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This is bad, like very bad. The proposed draft law in India, in its current form only prescribes deletions and purges of inactive accounts when the users die. There should be a clause where archiving or lock/suspension (like Facebook's memorialization feature) are described as alternative methods to account deletion.

If the law as it is is pushed through and passed by the legislature the understanding of the past will be destroyed in the long term, just like how the fires in LA have already did to the archives of the notable composer Arnold Schoenberg.

If you're an Indian citizen you can go to this page to post your feedback and concerns.

No matter where you go on the internet in 2024/2025, there's post after post after fucking post about Elon Musk. Always about him saying or doing something incredibly stupid or comically evil. There are even entire communities dedicated to it like "enough musk spam" which is ironic because I see more musk spam from them than anywhere else.

For a while I thought this was organic. It made sense afterall, the richest person alive is a giant dipshit who inserts himself into things he's got no business with, that's bound to get people talking. But lately I've realized that this guy craves one thing above all else, even money. ATTENTION! He fucking loves attention. He spent a small nation's GDP to buy Twitter and force millions of people to read his shit. He's always making a spectacle of himself and now he's been getting involved in the incoming US administration too.

In the past, he loved playing the hero, the babyface tony stark who smoked weed and watched rick n morty and built rocketships to mars. He was the cool, slick innovator who invented electric cars and paypal (or so I was told back in like 2016). Then in the last few years his facade crumbled and people could see him for what he really is, a fucking creepy weirdo manchild with mental problems. But musky still needs his attention fix or he'll probably dessicate like a blood starved vampire, so he decided to do a heel turn and go villain mode.

Because of the stupid, asinine way social media functions, outrage has taken over. Everyone's mad at everyone else for everything under the sun. The fucking Latinos elected trump! The fucking white women stole black men's independence and racial solidarity! The fucking gays ruined bud lite! The fucking transgenders stole my son's dick n balls! The fucking men all hate and want to kill women! I don't believe these things but it's just a sampler of the crazy outrageous "opinions" that get blown up and circulated, perhaps downloaded into the modern social media user. The actual content doesn't matter, just the emotional reaction it provokes that leads to people commenting, sharing, boosting it so they can ridicule and get their hit of feeling more superior or sane than "those crazy people on the internet".

So back to musk, dude loves attention and he realized that playing the villain gets you way more attention than playing the hero, and it's way easier when you're already basically lex luthor but with brain trauma. Musk is also obscenely rich as we are all well aware, so he can pay enormous sums of money to have his bullshit boosted even more. It's like a farmer buying one of those fancy newfangled drones that spread seed for you. He just loads up the seeds (whatever stupid statement or antics he dreamed up that day) and sets the drone to spread them far and wide (getting bots/paid posters to repost his shit on reddit/etc).

This ensures that every website, every corner and nook of the world wide web is full of Elon musk. And everyone loves to take a big steaming shit on him because he's objectively a moron, so it just feeds itself.

So, my dear lemmy reader, ask yourself, is it really worth your time, or anyone's time, to spread musk's diarrhea all over our precious internet? Does it do anyone a service to download HIS thoughts into everyone's brains?

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If Honda and Nissan can't survive at their size, well Subaru and Mazda are tiny by comparison.

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• https://old.lemmy.world/post/23537807

For anyone who's been brought on to here, especially mods, I'll leave these links to some mainstream-ish news sources which explain why Wikipedia is not infalliable after all.

• https://slate.com/technology/2023/02/wikipedia-native-american-history-settler-colonialism.html

• https://forward.com/opinion/550600/wikipedia-holocaust-disinformation/

• https://slate.com/technology/2023/12/wikipedia-road-highway-editors-wiki-railfans-roadgeeks.html

• https://www.iranintl.com/en/202401124365

• https://theconversation.com/wikipedias-volunteer-editors-are-fleeing-online-abuse-heres-what-that-could-mean-for-the-internet-and-you-218517

In 2014, there was an incident in the Netherlands where two Wikipedia administrators went to a woman's home to harass her.

• https://wikipediocracy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5417

There are many reasons why grandma won't appreciate cryptocurrency... But, either way, have you given currency as a gift at Christmas? I've certainly been on the receiving end, and it seemed a bit inconsiderate, ya know?

Does anyone else think Star Wars is a bit muddled? This may be a bit of an unpopular opinion, but I haven't delved into much of it outside the OG 4-6, 1-3, Mandalorian, and a couple games. It just seems that there is sooo much out there. Are they cohesive?

A part of the job, nonetheless. I can only hope they were provided counselling during their time working at meta. If not, this would be a major oversight by the company. There are certain people for this job... Not one for everyone, obviously.

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Context.

Seriously, why is nobody talking about this??

URLs are completely useless with each instance applying an opaque, incrementing integer to each post, which is of course different across instances. No way to tell what community it's in just by looking at it, nor any way to recover the content from another instance if the instance in the URL goes down.

Also, if a post is deleted, comments on that post cannot be viewed except on someone's profile.

Like who came up with this? Microsoft?

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Im kinda broke and I want to make some money but just can't find any ways. I live in a remote area so there are no jobs. I don't mean making thousands of dollars but a few just to buy a new Cod or some Nikes. I ain't doing any sexual stuff or sending my pictures!

