We gotta step up our game, over here in North America!

Yeah, this seems like a partial solution which is not very broadly viable on its own, but can still have niche applications.

Also, pardon me for bringing up the topic of violence, but I was thinking about what electronics might have particularly short lifespans and I thought of the circuitry of kamikaze drones and missiles used in military conflicts. It’d be a curious but potentially relevant way for defense industries to be more environmentally friendly in at least some way (and it’s not like weapons production is going to stop anytime soon, regardless of moral questions).

You’re definitely right to point out that the other components are much more concerning from a pollution standpoint. Still, though, I think this improvement is certainly better than nothing. And it might be part of a more broadly applicable change in the future.

pikachu song
interruption
Dr. Rabbit sings what what (in the butt)
music stops mid-song
<KingHarkinian> Enough. This song’s evil.

Do you mean SCP?

I’ve generally found that avoiding the biggest crowds seems to also avoid some (though not all) of the worst behavior. More specialized subreddits, communities, and magazines tend to be more chill, and also more focused on their topics.

It’s arguably so easy to “farm karma” that I accidentally did it for a while. Just kept posting silly puns to reply to stuff people post on the Florida Man subreddit.

Reddit karma ain’t worth much at all.

On one hand downvotes are an expression of negativity, but on the other hand downvotes are an outlet for negativity.

Meanwhile, I’m scratching my head trying to figure out why a bunch of the top comments here got like one downvote each, lol.

Honestly I don’t think an algorithm needs to work very hard to “be mean” like that. Sure, you can purposely put people with clashing views in each other sight on a place where people go to hang out and have fun. But you don’t even need to go do that on purpose. To some extent, people naturally produce more “engagement” with stuff that’s controversial/argumentative.

Imagine if I were to walk past you and say some completely innocent comment. Now imagine I were to walk past you and insult your favorite movie/show/song/game/whatever. You’d be far more likely to respond in the latter case.

So, as people respond, more activity is generated, and that makes the post “hotter”. Simply boost what’s hot, and you have a veritable litany of controversy.

It’s even framed in the classic style – with an identifying watermark.

lol the first time I heard this song I ran into it with some dancing anime girl for some reason

Fun fact: a mother crocodile actually does transport her babies from the nest to the water this way. We know crocs for their amazing bite force but they also have their gentle side too.

Yo dawg, I heard u liek memes, so we put a reply meme inside ur meme so u can react while you react

Instant upvote from me.

Instant upvote, just display opossum

rotates DVD backwards

they call them iowa bananas because if you offer someone this when they want a banana you still owe them a banana

Ah, a meme other people’s memes could smell like.

How do you convert dog dollars to people dollars?

applauds

I hereby award the above comment one (1) internet(s).

What if I liek ded memez moar? Liek, say, this much? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DkqMjfqqPc

I hear they’re on the rise, especially with the newly announced game from Seedy Eye Software.

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