4grams

joined 2 years ago
[–] 4grams@awful.systems 8 points 4 months ago

Exactly, early social media was tons of fun. It was like the early internet but easier since anyone could make a profile with any info.

Then it had to be monetized. They had to glue eyeballs via attention, no matter what kind. Now it’s all rent seeking, innovation is 100% about what can produce an immediate return, no care for the long term. The grift economy…

It was not social media, that was about the people. It’s what the social media companies did in search of dollars that did it in. Greed. Full stop.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 10 points 4 months ago

I don’t know why obvious propaganda works on so many people. People I assumed had functional brains, just turn them off whenever the online. It’s fucking maddening, and I don’t see any way to combat it.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 2 points 4 months ago

Why do we need celebrity owned cell carriers? This article makes it sound like a bad thing Ryan Reynolds’s exited Mint, but at least the stars of arrested development still have a cell provider.

I mean WTF, I like that there is competition but what the fuck is wrong with us that we prefer celebrity endorsement to actual features, value, longevity, etc.

I know it’s a bigger question than what I’m asking but this is all part of the rot that our economy is experiencing. All vibes, all promises, all scams, this country runs on nothing but grift.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 1 points 5 months ago
[–] 4grams@awful.systems 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

You have a lovely ass and we do not deserve to bask in its glory.

At least fart in our direction…

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Why is nobody sending him a series of strongly worded questions!?!

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 3 points 6 months ago

I’m a little surprised they didn’t got with 1488 soldiers.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 35 points 6 months ago (1 children)

There are so many flags right now it’s just a sea of red undulations. Done by design, so that we don’t notice the death of democracy.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 78 points 6 months ago (1 children)

this is how he operates.. he denies, then jokes, then encourages others to joke, then when they do he gets serious, then act like everyone was always serious.

this man will NEVER willingly give up a shred of power.

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 4 points 7 months ago

ha, of course my t-deck plus just arrived today...

[–] 4grams@awful.systems 6 points 7 months ago

Yeah, I’m a fancy bricklayer these days..

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