And way more ironically because you’ve handed over private conversations, lists of social connections, search data, location data etc. to social media companies.
And then we cry about fascism.
They play trailers for shows on Prime but only before your video and you can instantly skip them, hasn’t been a bother at all. Not anything like YouTube.
Also when do we get Prime for delivery ? I miss impulse buying things and having them delivered for free. I’m being financially responsible now and it feels like the Great Depression.
I have a coloured friend who has Greek ancestry. I wonder how he feels about, say, Afrikaners complaining about their white culture being destroyed. Who has more claim?
This controversy does bring up some interesting questions.
I like that you value personal responsibility. I think we also have the social responsibility to make people aware of what’s happening to them (and their children) so that they can make better decisions.
The algo will show them to me if I like it or not. Ever done a fresh install on a new PC and headed over to YouTube without logging in? If you want to know what the average person is consuming, look at what the algorithm delivers by default.
Didn’t read the article, but the phone companies didn't purposefully hire psychologists for the specific purpose or fund research. The phone companies (Apple at least) saw this coming and built screen time apps to combat it. Google later followed. Laptops don’t fit in your pocket and go with you...
I see Amazon.co.za has melatonin gummies with no melatonin listed in the ingredients.
Melatonin is not approved for sale without prescription in South Africa but some pharmacies will sell it to you from a hidden crate under the Labubu dolls.