It’s getting to the point where I have to use AI to help me sift through all the AI bullshit :(

Yeah except you can’t really find a TV without the “smart” features anymore and I already have an echo cube thingy that does the smart stuff lol. So in my case it’s not really a waste to leave it off. My other TV is connected to the internet and I can’t even go to the gd settings page without being bombarded with ads it’s super dumb

Most dogs think we’re their hero but your dog knows you are

I don’t even let my smart TV connect to the internet. Why would I help it fetch ads for me lol

But if this is how it is WITH quality control… 😬

They’ve heard some pretty good ones from me on bad days I bet lol

I really dunno how I feel about inserting my phone into a slot in the bathroom if I’m being totally honest

I’m so jealous of those deep soaking tubs they have too. SO jealous

Imagine still giving Netflix money after they consistently shit on their customers every single chance they get lol. What a bunch of suckers

VR and my guilty pleasure games that still use ridiculous anti-cheat are holding me back for now :(

It matters so much who is in charge. Trump and the right have so much blood on their hands from COVID. People died because they made containing and stopping the spread of a potentially deadly virus a political spectacle that emboldened their idiot base to ignorantly fight medical science. If you don’t think it matters who’s in charge you either don’t pay attention and your opinion is useless or you’re just another fake centrist trying to convince people that both sides are the same to hide from the deeply shameful and disgusting behavior of the right.

Well someone posted a bunch of screenshots that just make you look kinda goofy now

Not every state in the US is the same so your comment is mostly based on smug ignorance anyway. It’s not paranoia if you live in a city with a lot of crime etc. You just wanted to try and feel superior. Giving me reddit vibes tbh.

I just wanted to look up blueberry waffles but I was derping hard and couldn’t remember the word for blueberries… I was an adult at that point but just imagine a kid doing that on accident iykyk 💀

Not giving your kids access to the internet at all is insane. You’re setting them up for failure by not actively teaching them how to navigate the Internet and what bs to look out for. Anyone that does this is just trying to indoctrinate their kid and prevent them from being exposed to any other ideas. The ego on parents that think they know enough to entirely prepare their kids for the world is ridiculous. Especially these days. You’re just setting them up to be behind when they’re older and they’ll resent you while they struggle to catch up.

I dunno… A lot of the newer gens didn’t have to tinker with everything to get it to work so they’re less familiar with the ins and outs of stuff. Not to say they all are because it’s silly to generalize that many people but many of them grew up with this stuff. Just like how I couldn’t tell you how a TV works or fix one but I’ve built all my own pcs. That happened naturally because I had to learn it early on to have a computer. That being said they definitely seem to be developing a unique skill set for navigating the internet and social media as a whole. I’ve noticed they’re a lot less likely to trust a generic Google search or various articles online. I guess when you’re raised around bullshit you’re gonna end up more critical of it. This is mostly about gen z of course and maybe younger millennials. Gen alpha is feral and weird we should all be worried lmao

I was more of a lurker for much of my time on Reddit but I find myself commenting and upvoting a lot more here because I genuinely want to contribute. I should probably just sack up and start actively posting on the few small communities I’d like to see grow tbh

For whatever reason? They’re trying to DRM the internet lol. You’re certainly entitled to your opinion but there are some pretty big reasons to be mad at Google on a good day. Nobody should take that out on you but I understand the frustration. People letting things slide because it doesn’t bother them specifically until it’s too late is how everything keeps getting worse.

Yeah I dunno it’s an older surface too lol. So it already wasn’t super great. If I’m being honest I haven’t noticed much of a difference other than having to move the start button because I’ll be damned if I’m gonna have that thing in the middle of my screen like some kind of crazy person

Ahhh. This is it. This is the good stuff. Lemmy is really coming along I missed this.