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[–] Baggie@lemmy.zip 2 points 49 minutes ago (1 children)

Which ones in particular? I have this issue on windows 10 as well. I've still not touched city skylines 2 and stalker 2. I just tried Jedi survivor, and honestly it was a mistake.

[–] Baggie@lemmy.zip 4 points 51 minutes ago

Okay, but crackpot theory, and this one's a bit out there...

What if they just didn't want everyone to get sick and die? And vaccines are proven to be effective at this? Why is that less believable that the Jewish space laser.

[–] Baggie@lemmy.zip 5 points 9 hours ago

I did something similar to what this article describes a bit back. For me it was turning off my phone, the effect was staggering. Anxiety etc dropped immediately.

For me in particular, it was being constantly available to anyone in my life, but also the doom scrolling, and knowing there's a vast ocean of infinite content at my fingertips. Sure, I could curate my experience, and block people, but overall the phone is still functioning largely the same as it ever does. I can always turn those features back on. By changing how the device works externally, you're disconnecting those people from the decade and a half of reinforcement and whatever they have associated with their phones.

To get similar results I was able to just turn off my phone, but that might vary for some. Anyway, it seems reasonable for the experiment at least.

[–] Baggie@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

See I don't follow that one, because how are they actually making money in this theory?

In the real world the ai bullshit is just another grift that's a giant money pit. While I recognise people that follow these kinds of theories probably don't have critical thinking skills, I wish they would following thinking to it's conclusion. It's a stupid hope I know.

[–] Baggie@lemmy.zip 2 points 9 hours ago

I'm kind of in the same boat.

I think it can fuck with people that rely on self determination for security or self justification? At least the couple of people I've met that take issue with the idea seem to mostly be uncomfortable with the implication that their choices and actions might mean less.

[–] Baggie@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Anti sematic behaviour is unfortunately part of the internet and general historical data, which means it could very well be an undercurrent in training data. AIs then could exhibit subconscious biases, no matter how many times the creators tell them not to be racist.

[–] Baggie@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Look, we also probably don't have free will, but we should live and act like we do. Don't let the minute details keep you from getting what you can out of this life.

[–] Baggie@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

I could see it. They've been pretty anticonsumer lately, souring the fanbase a touch. The PS4 is still seeing releases, because most games actually don't need the power of a ps5. The technological improvements have been seeing diminishing returns every generation. I've had very few games actually maxing out my base ps5, and frankly I think at this point shit can't look that much better anyway. It's mostly down to art style now.

With all that going on, I'm happy with my ps5 for a bit.

[–] Baggie@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

I think they actually did? The most recent update was the whole source code for TF2 iirc

[–] Baggie@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 days ago

Idk dude, we already have the sun and wind but they hate that stuff too, despite it being very close to free. Hell they'll probably bitch about fusion causing a surplus of power outside peak loads.

If it doesn't perpetuate the broken ways we currently do things it doesn't give their buddies money, so it's woke or something else bullshit.

[–] Baggie@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

Uber I guess?

[–] Baggie@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Bloodborne I could see them saving for a PS6 launch, MGS4 is so extremely in the PS3 architecture that nobody wants to try porting that minefield.

But yeah, they're clearly trying to keep a old business model when it's not working anymore.

 

Hi all,

I've been on 30mg Vyvanse for approx. 3 years now. I'd say it's been a resounding improvement, though there have been some minor downsides.

Unfortunately I have some trauma in my past, and when I'm particularly in the peak of the drug it can kick in my fight or flight a bit under certain circumstances, becoming hyper vigilant and all that good stuff. It is a stimulant, it's only fair. Oddly enough though this seems to only happen after long periods of taking the drug. I've tried 20mg for a period, and it wasn't really effective, so going down a dose isn't a practical option.

I am wondering if maybe I should be taking small drug holidays when the paranoia etc starts to kick in. I feel like it steadily gets stronger the more days I take Vyvanse in a row. I've done some searching that says it shouldn't get stronger, which is why I'm wondering if anyone else has had the same experience, and if anything worked for you?

 

I'm kind of sick of being into tech. Everything is riddled with ads and speculative investment. You have to manage your expectations so much because everything has a good likelihood of turning into garbage at a moments notice. It's just not fun anymore. I know I'm probably a bit nostalgia blinded, but I miss the mid-late 2000s and early 2010s so much. Games were new and interesting, tech was moving at a lightning fast pace, things were fun.

I know it's more complicated than that, and there are reasons things are how they are, but fuck man. Anyway, off my chest.

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