It’s more auctioned off, and most businesses aren’t involved in the transaction. Everytime you come across an ad, (usually) Google says, “Hey, I got this person who hangs out on Lemmy and searches for Mozzarella pics WAY too much. Who wants to show him an ad?” And Sargento gives them a few pennies to try to sell you cheese. Of course, all this happens before the page loads, so algorithms are used to assign the ads and track whether or not you interacted with them.
I feel like Americans generally “know better”. The bottle says to take two, we know better than to follow the label, we take four. The button says to hold until three quarters full, we know better than to fall for that coffee stealing scheme, we crank that baby till it spills over and then try to add 10 creamers with a name we can’t pronounce. So when we hear that someone died under a bizarre circumstance, we know better.
There’s so many cliches, but despite them all, Mountain Dew. Not because it makes me feel Xtreme while I’m playing Call of Duty and eating Doritos on my skateboard, it’s just a much better flavor.
Sounds good on paper, but you’ve essentially just banned them from all sports. Most schools won’t have enough trans students to form a whole team, and that’s even if they all enjoy the same sport! If by some chance you do get them all to team up, can you do that with all of the neighboring schools? They will need teams to play against.
Everything just seems so out of control. The US seems to be tearing itself apart. The world is on fire. We seem to be going backwards when it comes to freedom and human rights. We’ve turned our backs on each other. How do you cope with all this without just giving up?
For me, personally: Shit’s always been out of control, and even though it may seem like human rights are going backwards, we’re better off now than we’ve ever been. Interacting with my own kids and the college students I work with gives me a lot of hope. We really just need the boomers to stop getting nostalgic for the “good old days” when you were allowed to bully anyone who was different from you.
The kids are progress. Support them! Let them turn the world into what they what it to be, and not what we think they need.
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This isn’t a “go back in time and assassinate” someone question. It’s just their musical career never takes off and thus any music they ever would have made is no longer in this timeline.
Actually, that was one thing I considered. If he hadn’t become a superstar by never writing a single song, would it have changed the industry’s thoughts on using pretty faces to sell other people’s songs?
Do streaming services sell your usage data to companies like insurance and medical
Thunderbird or Betterbird. What is better on Windows?
What's your favorite piece of bullshit advice?
If you swallow appleseed(s)...
Are Americans more prone to conspiracy theories than people in other countries?
It’s wild.
Other than Lemmy, what are you doing tonight?
Im buzzed and looking for inspiration, whatcha up to?
Twist ending (lemmy.sdf.org)
Which carbonated soft drink is the best?
The age old question. Coke? Pepsi? Store brand? Any other?...
Does tinned food have any nutrition or is it just empty calories?
Looking for answers.
Seeking Perspectives: Trans Athletes in Women's Sports
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People that went to high schools with 3 or more floors, did you think that was a bit odd?
How do you cope with the state of the world today?
Everything just seems so out of control. The US seems to be tearing itself apart. The world is on fire. We seem to be going backwards when it comes to freedom and human rights. We’ve turned our backs on each other. How do you cope with all this without just giving up?
USA news specific to your city.
I’m having trouble finding local news articles without some type of human perpetrator or digital tracking tracking device being used on me....
OHHH WAY DOWN SOUTH IN THE LAND OF TRAITORS, (lemmy.world)
I’m loving this format (i.imgur.com)
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Word (lemmy.world)
If you're a knower, then you know (lemmy.world)
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What's the funniest mishearing of song lyrics you've had?
Tears in Heaven...
If you could go back in time and stop any one person or group's musical career, who or what would it be?
This isn’t a “go back in time and assassinate” someone question. It’s just their musical career never takes off and thus any music they ever would have made is no longer in this timeline.
The root of the matter (lemmy.ml)