• towerful@programming.dev
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    11 hours ago

    Is this a “grounded from phone” thing?

    Reminds me of Malcolm in the Middle where Reese discovers his passion for cooking, and the parents discover a meaningful punishment for Reese’s misbehaviour.
    So…

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      11 hours ago

      “Dad, America is bombing Iran.”

      “It’s because of your god damn phone, I tell ya.”

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        9 hours ago

        In a very real sense cell phones and the way they are used to produce / distribute propaganda and misinformation are directly related to America bombing Iran.

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          But I don’t blame a device for that. Same as I don’t blame AI for AI. I blame evil megacorps and the corrupt politicians who let them do whatever they want.

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          TIL that Boomers do not watch Fox News, but actually bother to read something on a tiny screen with teensy font size.

          It’s a good thing that Boomers don’t vote either!

          (Okay, but yeah cell phones helped, especially among the youths)

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          In the same way a pencil and paper are responsible for the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, yes.