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In honor of GLADIATOR 2, the recent HUNGER GAMES announcement, and my past coming back to haunt me in the form of Christofascism, here’s a thing I wrote during my run as Film Executive at Messiah College. It was controversial at the time (I never learn).

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Is there a way to use “old Google”? I don’t want to generate an AI search and contribute to ecological devastation every time I look something up. And the info that’s shoved at the top is often incomplete or inaccurate. Can I opt out?

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@Doug_Pembry We must Ask Jeeves to save the planet

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@MattR1089 Is demand growing or are people locked into search functions that artificially grow demand?

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@FogTrials97770 (I searched for this on DuckDuckGo)

AI’s excessive water consumption threatens to drown out its environmental contributions

Artificial intelligence promises revolutionary solutions to global challenges, but the water costs to produce and power AI hardware and infrastructure may exceed the benefits.

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@hyper_gloss_ I never opted in, it just shows up as roughly the top third of the page with lists of compiled “answers” instead of links to sources themselves and a disclaimer that it’s experimental… basically “this is a test, disregard” (except how many people will never know the difference?)

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@nicetryofficer 1. Deny problem 2. Admit problem, take no responsibility 4. Undermine those taking responsibility 5. Announce guidelines 6. Deny guidelines when followed 7. Pass relief, dismantle oversight 8. Delay SB/UI funds 9. Claim economy needs to reopen bc ppl badly need $ 10. Profit

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@bstract_thot @creepingmosz Scooting with your toes down a hallway in a rolly chair. Organizing spices by heat level. Combing rug fringe. Detailing sneakers with a q-tip. Penmanship worksheets. Cutting and sorting letters from the grid that comes with those peg boards.

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@nyc118 Something really special about the experience of typing “when will Miami be under water” and getting back AI slop. So much for “don’t be evil,” eh @Google ?

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@TulikaBose_ The name Ballerina Farm feels like an epitaph now

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@BartimusPrime19 @tulane_504 There aren’t any polls. It’s a rally?

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@arrivalleneuve She got so cured that she didn't just adopt a cat, she adopted an ORANGE cat.

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@cheebescake Ooh thank you!

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@AgentCo09259883 It’s a good thing Larry Page and Sergey Brin didn’t become doctors, amirite

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@FogTrials97770 Why are you grading my responses like an assistant professor? I'm not submitting them for your approval, I'm offering answers to your questions. Please share YOUR sources. People in this thread are generally having a conversation; you seem to be playing a game of your own making.

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@WTCHNetwork I haven’t used Pinterest in forever but apparently the same thing is happening over there too. Scared to open Tumblr

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@ljupc0 I think Perplexity is the best in terms of the “future” of search, improving on its usefulness, UX, and info. But it’s still got all the problems of an AI, so I try to use it very sparingly (if at all). The first one that addresses energy and IP ethically will get my queries.

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@FogTrials97770 So if this article doesn’t answer your specific questions to your satisfaction, you can use it as a starting point to either fact check or do further research. It’s not a contestable fact that AI drains energy and water from the existing public supply.

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@shaTIRED "Gluten-free" lady is from Charleston, South Carolina, which somehow makes it worse. "Basking in the sound of bombs being dropped on innocent people" lady is from Englewood, NJ, and her dad hosted that show Shalom in the Home back in the day.

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@teroterotero This is still wild to me. Nearly a year of monthly inspections with noncompliance. This is a failure of leadership and company culture. The first step should have been a deep clean and mandatory retraining on safety standards. Failure in labeling? That’s day 1 food safety stuff.

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@hannahcrileyy I saw the same one. The idea that something as American as the film industry would be gutted the way everything else has is… really depressing and anxiety-inducing frankly. Besides being so many people’s livelihood, it’s a massive goodwill generator for us. Nothing’s sacred.

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@narendra483 @spectatorindex Fuel runs the desalination machines for water, gas for stoves, and generators at hospitals and homes. The electrical grid is shut off. Fuel is also for the trucks that need to relay the aid north, so any supplies that come through at Rafah stays there if the trucks have no fuel.

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It cant be overstated. This began in 1973 w the Heritage Foundation — a conservative think tank now responsible for the Christian culture wars. They introduced the first Mandate for Leadership in 1981, of which the Reagan admin implemented 60% in YEAR ONE. It’s not an accident.

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We didn’t get here because of Trump and 2016. Y’all have got to stop saying that. We got here from decades of Republicans and Conservative Democrats playing the long game with Ronald Reagan laying down the foundation and framework. None of this happens in a vacuum.

