doylio

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[–] doylio@lemmy.ca 93 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (53 children)

Why not just ban smartphones in school? There's ample research now that they're harmful to teen mental health

[–] doylio@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Name 5 societies in all of history, that are as diverse as the western world today and have the levels of opportunity for minorities

[–] doylio@lemmy.ca 22 points 10 months ago (15 children)

One truth about the modern media landscape: stories that pit groups against each other play well

[–] doylio@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I hadn't thought about this, it's a good point. Thank you for broadening my perspective

I wonder how Lemmy can avoid becoming an echo chamber

[–] doylio@lemmy.ca 36 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I'm convinced that dating apps are no longer a good way to find a relationship. They've realized that if their users get into LTRs it will hurt their revenue.

I used to be an avid user of most dating apps, but I've had a much more fulfilling love life since quitting them to focus on meeting people IRL

[–] doylio@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Relevant Tom Scott presentation

The extreme ends of content moderation is Echo Chambers or Nazi Bars

[–] doylio@lemmy.ca 28 points 10 months ago (11 children)

Sounds like we need to push Signal in Afghanistan!

[–] doylio@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I think most of the crazy lawmakers are not actually crazy. You probably need to be quite intelligent to make it through all the hoops to get elected to congress. It's an act that they know gets them attention on social media, but on issues that aren't partisan they can actually act like adults

[–] doylio@lemmy.ca 23 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I think the point was to contrast this with cars. Having your car stolen is 10x worse than having your bike stolen

[–] doylio@lemmy.ca 8 points 10 months ago

Awesome work! Thanks for sharing!

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