I think this is also tied to a decline in mental faculties. My mom had dementia and I had to dig her out of various situations, like having multiple car warranties, and destroying her inbox by clicking on literally anything. She hit a point where the gates that would validate or invalidate a decision vanished entirely. If a salesperson came to her door, the chances they left without landing a sale were slim to none. They just had to be charismatic and sound positive. It’s the reason she got stuck with one of those whole-house water softeners.

I think AI slop hits similarly. It’s made to tap into their most basic hooks. Religion, family, cute stuff, etc. Their brain drives past any of the gates that we have where we ask why anyone would watch this over actual videos of animals, people, etc. They’re a deer in headlights being entertained by the rudimentary dopamine hits, while all of the technical details go over their heads.

“Am I free to go?” is one of the lawyer-suggested phrases you give when a cop pulls you over (that and exercising your right to remain silent). So in this case, you can ask all you want, no cop is even present, but a robotaxi run by a corporation can apparently detain you and I guarantee it’s somehow considered perfectly legal because it’s in some fine print. Fucking unbelievably clear collusion between the state and capitalists, while also being a violation of constitutional rights. The robotaxi is acting as judge and jury, while not even being able to solidly prove what’s happening.

And Axon already has a long history of supplying cameras to police, so this is going to lead to an even worse enemy holding the mass surveillance reigns.

Yeah, gotta start somewhere. It’s just crazy how Meta got their claws in with WhatsApp.

In some countries, WhatsApp is the main tool of communication. When I visited Chile years ago, companies had WhatsApp logos on all of their ads, billboards and storefronts. So I get why it’s so difficult to ditch it in those places.

Don’t do poor Brendan dirty like that 😢

I saw Eminem perform the 1 year that Warped Tour had him. He was given the same instruction because it was also the first time they were televising it. They cut his mic almost immediately for swearing, he got pissed, dropped the mic on stage, and left.

Later when Pennywise performed, they brought people on stage and got the entire crowd chanting “fuck you” with their middle fingers up. That’s when they cut the live feed entirely and gave up.

Still one of the best concert experiences of my life. I wish I had video of how massive that audience was.

One of the things I recently said to friends was:

At the end of all of this, every corporation is going to become either a surveillance company, or a military tech one.

I hate that this keeps turning out to be accurate.

I was asked to follow someone back to their place years ago. When we get on the road, they do 75-90 mph all the way there. I legit thought they were trying to lose me, which was weird because we had a good time hanging out. Nope, they apparently just drive everywhere like that. Red flag 🚩

I see Denuvo in a game, I don’t buy or even pirate said game.

Choo choo! Here comes the DLC train! 🚂

So an actual good security move. What a shit headline.

Ed Sheeran, genocide supporter.

I have a Garmin Instinct 3 but not familiar with gadget bridge. Need to look into that.

No one does. That’s where we’re at in tech now. It’s never anything any consumer wants, but it’s always what the surveillance industry wants. A recap of my day is fucking useless. I was there, for fuck sake!

Damn, this day sounds awesome.

Watching Sony get bodied by both themselves and the community, is giving me life.

And it’s funny because you’re still using your back to some degree. It’s a muscle like anything else and can be overworked or worked improperly through bad form or whatever else. It took me quite a while to realize that it deserved as much focus as other muscle areas do.

I work a desk job and had my back seize up on me years ago. It was to the point that I had to have someone help me get out of bed. That was the wake-up call. Got a standing desk eventually; started running and biking; paid more attention to my posture.

Spicy sky raisins!

Qigong stretching and yoga help me immensely. If you strengthen your back, your older years will be much more enjoyable. I’m 45 and don’t have any back pain unless I sleep in some shitty hotel bed.