You know what they mean though. Don't be so dense. This feed is not algorithmically built to maximize engagement, and it has no eye-catching and bait-facilitating photos. Meaningfully different.

>Don't be so dense.

I'm not the one bragging on social media how I don't use social media. I'm not the dense one here.

This essay I read recently speaks about solitude in a way you might find interesting. Basically how valuable it is to be in solute but also become sensitive to how it feels when you’re not getting influenced by other minds, as you say. https://www.henrikkarlsson.xyz/p/good-ideas

Change the name

I recently did and I got dozens of emails asking me to change it back. It was a huge hassle.

I'm going to respect the users and stick with the name.

With the amount of money behind them, I regret to say I don’t think they’ll get legislated away. My best guess is that social shaming slowly dwindles their usage. It’s actively shameful to scroll at dinner among Gen Z, for example. The problem becomes using the apps alone at home.

Wow how does Meta think anyone trusts their brand now? The lack of self-awareness is sorta funny honestly

Super neat concept. One super low-lift way to improve its reception: change the styling of the landing page to not be blatant AI slop.

Disagree, it looks just fine.

haha, thank you :)

And in the case where a team gets overworked, there are legions more fresh and bright engineers to burn.

This is definitely made by some bitter YC reject. Amazing the vitriol of those types

At one particularly reprehensible job for which I was overqualified (job market was kicking my ass), I noticed that the higher in the food chain someone was, the more convincingly busy they appeared.

The middle manager above me was genuinely skilled at this. All day, when you passed his office, he looked like he was absolutely concentrated on something.

Unrelated to AI, but it was pretty interesting.

This is a great book regarding animal tracking and other interesting clues in the outdoors. It’s very British-centric sadly though. https://www.amazon.com/Walkers-Guide-Outdoor-Clues-Signs-ebo...