Sigh. So many things in the world are like this. It’s not a bad idea, in theory, to favor more recent pages in search results. Finding 4 year old information is often not what you want. But in practice, when everyone knows this bias exists, they just fiddle with their pages daily to try to fool the algorithm. It must be aggravating to be Google, because as smart as they are, the entire world is engaged in an unending and ruthless quest to game their results for personal gain.
Job sites make money when you get a job. Companies pay a lot to get staffing vacancies filled. Recruiters and agencies cost a lot, so an online job board can literally get thousands of dollars sometimes for helping g facilitate a hire. This is how it should be.
But with dating sites, it does not work this way. There is no deep-pocketed business customer willing to pay a lot for making a match. Just two people with subscriptions, and that’s the company’s entire revenue.
I highly doubt that dating sites consciously try to prevent you from finding a mate because this will earn them more money. But I have to admit that the incentive structure is unhealthy.
Can I get the list of things that are in my smartphone because we asked for them?
There will be a rush of US startups to replace it, and they will all be stage 1 enshittification, so they might actually be good for a while, like TikTok once was.
While we’re making soup, let’s base the entire temperature scale on water, too.
Think of it as a protest then. When they’re charging stupid prices for beef, say “hell no” and eat lentils for a time. It’s all in the attitude. It’s honestly good for us to cut back a bit. If spending money is one’s main way to feel joy then something is wrong to begin with. Time to read a good library book or take more walks for joy. And most of us could stand to eat a little less beef anyway.
Or buy a wooden board. People with large TVs can afford a fence board.
I didn’t realize that defederation only breaks the link in one direction. I don’t like the idea of my posts being exported to Threads where they’ll have an entirely different discussion on them.
I hope this may be the longest, strangest, grossest answer to this question that no one ever expected to read.
I actually collect my urine and add it to my compost heap. It’s not as gross as it sounds. I have a funnel and jug outside my house. The funnel is pinned up at exactly the right height - I just take a step outside, unzip, and let go. It’s actually very refreshing to get a breath of outdoors air a few times a day while relieving myself - standing up. Pretty much the only time I’m in the bathroom is when solids are involved.
Urine is rich in bioavailable nitrogen and phosphorous. Actually quite valuable as an agricultural input. I compost everything I can in a lazy heap and adding urine makes sure I have enough nitrogen to keep the process going strong. Not gonna lie, the jug takes over a week to fill and by then, emptying it does stink for about 30 seconds. But a quick spray down with the garden hose eliminates this. The compost heap needs the moisture anyway and it’s still far less water use than all those toilet flushes would have been. I’ve always felt strange about peeing into cleaner water than 1/3 of the world has to drink.
I’m so glad you invented metalbending