Hamartiogonic

Hamartiogonic , 9 months ago to technology in Hey tech billionaires, if you want to talk about radical change, let’s abolish venture capitalism

How about we just regulate the companies instead. I know, it’s shocking to all of the Americans here, but just think about it. When companies are allowed to do whatever they want, it’s like being locked in a cage with a psychopath.

Hamartiogonic , 10 months ago to technology in YouTube's ‘War’ on Adblockers Shows How Google Controls the Internet

I’m sure plumbing tutorial videos would thrive there. Maybe nature documentaries about great tits would work too. If you have a farm, you could also make videos of your ass and pussy. Some people have a huge cock, so filming that would obviously be a good idea.

Hamartiogonic , 10 months ago to technology in YouTube's ‘War’ on Adblockers Shows How Google Controls the Internet

I think it could work if most users contribute to the maintenance cost of their favorite instance. It’s just like mastodon and lemmy, but everything costs more.

Hamartiogonic , 10 months ago to technology in Meta faces permanent ban on targeted ads across Europe

Oh, that’s a good point. I just thought that I have about 200 accounts and passwords, because the internet hates me.

Hamartiogonic , 10 months ago to technology in Meta faces permanent ban on targeted ads across Europe

And Amazon. Oh, and nowadays Microsoft has decided to join the club too.

Hamartiogonic , 10 months ago to technology in Meta faces permanent ban on targeted ads across Europe

Meta is the cancer of the internet. The sooner they leave the better.

Hamartiogonic , 10 months ago to technology in YouTube is now fully blocking ad blockers around the world

Yeah, that suffering is self inflicted if we’re talking about home users. In an enterprise environment you might need to convince your admin to add Firefox to the company portal.

Hamartiogonic , 10 months ago to technology in New evidence confirms COVID-19 vaccines are overwhelmingly safe

Ok, so I’m living in the last safe place on earth. Everywhere else the vaccine killed just about everyone but in my area nothing happened.

Hamartiogonic , 10 months ago to technology in New evidence confirms COVID-19 vaccines are overwhelmingly safe

Some people have proposed that covid could become an endemic, meaning that there are always pockets of covid brewing somewhere. Annual flu vaccines could be accompanied with annual covid vaccines. If that really happens, we need to know more about the safety of the vaccine. Instead of being an exceptional emergency, it’s just “business as usual”, so proper studies are needed.

Convincing anti-vaxxers is impossible, because that conversation doesn’t follow the rules of a debate. Instead, the resulting monologue is a symptom of mental instability, and there isn’t much you can do about it.

Hamartiogonic , 10 months ago to technology in New evidence confirms COVID-19 vaccines are overwhelmingly safe

Best of all, the chip also doubles as an electric guitar pedal.

Hamartiogonic , 10 months ago to technology in New evidence confirms COVID-19 vaccines are overwhelmingly safe

Did 99% of the population also die? I must have missed that.

Hamartiogonic , 10 months ago to nostupidquestions in Is there any christian religions that don't believe in space?

That’s true. The feeling of community plays an important part in many conspiracy theories. Humans are social animals, so social interaction is essential for wellbeing. If you’re lonely, you’ll naturally crave for a sense of community, and that’s exactly what many conspiracy theories will provide. Alternatively, you could build a kite and go to the nearest park and talk to all the other people flying their kites, but it’s a lot easier to watch conspiracy videos and join those forums.

On top of that, there’s a strong sense of in-group vs. out-group. That’s basically just a modern version of tribalism. It’s the usual “us against them” setup all over again.

Hamartiogonic , 10 months ago to nostupidquestions in Is there any christian religions that don't believe in space?

Absolutely. Fear and uncertainty are a huge part of many conspiracy theories. It’s actually quite human to be uncomfortable with uncertainty.

However, in the case of Conspiratorial Thinking (CT), that uncertainty just goes wild and the person in question will seek out unorthodox methods to cope with it. Even if the explanation is complete BS, it’s still more comforting than having no explanation at all. It’s comforting and appealing, but it does not solve the underlying problem, and that’s why people with CT have a hard time getting back to normal thinking.

The world is big, scary and full of complex interactions. If you can come up with a miserably flimsy excuse of an explanation that will at least calm you down, you’re absolutely going to hold on to it. Humans are pretty bad at tolerating uncertainty, and some people will feel absolutely devastated in the face of global economic turmoil and political unrest. Some people will go to great lengths to mitigate uncertainty, and resorting to CT isn’t even the most extreme example of this behavior.

Hamartiogonic , 10 months ago to nostupidquestions in Is there any christian religions that don't believe in space?

Just be kind. Be a human. Ask them how their day went. Listen to their worries. You don’t have to be a psychologist or pull any complex therapy maneuvers. Leave that to the professionals. Just having a normal every day chitchat can be surprisingly helpful to someone who is living in a completely different version of reality.

Hamartiogonic , 10 months ago to nostupidquestions in Is there any christian religions that don't believe in space?

These people might be in a vulnerable spot, so help and support are the types of things they really need. Be a human to another human. Provide social interaction, friendship and understanding.

Facts and debate will only push them further away from reality and deeper into a fantasy realm of their own. They find it appealing, but it won’t actually address their problems.