I rediscovered something I wrote in my blog about 1½ years ago. It’s something that doesn’t get old and needs constant reminding.
— How Come We Always Assume the Worst in Others? —
Most people are pretty decent, says Dutch historian Rutger Bregman¹, author of ‘Utopia for Realists’ (2017) and ‘Humankind’ (2020).
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In an eight-minute video² he explains quite plausbily how doomscrolling, using social media, watching and reading the news changes our perception of humankind. We only see all the bad things happening, which makes us quite susceptible to being persuaded of human vileness. On the other hand, if you believe in the goodness of humanity, so often you are dismissed as this naïve person who doesn’t have a realistic view of the world.
But Bregman, after researching the matter, comes to the conclusion that humans are not as evil and raw as they are made out to be. An example: One of the astonishing discoveries from the second World War is that only 15 to 25 per cent of the American soldiers actually fired their guns. They had to be trained and brainwashed to be able to be more ‘effective’ during the Vietnam War.
Another valid point he’s making is that science is the only self-correcting system that we have that sort of criticises itself and then develops and becomes better […] 
¹ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutger_Bregman
² https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=TXN7QGGNSWk&local=true
Schlechte Laune?
#doomscrolling ?
Kein Grund zur Sorge, es gibt auf Spotify (und sicher auch woanders im Netz) eine Menge von Harry Rowohlt!
Tut euch was Gutes! Spielt an euch rum (ja, richtig gelesen)!
#harryrowohlt
https://open.spotify.com/track/1jbZkpEEBRPb85zywq8xRc?&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A2SZCg78hiDgAJifLFHog74
Was ich machen sollte: aufräumen und einkaufen
Was ich mache: #doomscrolling
Just got intervewed LIVE on FOX KTVU's morning show about my app against #doomscrolling! 
Don't let my smile fool you – it was nerve-wracking. Having worked for Lyft, appearing on Bay Area TV was a huge deal for me.
Watch SpeedBump's section here: https://www.ktvu.com/video/1631122
Using #ChatGPT (oh, the irony!), I've updated a 1970s cartoon by Peter Steiner of New Yorker fame for the age of #Doomscrolling and #BrainRot. Now roast me!
Timeline cleanser: #Bloomscrolling > #Doomscrolling
Springtime #cacti blossoms. #Ferocactus genus = large barrel-shaped cacti, mostly w/ large spines and brilliant flowers. There are about 30 species included in the genus. This one is putting on a show in my front yard. #Cactus #Photography
Heute ist bei mir Doom-Scrolling-Sonntag. Zuviele beschissene Nachrichten.
Wer der Nachrichten um Tod, Trauerfeier, Begräbnis und Nachfolge im Vatikan/Rom überdrüssig ist und auch keinen guten News-Ersatz in Meldungen aus den trumpigen USA findet, kann seine/ihre Neugier auf eine große Explosion in einer iranischen Hafenstadt in der Nähe von Bandar Abbas konzentrieren, über die in schwedischen Medien aktuell berichtet wird.
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I think the #LightPhone3 is better than a shitty "#ProducedEwaste" #Android 8.1 brick from China but I don't consider it worth the premium asked [U$D 799 MSRP, U$D 599 preorder] for it.
I think people can get a better experience buying a #degoogled #Fairphone with #eOS and just put #RelaunchX as an #eInk-optimized #launcher on it and have a better option.
Can't have #doomscrolling or #microtransactions if it doesn't support #NSAbook's #apps or shitty #PayToLoose #games...
What I do have to say is that #MKBHD acknowledges that he isn't the target audience and "that's fine"...
I stayed off #GooglePlay for longer than it's being called like that and their "#lightOS" is most likely some tightly locked-down Android...
I think people would be more accepting if it was a $299 or even $399 device, but at a price of a @monocles #phone whilst being way less versatile it's just not worth it.
Ca 2,8 Millionen Menschen in Deutschland haben noch nie das Internet benutzt. -- Neid. (l n) #LogbuchNetzpolitik #lnp520 #Doomscrolling #Podcast
Oh, look! 
Groundbreaking #research reveals that people feel different when they stop #doomscrolling through social media. Who could have guessed? 
But sure, let's trust the "National Bureau of Obvious Research" to enlighten us further. 
https://www.nber.org/papers/w33697 #socialmedia #mentalhealth #awareness #humor #HackerNews #ngated
#BlueSky is the new Thing I Can't Look at Before Bed (and/or Without Medication)
It feels like there's been a growing number of posts about folks wanting to ditch their smartphones and apps and the realities of doing so.
I kept trying to refind those posts and they're gone so I'm just gonna share this also incredibly timely video about doing just that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnsyGSTKlw0
