(02-05-2021, 06:24 PM)jagibelieve Wrote:

(02-05-2021, 06:01 PM)Jags Wrote: Under, not on.  Anyways, I figured that was so outlandish it was obviously not true and meant to be humorous.  But considering the history of my weird [BLEEP] posts, I could see how someone may not be the wiser.  I don’t think they even let dad under center.  I wouldn’t know.  Wife had a c-section. Seemingly 5 minutes in and I’m cutting the cord. Then our fabulous 3 day began.  Whatever.  It’s Not worth arguing over anymore. 

But, you’re right.  People are way too tied to their phones.  It’s disgusting, tbh.  Yeas ago when my step-son was a teenager and the 3 of us went out, before the aforementioned baby I caught with my baseball glove that fateful night, wife and step-son on their phones while out to dinner.  Irritated the living heck out of me.  I may as well been alone. Since then, we’ve come to an agreement not to have them at dinner.  Had an employee that’s was with me a while, asked him to drive to the next lawn so I could handle an email. A lawn only a minute or so from the previous one.  He said “yeah, but I don’t know how to get there.”  Smh.  However, when it comes to the Dr’s office and googling things... I respectfully disagree.  Even pre-Covid I never touched those filthy magazines. Besides, nothing there in my interest.  Id be just as apt to people watch, count the ceiling or floor tiles as I would to pull out my phone.  Really doesn’t matter to me.  I can stare at a wall for 30 minutes if I had to.  And googling an answer?? He’ll yeah!  I’ll do it multiple times a day.  If you don’t know something, find out.  Nothing wrong with that.  I love to learn things.  No matter how trivial it may be.

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Damn it!  I forgot the emojis.

What Google directs you to is the answer that they want you to know.  Google knows what you ask and what you search for.  They watch you not only on google.com, but everywhere else that you go on the interwebs, especially if you have an Android phone.  Apple is no different and neither is Amazon with their "Alexa" devices.  Micro$soft is even in the same game.  It may seem trivial, but put small pieces together to create a "big picture".

That's basically how hacking works.

Most people see it as a "convenience" since things are "personalized" for them.  I suspect that at first it was just to target advertising since allegedly that's how some of these companies make their money, but what it has turned to is manipulation.  When you search for something on Google your result is going to be based on "you" and anything that they want you to see.

As I said before, technology and social media is evil.

Okay.  I don’t disagree.  I’ve actually stopped using our Alexa device. But so many random thoughts and questions pop up in my head on the daily.  Often times, I’ll google it.  For instance, one of the things I was wondering was why they called them Q-Tips,  turns out the obvious guess was right.  Q for quality.  But I also found out it used to be called “Baby Gays”.  What!?!?   Now if I’m wanting to learn something “important” I will read through multiple sites and filter out the BS on my own.  Same with instructional YouTube videos.  I do agree it started with advertising and snowballed.  That being said, I ask you this:  is/are there better search engines that aren’t so “evil”.?  Honest question.  Because I’m not going to the library every time I need a “simple” answer or wonder why dogs noses are wet.   Nor do I want to contribute to the madness or “social dilemma”.

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