They should have competitions to see who can wreck the toilet the most in the same amount of time. Use the boss’s stopwatch as the impartial timer.

Holy shit, that guy goes on to be a doctor in Cabot Cove.

I’m kicking myself for not loading up on “other meat”

It’s for the people who can’t figure it out and the only thing preventing them from using the knowledge poorly are clear instructions.

He’s taking the picture

At the same time, social networking is built into the most popular Chinese online shopping platforms, like Taobao, Tmall, and JD.com. They feature livestreamed videos of shopping influencers, and robust chat and photo-sharing functions, blurring the lines between social media and e-commerce.

The model has delivered: In 2023, TikTok’s Chinese sister app, Douyin, said its platform sales exceeded 2 trillion yuan ($2 billion). Xiaohongshu doesn’t disclose detailed figures, but the app’s aggressive expansion into social commerce in 2023 coincided with the first year it turned a net profit to the tune of $500 million.

So China has several profitable social media companies and a model that works regardless of the platform. It feels like Insta has tried this and doesn’t quite understand the mechanics but imitates showing influencer driven decisions. The difference is that western influencers sell their exposure while TikTok (et al) use influencers as their product and charge to alter the algorithm to expose the product to a targeted audience. It’s insidious because people will be shown something that they didn’t know they wanted and led to believe that they made the decision to get this thing. It’s Inception, but with our hobbies and interests.

The ramifications for niche porn are tremendous. Both weird categories of pornography and the idea that small groups will be fed a constant stream of their own unique interests. Imagine if you didn’t know this was happening and had an expensive hobby. Social media wants you to buy things and will give you the connection to spend instead of pursuing the hobby.

The hobby may soon not be about what we do but what we bought to show we are hobbyists. Consumption as participation. I guess we already do this with streaming entertainment, so why not?

Darling, does that mean he was kicked or punched?

The bat’leth is completely nerfed compared to the real thing.

Back to “Stew you can chew”

Zuck: Poop? Isn’t there an app for that?

ACAG

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Tech bros’ lack of empathy means he literally can’t imagine anyone liking something he doesn’t.

John Denver

And people think I’m strange for also having an axe in my living room. See? Perfectly normal!

It’s not as easy to sing along to as the quadratic equation…

Whole bags of nuts, nails, staples to decorate the sides.

Zuck fully expects to take advantage of the H1B push President Musk is advocating for.

Zuck built a Congress Simulator to practice? What a nerd.

The hotdog looked at you?