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An almost 38 minute video about one man’s opinion about how the curated algorithmic experiences on the modern Internet have an effect on people and how it has shaped how it is being used.
Edit: Name of channel is Technology Connections
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You can just say “Technology Connections” - we’ll watch it!
I was served the channel by the algorithm and was concerned with the length so I attempted to share in a neutral manner unsure on reception.
I found it interesting and wanted to share the opinion
38 minutes is too long? What a world we have when folks cannot pay attention longer than a tiktok vid. Perhaps that isn’t you, but I cringe that we have to think about that. No offense intended.
TC is a treasure, btw. Go back and view some of his other content. Not too long ago I watched his dishwasher video as I had just installed a new one. I learned quite a lot and I assumed I knew most things about them. He also explains things so thoroughly that my mother was able to follow along and appreciate the information. His demeanor helps as well. Love the guy. Thanks for the post!
38 minutes is a normal length TV. I do like the long rants though, about Christmas lights
Different people specialize in different contents. Most things need to be consumed bite sized. The things you are really good at, you’ll spend time watching half an hour video.
We don’t need a one size fits all, this was the mentality of the industrial age where scale was the main driver of being cheap and competitive. Now we have the possibility of content and physical manufacturing for niche segments, and that is great.
35-45 year olds just sitting here with our bookmarks, subscriptions and 100s of tabs open. We also are the last gen that builds and repairs our own devices. It’s a generation thing, if there is a lazy way the youth will find it and embrace it.
I’m in that age bracket and one of my best friends, about a month ago, started using chatgpt instead of a search engine.
We went to dinner after work and the place was closed. I went back to my car to grab something and when I got back he was fiddling with his phone and frustrated. He said ‘i’m trying to figure out (using chatgpt) if this other place is open.’. I just opened Google maps, it had the opening hours and I clicked directions and we were on our way.
Known this guy forever and I found it weird he would think that was better.
I’ve never used any LLM, so I can’t comment on their quality, but at least around here the hours listed on Google (or any other large search engine) are frequently … Shall we say, not based on reality.
You can submit corrections. Help the next person out
Indeed, and so I should.
Unfortunately, I don’t usually discover the hours are incorrect until I get to the location, at which point I often am too annoyed to remember to do my civic duty.
I will try to do better in the future.
Understandable. I usually take a photo of the opening hours sign and submit later
If you’re not submitting corrections often, sending the photo along as proof also helps to get it accepted
Fuck Google, support OpenStreetMaps instead.
I’m flabbergasted how people are not seeing the OpenAI stuff not just as not-that-useful, but very dangerous for privacy and open internet. And Google is trying to catch up, and they are still the biggest threat to privacy and open web.
Don’t use either, every corporation will betray you.
Support open solutions.
agreed. but most people use gmaps.
Especially in regards to shop opening hours.
source: I actively update osm data, and regularly remove years old data from the system
I refuse to help corporations for free so they can reap the benefits.
They should pay people to update the hours. And people should look elsewhere for maps.
It’s a temporary thing. People try out ChatGPT and it’s amusing enough to try some more until you realize it’s absolute dogshit.
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I call ahead now.
Everything old is new again.
Are you the Neighbor of the Beast?
Has he returned your mower yet?
I am.
He hasn’t.
You’re the first Internet stranger to notice! Here’s a celebration emoji: 🎉
Most surprising thing to me was how few people use the “subscriptions” feed on Youtube. It’s been the default way I’ve been using it for as long as I’ve been on the platform.
I also remember when Facebook introduced the algorithmic feed and thought the concept was utterly ridiculous.
I’ve found myself transition from subscriptions to the feed over the years. My subscriptions became such a long list of past interests while the feed somehow almost always seems to know what I want. It’s exactly the poisonous quick dopamine hack that every other social media is also abusing. I hate it, but at the same time I don’t quite have the energy to fight it. After I arrive at home tired from work and grocery shopping I just need some quick entertainment, and the feed usually knows wat better what I want than my own subscriptions.
I love that he points out there is nuance to all of this at the end
Yeah, there is a lot of evolving information, yet for now one can still have some measure of control over the content one can engage with
I thought this video was going to be “old man yells at cloud”, but it made me think about some posts I’ve seen on Lemmy. You know the ones I mean, people who are new and asking about how to tailor the experience to their own tastes, usually political tastes.
I always thought it was silly to expect the internet to put bespoke content in front of you with minimal effort. But maybe I’m just behind the times. Why wouldn’t you expect the platform to track your behavior and promote what it recons will keep you scrolling? That’s what’s normal I guess.
Excellent video, Technology Connections is one of my favourite channels.
P.S. I found the radio info in six minutes and twenty two seconds. I'm reasonably pleased with my time.
https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/sears_roeb_silvertone_18_ch132877.html
