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Post by 93po » Mon, Oct 21, 2024, 4:43 PM UTC

ffsm8 wrote: post #25

mynameisash wrote: post #20

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When I was 16, nearly all the media I consumed was vetted/regulated by the FCC.

Really? I'm a millennial and most of the content I consumed came from * Initially various Warez sources (KDX , eMule etc) (2000-2005 I think) * later on liveleak, 4chan, digger (2006-2007? Not sure anymore), * Then stumble upon, 9gag (08-10) * finally ending at reddit (2010-2014, that was the year spez edited user comments. Very rarely used it since) I vividly remember watching pretty fucked up shit back then, like r…

Post by mewpmewp2 » Mon, Oct 21, 2024, 4:49 PM UTC

93po wrote: post #41

ffsm8 wrote: post #25

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Really? I'm a millennial and most of the content I consumed came from * Initially various Warez sources (KDX , eMule etc) (2000-2005 I think) * later on liveleak, 4chan, digger (2006-2007? Not sure anymore), * Then stumble upon, 9gag (08-10) * finally ending at reddit (2010-2014, that was the year spez edited user comments. Very rarely used it since) I vividly remember watching pretty fucked up shit back then, like r…

this difference is that none of that was mainstream, less than one percent of my high school ever read 4chan or even knew what it was. almost literally every kid today has a smart phone, the vast majority of them are on youtube, and an absolute ton of them are on tiktok. when older millennials were young, it was mostly television, movies, maybe some radio, and maybe some CDs/tapes. and as the previous person said, th…

Post by jareklupinski » Mon, Oct 21, 2024, 6:55 PM UTC

dbspin wrote: post #44

jareklupinski wrote: post #22

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if we can fit that power into a box that can fly with me to alpha centauri, i think we'll be ok once we figure out feeding and waste management, entertainment over a low-bandwidth link will be tricky

Picture a two curves of technical progress. One is the process toward creating a 'hot' media stimuli so addicting that it shifts your utility function. The other is the route to interstellar travel. Now imagine the relative resources that are being expended to push technology along each curve.

Post by anon7000 » Tue, Oct 22, 2024, 12:12 AM UTC

spookie wrote: post #31

arnaudsm wrote: post #6

This is great for creating a media-garden for your children! Kid content on YouTube and TikTok can be extremly disturbing, even for an adult. Until they turn 16 I intend to vet most media myself on a self-hosted server.

My parents never restricted me access, but talked with me openly about movies, games, or websites they saw me using/playing when they came to my room. I didn't take any precautions, or fear their reactions... because they were open about things with me. Some discussions went pretty deep, others not really. Moreover, they usually would spend time with us late evening watching interesting stuff. Given how open they wer…

Post by kjkjadksj » Tue, Oct 22, 2024, 2:18 AM UTC

arnaudsm wrote: post #26

mewpmewp2 wrote: post #23

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Would you consider that good? I grew up with the Internet and people sharing shock horror sites with some very questionable content. It seems we all mostly still grew up fine.

There's a difference between accidentally stumbling on shocking TikTok content and willingly browsing a gore site. If my kid really wants to check it, it might be acceptable, but I'm not ok with an algorithm showing it by surprise.