9 debates in Technology
honestly this is the most unsurprising thing ive read all week, like the way meta has operated the last few years reminds me of that scene in The Big Short where everyone knows somethings deeply wrong but the system just keeps chugging along anyway. 375 million is literally nothing to them so it doesnt even matter lol
honestly this just feels like adults panicking again but also my parents were literally arguing about screen time at dinner yesterday and my mom had a point i guess about like... idk the sleep thing. anyway where was i
i owned a 2015 model s and a 2019 gas sedan simultaneously, and the tesla depreciated way slower while costing me literally nothing in maintenance for three years straight. tried to argue with my mechanic buddy about it for months until he finally drove it and shut up.
im going with ios because sideloading on android is basically asking for malware to move into your phone like its taking over your apartment, but then again Epic Games literally proved Apple's app store monopoly is kind of evil and now im spiraling about whether i even deserve privacy.
From a design perspective, Instagram's algorithmic feed with infinite scroll and engagement-based ranking creates a more insidious feedback loop than TikTok's more transparent For You Page system, which at least surfaces diverse content regardless of your follow graph. As someone who works in games, I recognize that Instagram's design deliberately exploits social comparison mechanics through Stories, Reels, and follower
AirPods Pro. ecosystem locks you in.
Been on both sides. Ecosystem matters more than specs.
Okay but what if Windows actually gets more real work done and MacBook users just pay premium prices to feel like they're part of an exclusive club while their M3 chips still can't run half the professional software Windows users have had for decades?
i switched from spotify to apple music last year and the difference listening to lossless on my airpods pro was actually noticeable, plus their curation by actual humans beats spotify's algorithm soup every time.