Tom_Hanx_Hail_Satan

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[–] Tom_Hanx_Hail_Satan@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 months ago

I live in Devin nunes former district. One just south is kevin McCarthys.

[–] Tom_Hanx_Hail_Satan@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

The advertising was an easy and obvious example. I set you up for a straw man but whatever. If you don't understand the harmful effects social media has on mental health and how it's different from other forms of media/content, I'm not going to hold your hand through that. The sophistication of engagement algorithms should be obvious. The purpose of a surgeons general warning would be to raise awareness of those specific mental health issues that can be aggravated by excessive social media use. Raising the awareness of an issue is step in the right direction. Fine to call it a band aid but there's no need to shit on progress of any type.

[–] Tom_Hanx_Hail_Satan@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago

Lol what? You're going from comic book bans to covid microchips now. Idk you're weird.

[–] Tom_Hanx_Hail_Satan@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

That is apples and oranges. Clicking through rabbit holes isn't the result of an aggressive algorithm designed to prime you for products being advertised. The motivation for the content being hosted is the major issue and exploitation of younger people in service of that motivation.

[–] Tom_Hanx_Hail_Satan@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

"Probably"

Christian freak out 80 years ago vs modern doctors. Samesies, right? Ya dunce.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7785056/

https://www.apa.org/news/podcasts/speaking-of-psychology/teen-social-media-use

Comparing decades old satan panic stuff with modern behavioral sciences is legit the dumbest thing I've read today. Congrats.

[–] Tom_Hanx_Hail_Satan@lemmy.ca 32 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I would recommend learning how to play roll20 (free to play virtual table top) and finding a westmarches Discord server. I moved to an area where I have zero friends and got into playing dnd that way. It's pretty fun, flexible scheduling, out of game roleplaying whenever. I'm a 38 y/o cis male so I can't say there will be no issues, cus I never really experienced them at all. I'd totally imagine you'd have a different, and hopefully better, experience than irl games. Feel free to DM if you'd like more info.

[–] Tom_Hanx_Hail_Satan@lemmy.ca 9 points 8 months ago

That worked for me also. I like a lot of sports docs on YouTube. That triggered non stop Joe Rogan suggestions and ads for all kinds of right wing news trash.