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[–] Ooops@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Nö, ich bin grundsätzlich nicht eingeloggt, keine Cookies und hab das ganze auch über wechselnde IPs und Proxies getestet.

Es ist definitiv auf Youtube nicht mehr möglich irgendetwas im Bereich deutscher Dokus oder irgendwelche politische Themen zu gucken, ohne 1-2 Videos später mit Verschwörungstheorien oder den üblichen Verdächtigen mit dem neuesten "Wie die AfD die Regierung total vernichtet und bald endlich an die Macht kommt"-Video belästigt zu werden.

[–] Ooops@kbin.social 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Das Problem ist, dass Amazon sich auch in genau diese Richtung entwickelt. Da finde ich beim Suchen auch immer seltener das, was ich wollte, sondern bekomme stattdessen das, was Amazon mir gerne zeigen möchte.

[–] Ooops@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Companies give a shit about giving us information. It's all about the advertising, so they will flock to the next closed-source company-controlled shithole.

[–] Ooops@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yes, but they don't pick them randomly. Those are usually sillables from the chemical or biological description.

Classical Example: para-Acetylaminophenol... the common generic names are paracetamol or acetaminophen, the most common brand name in the US is Tylenol. All are derived from picking some parts of the descriptor.

[–] Ooops@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (9 children)

Shit takes and bad interpretations do not invalidate the utility of polling.

Yes, they do. Companies are paid for these polls. Today, tomorrow, again next week. They don't refine their data (usual polling data isn't changing that quickly), they refine how to get the answer they want. Those polls also don't show the reaction of public opinion on policies (again those don't change every other day) for transparency. They show how yesterday's rage-inducing lie on the front page worked and how it compares to today's to refine manipulation tactics.

[–] Ooops@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (11 children)

No, there is exactly nothing useful about daily polls how you would vote if the election that is actually happening in 3-4 years is tomorrow. It has zero worth as information and is only used for the also daily "see, that party got another 0.5%, they will totally be the one ruling party soon/we nend to fight them before they take over!" polarizing bullshit destroying democracies.

There is even less use, when a lot of these polls from (always the same) questionable sources are used by (always the same) publications for their narratives.

This has nothing to do with information and transparency anymore, but a lot with manipulation and propaganda.

[–] Ooops@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Es gibt halt Menschen, die keinen einzigen Kommentar abgeben können, ohne die Propaganda zu verbreiten, dass jeder, der die Israelische Regierung kritisiert oder über die zivilen Toten unter Palästinensern reden will ein geisteskranker Hamasunterstützer ist, der dieses Pack für eine legitime Regierung hält.

[–] Ooops@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Let's face it: The real horror is go-fund-me being one of the biggest health providers.

[–] Ooops@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

And then there are online polls, that already cherry-pick the people by where they advertize. And that's on top of the effect that people with a strong opinion and desire to voice it are overrepresented in such polls.

[–] Ooops@kbin.social -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is total nonsense.

It isn't. It's science. Increasing the time between us waking up and the sun naturally rising has adverse health effects. It also has the same effects on people more to the east of a time zone relatively. They are just in a slightly better position naturally.

[–] Ooops@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

If the clocks were set forward for "summer time" then 3 months later Daylight savings was abolished and no one changes their clocks anymore (as you said, permanent summer time) there would be no ill effects

Yes, there would be "ill effects". Having more daylight later the day is a pure luxury/convenience (for the people not working at that time anymore...). Having to an hour more between waking up and the sun coming up however has adverse effects on your natural clock and health.

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