Why??? We're experiencing a shortage of workers for the jobs nobody wants to do and there is an entire wave of people ready to get their foot in the door in our country. They're not criminals either, all the people I know who are immigrants from Spanish speaking countries are kind, practical, outgoing, intelligent and hard workers- they definitely know how to party too. I wish more people would learn Spanish so we could fix this disconnect between the US and its neighbors.
Snail mail? Make sure to use a security envelope to prevent someone from reading your mail by spraying computer duster (when sprayed upside down it reveals the inside of a normal envelope, then evaporates). You can also put a few grains of kool-aid powder in the envelope seal to indicate if the envelope was forced open with steam.
Off topic but the right crowd is here, would anyone be interested in starting a hardware security community?
Edit: https://lemmy.world/c/hardwarehacking is live! It's still a work in progress but all are welcome to join.
I say we should collectively strike from streaming platforms to send a message. If you want to watch shows, collect DVDs from the library or thrift store and rip them to a USB drive. If you have a newer TV with a built in media player, it can read the video formats on the USB drive for quick access to your favorite shows.
I suggest you avoid short-form video apps entirely. There is a correlation between reduced interest in learning/ADHD and Short form video formats 123.
When you use sites like Lemmy and actively read, you are at least becoming a better reader and critical thinker. Short form video shows you fast-paced content tailored to you that's designed to keep you addicted and entranced. From what I've seen firsthand, once people start using these platforms they have a hard time stopping.
When will the greed stop? At what point will these corporations realize that the average American is completely stretched thin financially and will have to cease unnecessary expenses? They’re all just shooting themselves in the foot.
How are people surviving at all right now? Between this and the price of EVERYTHING going up, companies are still raising prices and adding premium features while wage raises are at a standstill. The people who are lucky enough to be in unions are striking and the people who aren’t in unions are getting desperate.
Planting trees does not equal caring for young trees as they grow. By their standards I could throw a handful of walnuts out the window and claim I planted several trees.
I'm not saying Facebook is better- I despise Facebook just as much. I always thought of Facebook as the disinformation campaign for older middle Americans and Tik Tok for the youth. It's kind of mind blowing that they sell anyone's information to the highest bidder, and the politics of it are just a front. Updated my main comment to reflect this.
Unfortunately this is a newer theory so studies are limited right now- even studies proving otherwise are inconclusive or nonexistent. I'd love to see more official research put into this or for Tik Tok to release their source code. I don't mean to come across as pushing a political agenda or spreading inconclusive information, but in my experience Tik Tok shows much more toxic content than other short form video platforms. I believe this is why the bill to ban Tik Tok got so much bipartisan support, but they can't release the information about it being a cognitive weapon due to it being classified defense information (I'm sure the US has it's own operations)
I've also seen with my own eyes teenage relatives using Tik Tok and having a video of a gruesome dead cat, self harm or content promoting opioid use being thrown into their For You feeds (otherwise nothing but overstimulating slime videos and sped-up influencer drama).
Even if the current studies are inconclusive, why wouldn't they? They have the organization of the CCP, the short form video format to keep viewers addicted, the data collection technology, the algorithms, and the objective of getting an edge over NATO countries long term.
As for Facebook and Website formerly known as Twitter, their platforms are designed for discussion instead of a video feed. It makes financial sense for them to push controversial content that promotes a reaction- users stay on the site longer and look at more ads. They definitely need to be prosecuted for allowing the 2016 (still ongoing?) Russian Election disinformation campaign so they could churn a profit.
TikTok isn’t like American data harvesting apps. For Facebook and Snapchat the main data purchasers are Ad companies. (All mainstream social media is complicit in selling data to rival superpowers, I just believe Tik Tok intentionally feeds more harmful content to youth than other platforms) The CCP has party officials on TikTok’s board of directors. The app is designed to force feed an endless stream of toxic behaviors, overstimulating content, low quality journalism and disinformation mixed in with entertainment to the West’s youth in an effort to influence them. They take your data input (what videos you like, what you don’t like, what captivates you, how gullible you are) and create a psychological profile. If you have your camera and mic access on the data they can collect on you increases significantly. The more you use it, the stronger your psychological profile gets. At a certain point, they can start throwing in toxic content that fits your profile to manipulate you mentally. The main goal is to show you content that makes you angry, upset, or distracted to ruin your day. If you use it daily, it can add up. This is why we're having a national mental health crisis and why grades are slipping in schools.
This was intentional, he and some wealthy donors wanted to tank the company to stop the spread of left wing populist movements like the Arab spring