• Rob Bos@lemmy.caEnglish
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    3 months ago

    That image is 100% the academic quadrangle at Simon Fraser University. Hah.

  • ATDA@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Somewhere someone thought this was a good idea.

    Fuck that individual specifically, fuck head…

  • RaymondLuxuryYacht@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Can you continue to watch your show without answering? Or are you forced to watch the commercial and answenthe question to continue?

    I mean, it’s fine if they’re doing research on the commercials themselves, and the answers show how much or little people actually pay attention. But if you can’t continue your show without the right answer, that’s a problem.

    • 7toed@midwest.socialEnglish
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      3 months ago

      2 minute ad slot who? Even if it does “let you continue”, I left my TV on to watch it not interact. YouTube does this shit where it will hand out a 30 MINUTE ad because nobody has interacted to skip after a few ads. It’s slippery slope bullshit all the way through.

      • PersnickityPenguin@lemm.eeEnglish
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        3 months ago

        30 minutes? I got a 24 hour ad one time, during the pandemic. It was this trippy art video thing where worms were eating the universe. Or something. I don’t know, but it was animated in a hand drawn style.

        Those were strange times

      • RaymondLuxuryYacht@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        Look, ads are how they pay the bills. We wouldn’t have ads if they’d set their prices in a way that allowed them to make a profit, which is how businesses function. They are businesses, after all, not charities.

        They underpriced their services, and lost money for as long as they could, hoping they’d somehow “win” the Steaming Wars. I absolutely detest having commercials on something I already pay for, but it’s how it’s going to be because they lost money for so long.

        So a commercial is one thing, but a commercial that quizzes me to see if I paid attention is a completely different entity altogether. That’s the part of the whole equation that would be too much.

        • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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          3 months ago

          You’re right, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good system. Charging for their services would be much less nonsensical in the end.

        • frostysauce@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          3 months ago

          So a commercial is one thing, but a commercial that quizzes me to see if I paid attention is a completely different entity altogether. That’s the part of the whole equation that would be too much.

          Drink verification can to continue.

  • solsangraal@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    3 months ago

    holy fucking shit and people give me the “you’re a bad person” side-eye when i tell them there is such an easy way to never deal with that bullshit ever

    • Evkob (they/them)@lemmy.caEnglish
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      3 months ago

      That’s really odd, I bring up piracy in conversation decently often (usually if I’m talking about a show and someone asks me if that’s on Netflix/Prime/Disney+/Hulu or whatever and I have to tell them I haven’t a clue)

      The reaction had never been judgement, more so curiosity about how I go about my piracy.

      Although I guess that’s really more of an indication of the poor, anti-capitalist leftist types I tend to associate with than anything else :P

    • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      3 months ago

      checks news for Luigi fallout

      I’m not sure even that even sways them. They think it won’t happen to them.

      • KeenFlame@feddit.nuEnglish
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        3 months ago

        I just think it’s missing the real culprit twice. We are not being punished and harvested by other people, but by giant entities that are soulless, with global access to replacement humans when one of their crop dies. It will just regrow its pilot instantly. It’s much more concerned about focusing efforts on its legal team to ensure it gets any profit and power the event might have left on the table.

        Similarly, when a zealot notices the slaying of one of their own, they do not think it could be them, they think about the vacant spot and the entailing power vacuum in the ranks of this entity. Humanity is a weakness and disease to them because, unsurprisingly, it is how you rise in favour with any of these odious entities.

        In society, the states have collectively chosen to worship and dedicate their life to the psychopathic entities, have elevated them first to being “legally human” whatever that means, and then beyond that, by giving them control over law and enforcement so they can punish anyone dissenting their overlords.

        Instead of resorting to clandestine conspiracies or infiltration that you might expect, people in these states are out in the open proudly celebrating the progression of the insane dark entities elevation to absolute power and esteem. “They are more human than us”, they proclaim, “they should have more rights than us. We owe it to them to collectively increase our efficiency and meet the demands so they can lead us to salvation.”

        Viciously the weak are considered insufficient, and it hurts me to the bones. Whenever any societal issue appears that clearly asks “is humanity more important, or the overlords that provides for it?” the choice is not even a question for the followers any longer, but straight up considered an insult. “Why should it not be allowed to use indiscriminately any resource that are not part of the church? It is able to, and it has all its legal rights in order. It provides for us. Look what the entity has given us. Repent, bow and work, or you will not be a sacrifice, but a casualty.”