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@dauntlessdalton I would like to join the David Zaslav haters club also please

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@HumanProbably2 So I actually do like Perplexity, but more for thought experiments or conversational type problems. I check my own assumptions with it. It’s not great with straightforward question/answer scenarios, ironically. And I try to limit use of it overall, due to environmental impact.

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@wukemon I even follow that guy!

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@judysquirrels “Find a team member to find out how you can get credit for today’s movie!”

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@bruins77girl This seems like the move. I’m going to test out DuckDuckGo for a week or so and see how it works (for personal stuff and also class assignments) and go from there

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The real heartbreak is watching Jadejha be suckered by Madelyn too because she has one of THE best radars for BS I’ve seen. It’s genuinely infuriating watching Madelyn flat out lie, face no consequences, and play victim every time someone gets close to calling her out. #TheCircle

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@GinaEllis4 I am deeply worried about the same. I’ve always been pretty good about being able to spot the lies and fakes (big reader, art and comm background), but lately I’ve been less certain/without ability to check against any real sources. If I’M struggling, I know others are for sure.

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@DavidHughesTwit I don’t mind trying an alternative! Google is Google though and there’s a reason they’re the giant they are. I’ve also had Gmail since beta and would prefer to he able to continue utilizing it. However, maybe we’ve crossed the rubicon. Thanks for the rec!

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@mankattan The only reason this doesn’t have more likes is because not enough people have seen Veep.

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@EvjeniMalkin @bstract_thot @creepingmosz 🤫

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@ThatMandyNicole Or, if that’s too polarizing, that the cost of rent/mortgage/housing is too damn high; this, along with healthcare costs, is where a lot of people’s paychecks go. Most can’t afford to live where they work on hourly/min wage, so add transportation. Gotta fix one or the other.

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@linzsports @peacock This might be a weird take but “Olympics weekly” would be something I’d watch. Like a 1 hour summary on athletes’ training, current competitions, where we can see them next, all the qualifiers, etc.

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@sarahkendzior @Biotech_8Inch She’s been talking about the right to make decisions for your own body, not having the government in your doctor’s office, and the right to healthcare since day 1 of her campaign. What policy would you need to hear to be convinced this is a priority for her?

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@lobatobii_ I think this is where he really leaned into the idea. Showed him how they’d react.

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@Manigarm @thwartedneedle @CallMeRichier This phrase is what does me in. It’s the perfect combination of absurdity, missing the point, illogic, and smugness that it’s so hard to even know how to start arguing their premise. Doesn’t acknowledge biology, sacrifice of essential workers, other countries, or their own fear.

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@ScriptsByJames Thank you for the YEEEAAAHHHH

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@succession Thank you for starting the ep with Roman in his high rise, above it all and surrounded by the mob on screens in the background, and ending it with Roman on the ground surrounded by the actual mob as he chased them down for a fight. Just, superb.

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@FogTrials97770 1. Feelings not hurt 2. Your tone says you don't think anyone but yourself is intelligent 3. I study sociology so it's a source I trust and am familiar with, not a random search result on DDG 4. Still waiting for your sources 5. You should consider going back to 280 characters

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@thatdutchperson It was that, and the way it was encouraged to fade from public discourse without acknowledging what we had just been through or lost. And of course, it’s not gone, just been normalized. Sort of a half life.

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@nameshiv Those diver guys who find cars missing for 20 years in 1 hour flat off a hunch prove this over and over

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@Atticus59914029 Also seems crucial: he put in for retirement before his unit was selected for deployment. It was approved, and the unit not left short-staffed when they deployed. @votevets was founded by Jon Soltz, who served in Iraq and Kosovo.

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@mviser While his VP’s husband just tested positive for Covid? Come on now.

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@lexi4prez I looked up their wiki and was shocked to find China’s response to whether they were a terrorist org was, “They were elected and we believe we need to recognize them as the government of Gaza, because that’s the will of the people.” When China is more pro-democracy than the US…

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@peterawolf I want one of them to explain to me how this is any different from mortification of the flesh, and why it’s not cult behavior.

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@moorehn The creator dollartreedinners on TikTok is an amazing resource. She shows weekly and monthly breakdowns of how to feed 1-4 people on budgets of $20/week or $100/month. And even if you’re not struggling, sometimes you just gotta use the pantry and freezer!

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@metaplexmovies There's a growing movement on TikTok that wants the old 24-episode seasons where not every ep has stakes. They talk about watching shows like The Office, Supernatural, and Gilmore Girls, forming relationships with the characters and getting to hang out. It's comfort, but more.

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@9mmballpoint Curious about if anyone in the future will be able to detect just from the shift in hobbies alone what happened, like the sudden crafting and dance phenomenon.

