That’s really what it feels like. Like…they have all this technology that associates multiple accounts with one person…but they don’t give you heads up even if they know damn well you’re the same person.

There must be some function of alternate accounts that benefits Reddit in some way.

Oh man…awhile back that happened to me: I complained to a mod in PM about racist posts in their sub - on my desktop account…then used the app on my smartphone because I wasn’t at home. It was different accounts because I’d forgotten my password at some point…but I didn’t actually care which account was what - I never cared about Karma and didn’t differentiate between them.

Little did I know the petty mod had given me a one-day ban for “harassment”…and both accounts got banned for “evading”. Back then Reddit admins weren’t swamped (I guess?) and the ban was overturned right away.

I think if that happened today it would have been an automatic autoban. It really feels like a set up. Why are they letting you have multiple accounts if they associate them with one person? What it feels like is Reddit given scammers tools that end up fucking over normal people.

Yeah man…I was fully addicted to Reddit for years until quoting Worf from Star Trek got me a 3 day autoban.

I reflected at how much of the “content” was automated: any major sub had countless accounts posting nonsense to promote themselves, a product, a YouTube channel, a blog. It’s become the definition of enshitification.

I deleted my account and the app before the autoban expired…not looking back.

I left Reddit for good a few weeks ago when I got a 3 day autoban for directly quoting Worf from Star Trek…in response to a post asking for quotes. I think it was an autoban because a couple years previous I got an auto-warning for quoting a punk song in a punk sub…appeal rejected.

I appealed the 3 day ban…but no idea if it would have been accepted because I deleted my account and the Reddit app after 2 days when I snapped out of my Reddit addiction and finally realized how enshitified it’s become.

You’re just talking past me and not engaging with what I’m saying. All I’m saying is the reality of life for some families is that a kid shouldn’t be put at risk because their single mom (for example) is too busy or doesn’t want to die on the hill of not letting their kid talk to their friends on Discord or whatever.

Taking her kid away isn’t going to help the kid…or anyone…you’re just going to create more problems.

Yeah…that’s what I was saying in another thread…so far we have a combination of a few old sci fi themes.

Just ask in a voicemail. They already know she knows about it and is trying to figure it out…they’d either answer or they wouldn’t.

Like…so much was made from a non-answer before…so she’d care at least how they answered the question, even if they didn’t answer it directly. Of they’d give her a nuke…maybe they’d give her the recipe for the olive oil. Or she’d get ghosted…and be no further behind.

Its not ruining the show or anything…it’s just a Jenga piece pulled out. Know what I mean?

You didn’t answer any of my questions.

The very children who are at risk are the ones with the type of families I listed, and other at risk types. If you leave it up to the parents, you’re essentially giving up on kids with “bad” parents.

I’ll ask a different way: if you’re a child and you have parents who don’t understand the issue, or are too busy and/or stressed out to monitor the issue, or if you have friends who provide you with access…do you deserve to be out at risk/fall through the cracks?

If you actually want to solve problems…you work together as a society…you raise children as a village. If you want all the problems associated with social media use and other issues you “leave it to the parents”, which is basically giving up.

Oh yeah…I thought it was obvious that we’re supposed to believe they’re eating the bodies. It was telegraphed by the canines trying to dig up the corpse (provided animals have a basic link to Pluribus).

I assumed the “something” she saw was a body…maybe even one she recognized, considering the room was full of bodies lol.

I’m more at the stage “where are we going with this?”…doesn’t seem like anywhere. Basic sci fi tropes, so far…even if extremely well executed. It bothers me that she didn’t just ask what the liquid was for…seems like a pretty huge plot convenience to delay exposition.

Agreed, I’m enjoying it and it’s definitely high quality…I’ll see it through.

This was just the first episode that had me scratching my head as to what she will and won’t ask Pluribus to do. She’ll have them transcribe her plan to “cure” them…but won’t just ask what the liquid is? It approaches a plot hole…even if it’s super interesting.

ETA: The last bit of Severance was definitely a stretch…reminded me of Maybe from Arrested Development: “Nobody will know what the hell happened, but they’ll say they like it because they don’t want to sound stupid.”

Should they?

Does that include single parents? Overworked parents? Parents who don’t understand/use the internet? Do you believe that all children follow their parents’ rules when they step out of the door of their houses?

Make an actual argument for young children having social media access.

It’s a blunt tool, sure…because it’s not intended to target people with the resources and wherewithal to organize a lawsuit against the government.

Problem is that the vast vast vast majority of kids under 16 see literally no upside from social media.

It’s not dead…but it’s certainly an enshitified: husk of itself.

The way I described Reddits’ current state to somebody who asked was: “A bunch of bulletin board/chat rooms moderated by wanna be despots…all of whom rely on an overarching AI moderator that’s constantly sniping users and handing out bans for benign content. In between Ads and bots trying to instigate you or farm your clicks.”

it’s basically turned into a weird Orwellian advertisement delivery service. All the mods who turned their pages black should have just left.

I’ll believe it when I see it. There’s all manner of illegal voter suppression happening that has unknown implications. Given millions of Dem votes were illegally thrown out or suppressed last time, we can’t expect that reality on the ground to match the outcome.

Hey just wants to oust (kill) Maduro because he’s still choked about his Bay of Pigs.

Maybe I meant to type Smurfs?

I’ve never lived in Alberta…but I was in BC for ages so I’m familiar.

They, first and foremost, think they’re superior because there’s oil in Alberta. They don’t understand that all of the profits from oil are leeched from their province - or they do understand, but they’re happy as long as Quebecers and “Queers” don’t get a dime. When the province catches fire or there’s a downturn in oil prices…suddenly they’re all socialists. Don’t know how they function with so many conflicting realities.

I grew up in a very poor neighbourhood, then moved to a very rich one for high school, then back to a different poor one for young adulthood. I feel I can speak on this.

All the rich people I know are lazy and are constantly on vacation and play golf/whatever exclusive sport they prefer. Doesn’t matter if they’re 15 or 50…they basically all have the same life style. They will lose their minds if a peer stays at work at work or works in their home office for an extra hour or two a day as if they deserve a medal - provided the work is white collar work. They will completely disregard all the random days off and vacations they take on a whim as if they didn’t happen.

The hardest working people I know are immigrant dishwashers, hands down (just because I spent a lot of time in the restaurant industry - I’m sure there are equivalent jobs in other sectors). 6-7 days a week 10-12 hours a day, sometimes less than minimum wage, no overtime. Thankless, soul sucking, and difficult work. They will never ever complain, never ask for a raise and beg for more hours even tho additional hours have to be “off the books” and paid out of petty cash. Don’t even get tipped out like cooks. Never buy a luxury. They raise families and put kids through university. Biggest unsung sector in labour, as far as I’m concerned. Also the most exploited that allow the rich people to pretend what they do is work. If you try to advocate for them they tell you shut up and not rock the boat.

The people are just myth making: Musk and this woman first stretch the definition of work to mean everything they ever do…expensive business lunches or exotic vacations (that include a zoom meeting!) are considered work. But then difficult or stressful work gets discounted by association because the surfs only do it for 12 hours a day.

I doubt it.

Gen X Features Musk, Bezos and Joe Rogan. Can’t think of any significant leftists ATM (I could if I took more time and didn’t have confirmation bias for the purposes of this response, lol). AOC & Mandahmi…Millenials.

Note: I’m Gen X.