It is dogshit compared to tiktok in the only functionality that matters - algorithmic matching of content to user.

Yeah ok it can stream a video cool. That’s not worth a can of beans in 2025 - can it give you content that you want to see when you want to see it?

The answer is a resounding no right now. Until it’s consistently serving up top notch pairings of content to user interest it wont stand a chance in the mainstream.

Yeah I’m speaking from experience here in that about a third of my pay is in stock.

I wouldn’t say my pay is low though, for what it’s worth.

Tech is a bit different because a significant portion of your compensation comes as stock when you get higher up the ladder but yeah.

You’ve got a financial incentive to have someone watch 30 seconds of video - so ofc you use all the skeeziest shit straight out of the chum bucket days of the early internet.

It’s not about attention span: it’s about manipulation and money.

Not only that but this meme is not about TikTok - they don’t have votes, especially not a downvote. This is almost certainly about Reddit: the only major social media site that has downvoting.

• Old man yells at clouds

The equivalent of 81k today is 62k in 2016.

If you graduated in 2016 and entered the workforce 62k would’ve been starvation wages in a lot of cities, but could sit you ok most other places.

You can hit “take screenshot” but it results in a black frame iirc. Same for screen record.

iPhone absolutely has this concept

They don’t even have a different God, unless you’re talking Mammon.

All Abrahamic religions have the same god. Allah = Yahweh = God.

My theory on why he’s doing that is since he sees it as inevitable he’d rather have it happen on his terms/under his control.

Nah there are too many left radicalizing videos on the platform for Trump to ever approve. (Ignore the overwhelming torrent of Trumpets and MAGAtts on the app - they don’t matter to him)

Thiel has 2 real fears and he’s been pretty consistently worrying about them.

1. His own mortality terrifies him
2. He’s convinced that an apocalyptic end to the USA as we know it is coming any day now.

A proletariat uprising would be apocalyptic in his view AND he would undoubtedly get the Mao special if one happened.

There’s 0 chance of one because Americans are way too divided but this killing is the biggest source of existential dread for him and he’s probably been waking up with nightmares about it.

Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy

My mid 20s were when I hit a major mental breaking point. If I hadn’t had a good support network of friends close to me and family I could turn to…

26 is old enough to feel like you’ve lost everything and that nothing will ever be good again. He left a good career for his morals and lost all hope of employment from it.

The preponderance of evidence. Most of which is in other comments here already.

Seed oils are definitely better for you than the alternatives, especially butter.

I love butter: but it’s absolutely worse for you than canola oil.

Veggie oils are totally fine and animal fats, while tasty, are definitely worse for you.

I still use butter in cookies though.

He’s not the one downvoting your irrational fears - I am though.

Downvotes exist to suppress dumb fuck takes like “seed oil unnatural”

He can be civil all he wants I’ll just tell you it’s idiotic and you’re listening to morons.

I pay $100 for my eye exam and $150 for my glasses every couple years.

It would take 30+ years for that cost to reach the Lasik levels you paid, and that’s assuming I’m not doing anything with the $3750 remaining after the first appointment.

Unfortunately they walled garden themselves pretty universally. I’ve been on Tidal since Spotify fired all those people and have been really enjoying it.

Maybe I’m crazy but I feel like their recommended music is also way better.

This is happening because Spotify laid off half it’s staff and thought it could get away with it.