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@rickymedia @nicetryofficer Also because I’m sleep deprived I just realized you meant I LITERALLY skipped number 3. So this tweet is now a collab 2-parter. Live together, die alone.

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Once I realized all conservatives mean by “deep state” is “the administrative agencies that make the government run,” it got a lot easier to dismiss their conspiracy theories.

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@NotNikyatu Assuming the 4 people in the image are characters in your short, how is telling YOUR story this way better than hiring 4 human people so THEY can gain entry into the industry? Seems at odds with your own stated mission. I can’t see how this doesn’t end in AI cannibalizing itself.

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@ohsotenderly So this is the shot that you’d watch it be like “oh that’s why they called it Moonlight” then remember the emotional payoff forever and someone was like, eh, extraneous??

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@cinephoria Omg her brother in the Challengers sweatshirt

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@featherty Yep. Combo of interrupted momentum, broken social contract, entering into recovery mode from previous trauma and Covid trauma, possibly brain fog from 2 Covid infections, and the “stuck” feeling of waiting to see if we become a full-blown Christian Nationalist dictatorship.

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@Needle_of_Arya I haven’t been following this because it’s moot at this point, but… am I understanding correctly that she was basically plotting to oust them both and people who signed on were with her for a convention, but Biden saw the writing on the wall and withdrew/endorsed Harris first?

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@shouldvehadavh @rachsyme And this after losing/turning down the Sackler donations last year, which, GOOD, but they were already running on slimmer margins.

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@yashar @donie 1. She is not Biden 2. She’s been signaling she will pivot from Biden’s policies when no longer in his admin 3. There’s ongoing negotiations she can’t interfere with 3. Trump wants to deport “Hamas protestors” 4. Trump will let Israel annex Gaza/WB and Kushner develop the coast

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@GoAngelo Lil truth for anyone to arm themselves with

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@sberns0 I hope they pause in-show and let Jeff Probst tell him on camera.

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@Lucas_Shaw HBO was fine when it was HBO. Turning it into “Max,” leasing proprietary prestige content to other streamers, and canceling highly rated shows with passionate fanbases is why they’re struggling. Zaslav is an idiot.

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@GwenLovesMovies Also, chili and chocolate are a pretty famous food combo??

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@saribethrose In some ways, content creators are the replacement for what local journalism used to do… only instead of the shared niche being a physical location, it’s an online one. MSM are making a mistake to think they can’t both exist, since you serve different purposes.

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@ammaar Is it ethical or accurate to put your name on this as the author? Technically you edited it, providing feedback and guidance. Feels like this should explicitly fall under a different category than a book entirely written and illustrated by a human. This is a good case study why.

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@kenklippenstein I remember this too: “Look, I view myself as a bridge, not as anything else,” Biden said. “There’s an entire generation of leaders you saw stand behind me. They are the future of this country.”

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@judysquirrels “How am I supposed to look back fondly on this!!?” Oh honey…

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@BigMeanInternet AI is the new Clippy except it doesn’t ask

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@yashar It’s clear that the movement’s leadership (incl Uncommitted) is not ready for this moment. They got unprecedented momentum and support but instead of using it to communicate cohesive, intersectional, and scalable goals, they’re holding everyone’s rights hostage. We don’t consent.

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@cashville_etc Noise complaints in the summer. Citibike rack. This shit:

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@7im Trump spent years calling them the “failing New York Times” and they fixed it by normalizing him. He got exactly what he wanted.

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@nycsouthpaw Nearly 50 years of work paying off, of course they’re thrilled. They know they’ll never have a better moment than this to seize power, and they’re doing it.

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@RifewithKatie Evangelicals are especially prone to this because it doesn’t require deconstructing patriarchy, capitalism, and all of the other concurrent mindsets to embrace another “absolute morality” value system. But anyone from high control groups should be vigilant about it.

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@fangsxbangs Imagine if he was an influenza-denier

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@NadiaBAhmad @harrisonjaime @TheDemocrats So you snuck a banner into the event with the purpose of raising it during Biden’s speech, and then are claiming assault because people took the banner away from you? Or were you personally targeted? This seems disingenuous since your purpose was to disrupt. How does that help?

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@GoodPoliticGuy When you remember that Nazis were not just anti-Jew, it’s a little easier to understand all of this through the correct lens. Israel’s virtual monopoly on holocaust sympathy has discouraged anyone from making comparisons while they enact ethnic cleaning for a homogenous state.

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@jimstewartson @MSNBC @CNN Here’s the thing. They’ve been doing this for 50 years, marked by patience and staying out of the spotlight. They are organized, strategic, and winning. Why would he do this now unless it wasn’t going to have consequences? He’s either impatient, cocky, or we’re missing something.