        Some time ago, the knowledge that the entities are summoning some demonic ice age and that the last chance to survive as a species is nearing, most people chose to deny the research, for the chance to climb socially in the ranks of their respective churches by proving their loyalty. The current human leader destroying the research openly, poised to imprison any dissenters. No significant amount of people seemed upset in the states that the entities have now claimed as their sovereign.

        Every country on earth cowers before the dark entities and the fervent zealousry of their worshippers. They wear masks of defeated ideologies. The world’s most powerful military force continually wage excessive one-sided wars in the name of democracy, the face of its sword arm an obscene twist of the idea that people should vote and choose laws via representation, not by force or persuasion. It wears the skin of anything it has eaten and impersonate it not as a disguise but as a means to rally its zealots for battle.

        Luckily, if you have concerns about the irreversible damage these things are doing, a dismissive jeer the most common response, but the collective immune system of the entities is now very close to making it punishable to speak out on concerns of humanity and our species survival.

        It is of no concern of the zealots of course, that can enjoy up to 3 free hours a day that the churches generally allows for sleep. Vying for relative power in the ranks of the church is occupying their thoughts day in and day out as they climb over each other like crabs in a bucket. It’s more fun right now and they might get a better death when the doom comes. It’s ironic that the gluttony and greed are parts of humanity it did not take from us. It causes a deadlock. It’s hard not to believe it is pure malice engineering the end of our species, but that’s what most people believe. That we are killing ourselves. That we are inherently incapable of greatness due to our egoism. That degrading defeatism is hard to believe when we spend our entire day doing altruism for the entities. We have food money and resources enough for every human several times over. We have chosen to give it for safekeeping in the belly of the beast. But I love you anyway good night

      • Iheartcheese@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        Because right now they think he was a lone nut job. It couldn’t possibly happen again. We need to prove them wrong.

    • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Man, I’m so mad I want to upvote this, even though I think it’s a lot more complicated than that.

      • SoftTeeth@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        It’s just a historical fact

        “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.”

        JFK

        • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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          3 months ago

          Yeah, but just to pick one example, elites are entirely capable of being scared for their lives and being evil. That pretty much describes most historical systems. If you were serious about making change (which, let’s be honest, is pretty rare), you’d need a much better, more detailed plan.

          • irmoz@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            3 months ago

            And you’re expecting them to lay out their entire plan when clearly all they wanted to do here was just express how they feel?

          • SoftTeeth@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            3 months ago

            Every movement is demonized by the billionaire media, whether or not people agree with it. Consent is effectively manufactured for our government to crush dissent on behalf of their donors.

            If you come up with something let me know, but in the mean time we will probably see more vigilanties.

  • Psythik@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago
    1. Ditch all paid streaming apps.
    2. Research how Stremio, Torrentio, and Real-Debrid work together.
    3. Never pay to see ads ever again.
    • MunkysUnkEnz0@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Exactly, it’s really the perfect combination, to be honest. For what? $3 a month? Outrageous?

      Or go to one of the streaming websites like 123 movies or whatnot and use an ad blocker. Same experience to an extent.

      • Psythik@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        It’s €16 for 6 months of all the content you could ever care to stream, delivered straight to your living room. So yeah, about $2.75/mo USD for 1000x more content than any other streaming platform. Deal of the century.

        I should also mention that the addon support for Stremio is huge, allowing you to customize your feed exactly how you like it. A good addon for example is Trakt.tv, which recommendeds content based on your viewing habits. Perfect for people who are too dependent on Netflix/Disney/Max/YouTube/etc. and their algorithms (me).

        As the icing on the cake, Stremio also has HDR & Dolby Atmos support. Great for home theater geeks like me.

      • Psythik@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 months ago

        To prevent this from happening, you should always check RTINGS first before buying a TV (or any electronics, for that matter). Scroll down to the “Ad-Free” section for the review of the TV you’re considering.

    • dzervas@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      it’s very difficult for me to describe to other people how good this setup is. it’s not “check home assistant” good. it’s not “use 1password to store your passwords” good. it’s almost “just download more ram” good

  • Snapz@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    “Our’research has determined that we can fill up to 90% of the visual field with advertisements before inducing seizures!”

    Corporations all genuinely want to be that guy so fucking bad, just because they think that if they do become him, they might actually starry to finally feel something… anything. Or they think if they become that guy their father might say "I love you " for the first time or some other sad “this is why I’m a serial killer” shit.