Pseudonymico

Pseudonymico t1_j341oz6 wrote

> Second, a solution to happiness already exists. It's called "delete your social media". Any "happiness algorithm" has to compete with this as a solution.

>"Delete your social media" is such an effective solution that Social Media will lie to you to make it seem incomprehensible.

That really depends on who you are though. Social media really is a huge game changer for people who can’t get out of the house for whatever reason - in particular people with disabilities, parents of young children, and the elderly, along with other marginalised groups who can have trouble connecting in person such as the queer community. “Deleting your social media” for these kinds of groups means going back to being an isolated shut-in, and that’s part of why a lot just won’t do it. Regulating algorithms is a better solution by far imo.

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Pseudonymico t1_iv58lmr wrote

The book is very, very different and unrelated to the movie franchise outside of some of its plot elements (iirc Disney licensed it way back when they made the original Pirates of the Caribbean film due to the fact that they were making a pirates-with-magic movie), but very good.

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