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This one hits different. Thank you, @AnandWrites for acknowledging the silent epidemic of cultish thinking that has broken families and relationships for nearly a decade. There is now an alternate door for folks who realize they were misled and want to walk through it.

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They were brainwashed, radicalized, and torn out of their families, all for billionaires’ profit lust. Give our people back.

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@MJSchulman I feel like this year has been about finding ways to pass the time and do only the things we want to do (versus work obligations, keeping up friendships, being ambitious for its own sake); the idea of taking on the burden of veneer again when we can’t deny its emptiness is hard.

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@matthewgleslie 1. Do rounds to catch behavior 2. A button (like Alamo with the red light or on the seat) that connects to a signal system so leadership can come issue a warning w/out guest leaving movie 3. Clear expectations for behavior and consequences 4. Empower managers to kick people out

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@EnergiaPublica @hassankhan Yep. I interpret this as “we don’t want to or can’t spend the time to train you,” which means I’m going to have a vague actual job description and probably have to do things outside of what I’d be hired and paid for.

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@thee_snek Project 2025 messaging has done a really good job of giving people a more strategic, community-minded approach to the work. A lot of people’s response right now is “put your own mask on first” and “what environment do you want to organize in the next 4 years.” It’s effective.

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@judysquirrels It’s just a word people use to call you a bad person if you think characters in a story are generally allowed to do things real people shouldn’t, and you enjoy reading or writing about it.

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@jowrotethis And that it was a secret weapon to mix it with humor.

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@wondermann5 Been asking for tangible next steps for a while. It’s just “vote 3rd party” or “suffer with us.” It’s clear that the time, effort, and sacrifice folks have been making these last 10 months is being taken for granted. No attempt at intersectionality or national coalition building.

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@lofiven @hyper_gloss_ Def a U.S. thing, not sure about everywhere else. We’ve basically done nothing to regulate AI while it was developing and now we’ve opened Pandora’s box. (Our Congress is also famously old and generally bad about understanding tech at all.)

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@Fractivista @Manigarm @thwartedneedle @CallMeRichier The problem is that “responsibility” is drastically different to people. Some think it means personal responsibility (which they also think means expressing it in whatever way feels right to them) and they’re in direct odds with those who believe it means social responsibility.

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@VyceVictus It’s brilliant really because they discuss de-escalation and NOT taking lives so many times throughout the movie; when it hasn’t worked and why; that he never saw combat and his specialty is martial arts. It forces the audience to ask why they’d be cheering for a bloodier end.

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@Greatpeter001 @spectatorindex The number of “prisoners” has doubled from 5,000 to 10,000 since October 7. They are not true prisoners; their crime is being Palestinian.

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@Decadence_3 @cheebescake While this partially solves misinformation issues, it’s almost worse because it’s still doing the environmental damage while letting the user pretend it’s not happening. I’d personally rather keep the visual reminder and deterrent.

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@judysquirrels You’re lucky. There’s a big subset of religious folks who internalized the “porn = cheating” mentality following the peak of True Love Waits and abstinence-only rhetoric. The rigidity has led to a lot of shame around sexual discovery/expression and turned porn into sex addiction.

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@deedydas How much water did it take to generate this video?

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@tify330 If they keep escalating it’s gonna be classified as something else altogether and they’ll be shut out of any meaningful conversation with the VP at all. This neither highlights the injustice being done nor demonstrates in a way that brings more people into the cause.

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@MikeBalsamo1 @TVMoJoe @AP The press and cameras being there protect the protesters more than the presence of the cops.

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Regulate homeschooling. It’s useful in some cases, but parents giving an “alternate education” shouldn’t mean kids lack resources, oversight, or fall victim to abuse, neglect, or labor exploitation.

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@sarahnadav You’re admitting that your algorithm is showing you what you want to see. Every video of a bombing site shows bodies being pulled from the rubble, bodies wrapped, bodies on hospital floors and beds as people say goodbye. It’s not hard to find.

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@metaplexmovies I used to love Cracked, /Film, Pajiba, AV Club, Ebert, and Collider. Now it’s watered down versions of the same opinion. Show recaps are behind paywalls on Variety and Vulture. No wonder criticism is dying with so few accessible platforms or unique voices to learn from anymore.

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Liz Dente

@liz_dente

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@CharlestonCraft Yes, the fallout from this is going to become apparent in the next couple of years as misinformation grows, partly from AI cannibalizing its sources and then regurgitating itself. Art and language/information are uniquely human and we will regret surrendering them to tech.

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