Social media is about collecting user data so people can be manipulated and sold more crap they dont need. The internet has turned into a seething flame war between trolls. Rather than advance science and improving the human condition, we are using AI to again manipulate society and sell people more crap that they dont need. So why are we spending so much time and energy on a tech industry that isnt moving us forward?

WhatsApp and telegram track their users too, as do snap, insta, facebook, google, apple, Samsung, Microsoft, YouTube, bing, yahoo, your phone carrier, your ISP, your car, Sony, Nintendo, the list goes on. You are the product, the thing you use is a vehicle to track you. Believing otherwise is naive.

Compared to bulk pricing, dollar stores are a scam. Buy one sponge for $1 plus tax when a case of 12 sells for $6? Iâ(TM)ll pass.

They are pumping out their ground water, fast tracking it to the sewers, which drain into rivers and ultimately the ocean. Doing likewise with storm water means ground water never gets replenished, meaning desertification. Go get an earth science book and study the water cycle. Cut down trees for development means less water vapor in the air and means less rain,

But technology is about the free exchange of other peoples ideas!

I wanna make out with my MonroeBot ;)

At the end of the day, thats what the force of law is - someone more powerful than you enforces whatever they deem law to be. Fiat currency has a value that is enforced by force of law. Crypto has no such value. Governments can declare that crypto is illegal, that businesses and banks cannot transfer fiat to so called exchanges, and the whole thing comes to an end overnight - crypto will be worthless.

Crypto only has value because people have dumped fiat currency into it. The moment fiat money holders stop buying, the value crashes. Fiat current is different from crypto because fiat is backed by governments with the power to toss one into prison. Crypto has no such backing.

If a lithium deficiency is the cause, then find out what causes a lithium deficiency. Or is there no money to be made in that?

The 737 max occurred because Boeing execs chose not to produce a modern design in an attempt to compete with airbus. Boeing chose short term returns to shareholders over the long term health of the company. The shenanigans over MCAS are a consequence of that decision. The regulations and testing requirements are not the problem - they are justified based on the lessons of history.

For the simple reason that itâ(TM)s more profitable. The systems will be so opaque and obfuscated that no one will find out

Do you have cable TV? If so, you are paying for ads

Internet connections, servers, maintenance, software, etc all cost money. Why should any of this stuff be âoefreeâ? Sure you donâ(TM)t have to host your own server in your basement, hut you can use a hosting account online, Google drive, onedrive, box,Dropbox etc.

But I would pay an Apple price for an equivalent spec us made pc laptop, assuming equal build quality. I could sacrifice display spec as I am not a pro user.

Before Europe can try to solve a problem it needs to appoint 237 bureaucrats to attend 5 years of conferences to establish the rules for solving the problem. Then it will appoint an additional 375 bureaucrats to execute phase 1a.1 of the solution in the 27 year cycle of problem solving. Success!

Force big box store developers to cover the roofs with solar panels. Easy source of renewable energy. Malls, shopping centers, office buildings, etc. make it mandatory per the building code.