I use Mullvad on my PC and Brave on my phone and tablet. (Please, don’t hurt me fellow Lemmings)

I’ve been repeating this scene from Smiling Friends for a couple months now: https://youtu.be/vbEIhOUK0SY specifically around 0:52.

Internet privacy and ad retargeting is a rabbit hole that the more I go down, the more I wish we never get let Big Tech normalize their methods.

Regulating smartphone sells feels like overkill imo. It’s one of those things where it’s up to the parents and, unfortunately, it means that there will be kids with phone but that’s all you can do really.

I do like the idea of restricting social media apps. My parents did the same thing when I was growing up. It didn’t really work because I managed to work around it. But, it’s the thought that counts lol.

I think a good middle ground would be minor regulation and education. Forbid places like Instagram, for example, from recommending beauty ads if a person is consuming content that may indicate that they are insecure about their bodies. Then ensure that teens/young adults know what tricks social media use to garner engagement, be mentally addictive etc so they can make more informed choices.

I don’t have much plans really. If my building has some chocolates great, if not, I’m going to Walmart the day after to get discounted sweets.

I really like WAFRN (https://wafrn.net/) which is a Tumblr-inspired platform. I’ve never been able to get into the more micro-blogging style that Tumblr is known for, but for some reason, I find myself very engaged with WAFRN.

Hopefully none of that “subscribe to see more matches” bs

Oh, and one of the generic message prompts is “What Linux distro do you use?”

I started my privacy journey last year. My gf at the time, was really into privacy and told me all about data collection and selling. I bushed it off, justifying it as the cost of a using a free platform, until I noticed that topics from our Discord convos would appear on my YouTube recommendations (or I Googled something similar, still creepy none the less). It was so oddly specific that I freaked me out and I almost immediately changed my search engine, browser, email, etc.

This is constantly referenced on major platform to this day and is not considered outdated.

Truly a timeless meme. 10/10, no notes.

It was an older short-form video sharing platform that was owned by Twitter that shutdown in 2017.

I genuinely believe that all the design and music choices that caused major online outrage for that one Sonic movie that came out during COVID was all faked for press.

You mean to tell me that they redesigned and reanimated the entire movie and added multiple new scenes to the movie in six months during peak COVID?

OG trailer if you don’t know what movie I’m talking about: https://youtu.be/4mW9FE5ILJs

Here’s a clips from the when the “improved” version was released: https://youtu.be/6cIhrkE2txA

^ Not to mention that considering how privacy conscious the OOP was there’s a good chance they had some way to limit IP tracking. When I verify log-ins for 2FA the approximate location shown in emails is rarely in my city much less close enough to pin any business near my home.

Edit: I skipped over the part where they had proxies active. Which leads me to my next question: If they had proxies active wouldnt they cover their tracks if the VPN fails?

https://linkcleaner.app/

I like to share a lot of links (mostly from Youtube) with my friends.

I have a few pieces from the Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure soundtrack that I think could be great to drum along to:

Stand Proud: https://youtu.be/oAzNQKbncxA

End of the World: https://youtu.be/xP6iYISIocw

Josuke’s Theme: https://youtu.be/pqDqIMUo2OU

You guys are able to have orgasms with SSRI’s? /j

My laptop has been discontinued by the manufacture for a couple years now and with support for Windows 10 ending, I wanted to increase the lifespan of my device so I looked into Linux. The lack of ads, bloat, and spyware are also major selling point to me.

Playing with dolls mostly likely since I was a toddler at the time.

I recently learned that I’m allergic to mosquito bites, it turns out it’s not normal for them to swell up to an inch in a half.

I’m a total Speed Queen I love high BPM songs in rhythm games. I agree with your take, I consider anything from 200-250BPM a fast song. 300 BPM is insane speed, I played Yaminabe!!! on Project Sekai ages ago and it briefly reaches that speed at the end and I struggled with that. I have no idea how people play the expert and master chart of that song.