[nonostantement #68] - air pollution satellites / real-emoji / dark patterns
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[Video] - Why Women Are Quitting Their Side Hustle: Leaving LuLaRoe
"Thousands of women who have bought into the LuLaRoe legging empire in hopes of getting rich quick has since left. We talk to three women about their experiences as LuLaRoe consultants and why they decided to leave the controversial MLM behind"The Real Reason Fans Hate the Last Season of Game of Thrones
"It's not just bad storytelling—it’s because the storytelling style changed from sociological to psychological"YouTube is changing how subscriber counts are displayed, possibly shifting its culture
"Instead of seeing a YouTuber’s exact subscriber count (for example, 10,500,000), people will see a flat 10 million. This may not seem like a major change for people who aren’t invested in the messy lives of YouTube creators, but for a culture reliant on active subscriber counts as a way of proving who’s winning or losing when drama occurs, real-time subscriber counts are crucial."We’ll soon know the exact air pollution from every power plant in the world. That’s huge.
"Satellite data plus artificial intelligence equals no place to hide."[Video] - My Dad, the Facebook Addict (2019)
"A Dad's excessive use of Facebook/Memes is put into question by his family."Dark Patterns
"Dark Patterns are tricks used in websites and apps that make you do things that you didn't mean to, like buying or signing up for something. The purpose of this site is to spread awareness and to shame companies that use them."[Video] - Lacoste - Crocodile Inside, The Film (Long Version)
[Video] - Real Pastor In Virtual Reality Baptizes An Anime Girl
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