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☞ “Information wants to be free”

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Joined 2 years ago
Cake day: June 27th, 2023
  • merde alors@sh.itjust.workstoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•PewDiePie: I'm DONE with GoogleEnglish
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    15 days ago

    This isn’t a random youtuber and his video isn’t clickbait. You not understanding why people are talking about him posting this video is not the same as these discussions being pointless or spam.

    for your generation maybe?

    You’re right, i can’t understand how someone can make a name by streaming himself playing games and then become a reliable source for browser comparisons or linux. I can’t understand why anybody would like to watch someone else playing a “video game” either, but there is a whole generation that grew up with that. I have streamer neighbors. It’s not only that i can’t understand, but i think of these activities as pathetic.

    let’s end this useless conversation here. You can keep talking about him all your life, i prefer to filter him.

    There was an interesting podcast about mr.Beast on the Guardian this week. I was never interested in his videos either, I remember reading his Wikipedia page some years ago to understand what he’s about. For me, they’re both negligible symptoms of something going really wrong. Their analysis may be interesting, they on the other hand are not.

  • merde alors@sh.itjust.workstoPrivacy@lemmy.ml•How do you deal with renewing ID/official documentation?
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    29 days ago

    ☞ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_perception

    Selective perception is the tendency to not notice and more quickly forget stimuli that cause emotional discomfort and contradict prior beliefs. For example, a teacher may have a favorite student because they are biased by in-group favoritism. The teacher ignores the student’s poor attainment. Conversely, they might not notice the progress of their least favorite student. It can also occur when consuming mass media, allowing people to see facts and opinions they like while ignoring those that do not fit with particular opinions, values, beliefs, or frame of reference. Psychologists believe this process occurs automatically.

    Selective perception has roots in cognitive psychology, where it is studied as a fundamental part of how individuals filter and process information based on biases, expectations, and past experiences. It is closely related to concepts like confirmation bias—favoring information that aligns with one’s beliefs—and cognitive dissonance, the discomfort of holding conflicting thoughts, both of which shape perception. Its applications extend beyond psychology, playing key roles in marketing (shaping consumer focus), politics (influencing voter perception), and mental health (understanding biases in disorders), highlighting its impact on both individual behaviors and societal trends.

  • merde alors@sh.itjust.workstoPrivacy@lemmy.ml•How do you deal with renewing ID/official documentation?
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    30 days ago

    depending on how you look, what your hair & skin colour is, you may be checked “randomly” while you’re walking home or when you’re crossing borders on a train. If your ID isn’t valid, they won’t just “not care about it”

    that polite policeman passing you by with a “good day” would wake me up on the train to check harass me to see if i’m hiding who knows what in my testicles 🤬

    Maybe it’s just personal experience

    your experience doesn’t reflect Europe, it is a commentary about what you see in the mirror