i have always held strong to it and i think it has been rough at times but worth it

normies turn ugly and disabled really fast, fuck that, i'm not living like that

Love this. Shel knew what was up:

Masks

She had blue skin

And so did he.

He kept it hid

And so did she.

They searched for blue

Their whole liife through,

Then passed right by-

And never knew.

I'm thankful that we don't have to wear our masks.

Great band!!

I guess I should have said, tired of pretending to be normal :)

what's the best coffee you've ever had?

i'm still yet to experience the magical south american coffee that i keep on hearing about

I don't want to become depressed and mad like Van Gogh, but it's hard to fight.

thanks

still yet to read it 🫣

since yesterday, cannot sign in to Iris. The -> button on the left disappeared after cleaning the browser history. I wonder how i can restore. Still figuring out how to use nostr on desktop. Using brave.

Playstore?

Tinyscanner

The internet didn't change. The people did. We voted with our attention. Personal curation was given up for convenience of having things curated for us. The joy of finding cool content disappeared because it's just found for us.

It's as if people forgot that life is a journey, not a destination. The things you do along the way are what matters and not where you go.

We forgot his lesson with the internet and opted in for feed-it-to-my-glazed-over-brain system, bypassing all of the joys of discovery.

Entertainment hits diminishing returns the more you consume. You can't watch Netflix for days, your brain will burn out. The same way as you can't scroll Twitter for days, you'll start feeling like shit. Same for YouTube and anything else really. Central services that optimize on preference and engagement feed off of humans until they burn out, squeezing them dry in the processes for as much data as possible, to further squeeze others.

AI is not going to fix any of this. If anything, it'll likely get worse. Seeing hyper-personalized content is not going to make anyone any happier. It'll further alienate people from the real connections that make them truly happy - real life connections and activities with people. Personalized feeds that know exactly what you seek will only make it more difficult for people to connect.

Of course, the Zucks of the world will say "we're here to help!" "Here, plug yourself into the metaverse, it's as if it's real!" And... people will take the bait. In some ways it will bring people closer who are far apart. It may forge new virtual relationships that feel real, but will never be real unless people actually meet.

Just my late night rant that I'll probably regret tomorrow, wondering how I could have said such stupid things.

😇

Even pass it!

I’m not convinced the people in charge of regulating important stuff are qualified to be regulating important stuff.