OT: Lounge (Read OP).

[RempireStateBuilding]

Tell me if Im wrong. I think the Internet has added a lot of great stuff to the world. However I see so much hate and fighting online. Has social media really amplified that? So much anger online.

Look up the 'dead internet' theory. It basically says that a majority of online content/engagement (likes/comments/follower count/etc.) is created by bots and interacted with by other bots. This loop drives up engagement which pushes all these different algorithms to say "Wow, there's a lot of views and comments on this post, this is a popular bit of content then" and then shows that content to actual humans. I'm sure there is a decent amount of negativity around the internet, those bots have to learn their patterns from something out there, but I'd venture a guess that the lion's share of things we see online is fake bait that makes everyday users believe that all the comments/content are actually coming from other real humans.

The flipside is that the internet/social media has given *everyone* a voice, even the darkest corners of humanity. There's undoubtedly hateful people using social media, but I believe that they find and generally stick to their hateful echo chambers.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Look up the 'dead internet' theory. It basically says that a majority of online content/engagement (likes/comments/follower count/etc.) is created by bots and interacted with by other bots. This loop drives up engagement which pushes all these different algorithms to say "Wow, there's a lot of views and comments on this post, this is a popular bit of content then" and then shows that content to actual humans. I'm sure there is a decent amount of negativity around the internet, those bots have to learn their patterns from something out there, but I'd venture a guess that the lion's share of things we see online is fake bait that makes everyday users believe that all the comments/content are actually coming from other real humans.

The flipside is that the internet/social media has given *everyone* a voice, even the darkest corners of humanity. There's undoubtedly hateful people using social media, but I believe that they find and generally stick to their hateful echo chambers.

Do you recall what happened when AI Dinesh began replying to AI Gilfoyle ?!?

 

[bernmeister]

Fluid situation. lots going on
buys w/election and all kinds of stuff

will be posting an update on sale of my Strat guitar w/2 1950s, 1 1960s pickup

All interested start saving yr $$$, be in touch...

 

[RempireStateBuilding]

Do you recall what happened when AI Dinesh began replying to AI Gilfoyle ?!?

Oh my god, I never watched a lot of Silicon Valley but I just googled that and I have to find that episode now.

 

[Takeahnase]

I am getting closer and closer to subscribing to the Dead Internet theory.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Oh my god, I never watched a lot of Silicon Valley but I just googled that and I have to find that episode now.

It's worth an entire rewatch from the beginning.

 

[RempireStateBuilding]

Today's my birthday and I'm going to a show (Fontaines DC) in Brooklyn tonight, super amped! The next 4 hours can't go by fast enough. At least I have enough work to keep me busy.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Today's my birthday and I'm going to a show (Fontaines DC) in Brooklyn tonight, super amped! The next 4 hours can't go by fast enough. At least I have enough work to keep me busy.

Or you could watch 8 episodes of Silicon Valley

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

I am getting closer and closer to subscribing to the Dead Internet theory.

I knew you were all bots

 

[bernmeister]

Today's my birthday and I'm going to a show (Fontaines DC) in Brooklyn tonight, super amped! The next 4 hours can't go by fast enough. At least I have enough work to keep me busy.

these guys may have said it best:

 

[NickyFotiu]

Wrong Forum.

 

[Baby Punisher]

So sorry for your loss and hope you’re doing well after surgery, hang in there!

It's been a rough 7 weeks. Im healing and watching my kids simultaneously while trying to keep my business afloat. My wife has been traveling a lot since July for work. I lost the full use of my left hand from one of the procedures that I had at Cornell. I'm in constant pain. It's worse when I sit on a couch or recliner. I'm doing my best to smile and power through it, but 2 of the past 3 weeks I've been watching a 12 and 3-year-old for 6 straight days by myself and I am f***ing done.

 

[Ben Grimm]

... 2 of the past 3 weeks I've been watching a 12 and 3-year-old for 6 straight days by myself and I am f***ing done.

I spent the first 2 weeks of October w/o talking to another human in person, I'm a father of an adult, and I would love to have 2 kids at home.

 

[will1066]

Had to update my corporate password earlier. I use players on the team and had to remember the current password in order to change to a new one. I had forgotten the current and started guessing player names. After like the 10th attempt, finally got it with Matt Rempe. I have no recollection of using Matt Rempe.

 

[Boris Zubov]

Had to update my corporate password earlier. I use players on the team and had to remember the current password in order to change to a new one. I had forgotten the current and started guessing player names. After like the 10th attempt, finally got it with Matt Rempe. I have no recollection of using Matt Rempe.

Did you run out of WWF superstars?

 

[will1066]

Did you run out of WWF superstars?

Oh snap. I should do that when I'm out of Ranger players, and even "Ruhwedel5sucksass!" is exhausted.

 

[NickyFotiu]

Had to update my corporate password earlier. I use players on the team and had to remember the current password in order to change to a new one. I had forgotten the current and started guessing player names. After like the 10th attempt, finally got it with Matt Rempe. I have no recollection of using Matt Rempe.

You are so funny. Hey kind of off topic but what banks do you use?

 

[Ben Grimm]

Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders

At least 49 people in 10 states have been sickened, including one person who died and 10 who were hospitalized, federal health officials said Tuesday.

www.pbs.org

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders

At least 49 people in 10 states have been sickened, including one person who died and 10 who were hospitalized, federal health officials said Tuesday.

www.pbs.org

wtf is going on with food production lately.

Wheres Upton Sinclair when you need up

 

[Kiith Nabaal]

Something fun I wanted to do for a while but finally got around to it

 

[bernmeister]

Oh snap. I should do that when I'm out of Ranger players, and even "Ruhwedel5sucksass!" is exhausted.

make it easy on yourself
[voice from the tv show...]
and the password is bernmeister

 

[Ben Grimm]

Sometimes people ask why I married my high maintenance wife. I got tired of my girlfriends asking me two questions. 1. Where's the beef? 2. Does that thing come in adult sizes?

 

[Boris Zubov]

Sometimes people ask why I married my high maintenance wife. I got tired of my girlfriends asking me two questions. 1. Where's the beef? 2. Does that thing come in adult sizes?

Rodney is back!

 

[savebyrichter94]

It's been a rough 7 weeks. Im healing and watching my kids simultaneously while trying to keep my business afloat. My wife has been traveling a lot since July for work. I lost the full use of my left hand from one of the procedures that I had at Cornell. I'm in constant pain. It's worse when I sit on a couch or recliner. I'm doing my best to smile and power through it, but 2 of the past 3 weeks I've been watching a 12 and 3-year-old for 6 straight days by myself and I am f***ing done.

Sorry it took a while to reply, I’m about to go in for a surgery this morning and I can definitely relate to being in constant pain! Hope you’re feeling a bit better and hanging in there!

 

[NickyFotiu]

I live in a nice small subdivision. This morning I was outside so I waved to a few people. Most waved back but 2 got this weird look on their faces almost like I knocked on their door trying to sell them magazines. That is so strange to me. Being friendly to a neighbor does not cost them anything.