I just do what I like, and eventually, my people find me. :)

Much easier than trying to make something work for the algorithm that isn’t authentic.

Unfortunately that emotional reaction from clickbaity/doomy stuff can work really well for some. The few times I’ve tried it, it hasn’t worked for me, so my thumbnails aren’t (I think) particularly doomy.

However, I focus on tech though, so a lot of what I talk about definitely has a cautionary tone, like the story this week about Muse’s security vulnerabilities, or the Gamers Nexus investigation of LGTV’s a few weeks ago. I sprinkle in jokes here and there to try and keep these topics lighter and more accessible.

I’ve tried clickbaity thumbnails/titles maybe three times in my YT career. They never seem to work well for me, so I just stick to the story.

But I also focus on tech, so some of the stories are pretty doomy, like the 404 leak this week about Muse’s hidden security vulnerabilities. The leak from Meta said their own engineers think a breach is inevitable. Very doomy… but also an important detail.

I wouldn’t call my thumbails doomy either, really.

Hell yeah dude. Way to go!

No idea. It was my first time seeing it, so I just thought it was neat and wanted to share.

As annoying as it is, you’re not wrong. Donald has demonstrated that the president can effectively rule by fiat, provided they’re willing to fight for whatever it is they ordered, up to and including tanking the campaigns of people in their own party. (Which Democrats have never shown a willingness to do, unless you’re a socialist.)

In order to create LASTING change, ideally, one needs Congress. That said, so much power is now invested in the presidency that you don’t really need Congress for much.

They are banned at theatrical performances. People just ignore it and if an usher doesn’t spot it and intervene, most performers just ignore it too.

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No idea, but it would be neat to get them side-by-side. I’ve only seen that one on film in the Fran Lebowitz documentary.

No, but they will.

It’s a big club, we ain’t in it, and their class solidarity is absolute.

The same AI model that was used to bomb a girls school?

Does Joe Rogan ever complete an actual thought before opening his dumbass mouth?

I’d waste my time responding, but instead, I’m just going to tell you that your response is loaded with logical fallacies and you should think things through a bit more. Have a great day.

Overall people are just super lazy

That is a super Boomer take, and no, Americans are anything but lazy. We’re overworked to the tune of three jobs, 100 hours a week, and all it buys people is roach-infested studio if they’re lucky.

The problem isn’t voters. It’s billionaires, and voting for a red billionaire candidate or a blue billionaire candidate is a false choice, which people are well aware of.

I second Breaking Points. Very good news source with viewpoints you won’t hear in most places.

My only complaint is they do have an analyst named Emily Jashinsky who is a Tucker Carlson type, and whenever she opines I grit my teeth a little. (Though, like Tucker, she is knowledgeable and occasionally offers angles on issues I didn’t consider.)

That’s what happens when both parties are a-okay with your family starving.

You stop missing work to vote.

It’s not that they don’t care. Both parties have made it abundantly clear that workers are powerless, so missing a day’s pay is likewise pointless. The only elections where people have any real power are local.

It depends on which level you’re talking about. At the federal level, there are generally only two meaningful choices, both selected by the wealthy class in this country and placed there to ensure there’s no meaningful change that benefits the poor and working class.

Our only real power is local. Even state-level politics are largely controlled by the rich now.

And is also profitable. Remember, slavery is still legal in the US if you’re convicted of a crime.

Biden wasn’t offering them as a reward for voting a certain way.

Okay.

He was warning that if those seats were lost Republicans would block the checks

You realize that’s the same thing, right? Elect my guys and you get money.

Yes, the situation isn’t 100% one-to-one, but it’s similar enough to what Donald is doing.

“Elect my guys and you get money.” (And the messaging at the time was 100% like that.)

Though the scummy nature of promising people $2000 of their own money and only approving $1400 is notable.

Totally man.

Wasn’t Biden out here promising $2000 checks. Nope. No sir-ee.