You find your way to any interesting places of late? Been swept somewhere by a clowder of cats?

Or are you in orbit of somewhere for a moment?

A few months ago, I shared how I cut my screen time from 8h 55m to just 1h 25m. It’s been 5 months, so I figured it’s time for an update!

But first, here’s the link to my original post for those who missed it: I finally cut my screen time from 8 hours and 55 minutes to 1 hour and 28 minutes (Proof at the end)

Now, let me spill the tea on how cutting my screen time has seriously changed my life:

1. More Time for the Good Stuff: Less time scrolling = more time doing things I actually love, like swimming, reading, studying, or just hanging out with my favorite people. Oh, and the focus? Unreal. I can now get through tasks without a million distractions pulling me away.

2. Bye-Bye, FOMO: Turning off constant notifications and ditching the mindless scrolling felt SO freeing. I’m no longer glued to what everyone else is doing, and honestly? I’m way happier just living in the moment and doing my own thing.

3. Sleep = Leveled Up: Cutting out phone time at night was a game-changer. I wake up feeling rested (finally!) and ready to tackle the day. My bedtime routine now feels like a cozy ritual instead of a late-night doom-scroll marathon.

4. Actually Being Present: Whether I’m on a walk, vibing to music, watching anime, or spending time with my loved ones, I’m all in. No more multitasking with my phone in one hand and half-paying attention. My focus has gone from meh to next level—I can actually sit and read or study for hours now.

5. Me and My Phone = Healthy Boundaries: My phone? It’s a tool now, not a time-suck. I only use it intentionally, and that little shift has made my days feel so much more productive and meaningful. Bonus: My anxiety and stress have plummeted.

6. Stronger Connections: I’ve gotten so much closer to the people around me. Conversations feel deeper, and those phone-free moments (especially before bed) remind me how special undistracted time really is.

7. SO Much Extra Time: Cutting my screen time has freed up so many hours of my life. I feel so much lighter, knowing I don’t have to carry my phone everywhere. Morning walks with my sister? Just vibes. No distractions, just enjoying the moment.

Real Talk:
The past few months haven’t been all sunshine and rainbows. I’ve been struggling with some pretty tough depression, and during sleepless nights, my phone became a way to cope and quiet my dark thoughts. But the good news? I’ve slowly been getting back into my healthy sleep routine over the past few weeks. Progress is progress.

P.S. Last time, a lot of you commented and DMed me asking for the article link because I couldn’t share it in the post. So here it is: A Practical Guide to Overcoming Phone Addiction

If you’re tired of battling the “screen time monster,” this article has actionable tips to help you reclaim your time, no matter how addicted you are. Seriously, it changed my life.

Good luck to everyone trying to cut their screen time. You got this, my friend! 💪

Lastly, I want to thank my girlfriend for her unwavering support throughout this journey and Discipulus for writing that transformative article that made a huge impact on my life.

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NYC-based singer-songwriter Dana Parish made explosive allegations on X that a fired government scientist is stalking and harassing her and had bribed some Wikipedia editors to remove an article about her.

One day I’ll share the story of how a fired Gov scientist was stalking me & had my / my husband’s longstanding wiki pages vandalized & then removed by paying @Wikipedia editors off (have receipts). Police, FBI tried to help but corrupt Wiki is an extension of Gov & stonewalled.

Hi, I'm not sure where I can ask about this since I'm not seeing a Scams help community on here, and I had tried to search for one.

What is going on is that I had started checking out BlueSky after I had gotten an invite from someone on Twitter/X to move there, and just recently I have gotten a confusing message related to the illuminati on there. I haven't responded to them since I'm very confused and thought to try to get help in r/Scams on Reddit thinking it might be illegitimate.

When I had tried to ask over there, my message had gotten removed by the AutoModerator over there saying that my post has been removed because it looks like you are relying heavily on a screenshot to explain the scam. This has me wondering where else I can get help about this, even though I can provide a screenshot of the message in question.

Context: I'm in my early 30s. I've only been on a date like once in my life a decade ago and it was awkward and I hated it. The guy was nice but I didn't know what I was doing and then he wanted to kiss and I didn't (and still don't) know how to do that either and I found it unpleasant.

I do not have the capacity for attraction like 99% of the world does, so I figured it meant that I cannot date anyone since I am incompatible with the world. I have always been that way and it was very confusing growing up. It's ok for the most part but it can get a bit lonely.

I also have intense social anxiety. My only friends are online and one coworker.

Well I will be visiting with a stranger who I am closer on the same page with in terms of them not instantaneously expecting sex. But I am panicking a little bit still and still don't know what to do about the attractiveness thing. I've not done anything like this before.

We're going to a nature trail. Tbh I wish it was an environment where I could have a drink because that helps me relax, but it doens't really make sense in this context lol.

I guess I don't know what kind of responses I'm looking for but idk help lol

Thanks

Blocking keeps my feed nice. See people being assholes? Block them. See a post discussing something I don't want to hear about? Block them. See a community I don't want to hear about? Block them. The greatest thing about social media is the ability to never have to interact with someone again at no detriment to them. Blocking is good.

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