Not a direct answer, but I highly recommend reading Outlive, by Peter Attia. It’s completely changed the way I think about these things. And it’s actually grounded in science.

When you’re a government, you need a little more process to ensure things are done well (moderation, security, …). Even something simple like that could take valuable time from quite a few people.

Sad but unfortunately fairly justified. Hard to justify spending public money on 3,500 users.

Thank you!!!

No 😁

It’s just a funny video from LinkedIn or TikTok

This is why we need law to mandate security updates for 5+ years.

I wonder what the medical community thinks about that? I’m sure the public health repurcussions are significant.

They don’t comply with GDPR

What happens if you ask them to comply? Has anyone tried?

If all else fails, I hear mosquito nets are fairly efficient.

I always buy the cheapest option on the shelf (in terms of food).

The question is not necessarily which option you pick, but that you feel the need for a particular product at all. Without advertising, for example, people would buy far fewer sodas. I’m pretty sure the same goes for tech gadgets.

A very simple example: advertising makes you aware of brands. Just knowing that a brand exists might be enough to influence your decision in the future. Think about it: are you more likely to choose the brand you heard about, or the brand you don’t even know exists?

Ads are bad for me, and for the most part, they’re bad for the planet. So I use an ad blocker everywhere.

I’m aware that the web has a monetization problem without ads. But not blocking them doesn’t help address the problem in any ways. I donate a little bit to creators I really like instead.