My depression goes away in the Winter. Come summer I get seasonal agression and hide in the basement.

I love that, thank you very much.

The blackberries are ripening. I walked a friend’s farm and picked a couple pints.

The locusts are out and singing of an evening.

The corn sweat has kicked in, it’s muggy and smells like corn outside.

Life’s not bad when you ignore the stuff they want you to focus on.

You know what… I do use a VPN and adblock/anti tracking stuff. I’d never thought of that being the reason. Which I guess just goes to show how it defaults to “let’s show this person tits and rage-bait, that’ll likely keep them clicking.”

That would also explain why YouTube, which I have a paid sub for, always seems to show me stuff I’m interested in. Hahaha

Then why isn’t it full of gardening and woodworking posts, cause that’s literally all I seek out.

I do not look at porn, nazi bullshit, or any of the other crap assorted sites try to force on me. The “algorithm” just sends you what it thinks you want to see, or what the programmer does want you to see. It’s isn’t some ambivalent god that just blesses you with what you’re already looking at.

I keep vaguely informed. But watching it 24/7 is unhealthy.

Know what’s going on, but don’t obsess over it. Because, as you rightly state, there’s nothing you can do about it anyway. Why get upset over stuff you can’t control?

Bsky user here - I just want Twitter without Nazi bullshit.

I remember when Reddit actually had the balls to do something like this. They sold out years ago.

Doesn’t inherently support Hamas, just… everyone who wants to eradicate Israel. 🙄

I caved and subscribed during the 2020 elections. Got tired of seeing two old dipshits yell at each other in ads. Actually enjoyed it enough to keep paying $12 a month.

These jokes are really going off on a tangent

Bernie would have won. But it was her turn.

Switch and PS3 here. It’s just as difficult. Especially since the buttons for “proceed” and “return” in menu functions are reversed.

I don’t grab everything I touch with my ass crack either.