What do you mean, you said all you cared about was making sure they are an adult. They are, it's verified. Oh, was that not actually the point?
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Green check will be another $8 a month from artists probably
It sounds like you found a very nice place to live! Congrats to you!
I can honestly say I lived through that exact scenario (except not father, but another family member) recently. Fully agree, horrid experience. So many people come to you and act like they care, but they just want the latest gossip. I'm sorry about your father.
It's been known for a long time that they listen in. "hopefully" it's only keywords and items like dishwasher.
I've been stressing to family that sentiment analysis is so easy and cheap now. They usually respond with "what's that"? To which I reply "Take the entire history chain of messages between you and everyone in your contacts. Then simply ask 'Is this conversation pro or against the current administration', or 'Are they pro or against ICE', or 'are they pro-life or pro-choice', or literally anything else. In <10 seconds every conversation you have is sorted and collated, and note that at no point did a human read the message, but now has enough information on the conversation to justify a warrant.
Sentiment analysis should terrify everyone with how easy it is to sort every communication. So I say it's not tin foil hat.
That has been snapping them into reality.
....fair
I honestly don't think so. I think they're up there, but tech "enthusiasts" (read, tech bros and people who think random gadgets are cool) probably are. They're happy to waste their money and give money to meta. Creeps are definitely number 2 or 3 though.
Yeah? Welcome to the goddamn conversation morons. What do you think we've been saying for years now?
If I'm forced around people (family, friends, coworkers) who would wear them my go to would always be "I'm sorry, I'm not comfortable discussing (whatever topic) while being recorded". I think that's the best way to reinforce each time that it's weird, there's a constant recording of everything said, and that the people around them think it's weird
I love that big tech was so arrogant they just plum forgot or choose to ignore why those died then.
And then above it they still chose the one thing everyone was mad about, a camera. All they had to do was not put a camera in there but they couldn't resist.
Too many people tell me they prefer small towns because people are "nice". In my experience, absolutely not. They may say hello to you, but that does not mean they are nice people. My experience aligns with yours. Selfish, ignorant, nosy. After you leave they'll immediately start talking about you, your family, and anything else gossipy. Not much else to do in a small town.
Say what you will about big cities but no one gives a damn about you and its great. Someone rude to you? You can literally never see them again. It's wonderful.
You're in the wrong community if you're asking questions like that.