I don’t think it’s wrong for shops to offer a simple, optional reward program (spend x amount, get y discount) as an incentive to shop there. Often you can enter a fake name and temporary email address or email alias (simplelogin.io has a free plan for aliases).
It’s excessive data collection for targeting advertising, the push to install apps, and dynamic pricing which I strongly oppose, especially when there is a lack of transparency surrounding it.
I’m pretty good at mentally filtering out posts and comments I’m not interested in that come up on my curated home feed. Even in topics I dislike, there can be informative or entertaining discussions so I don’t block unless it’s obvious spam or a bad attempt at trolling.
I also don’t like the low effort comments such as “fuck (unpopular thing on Lemmy)” but then I realized that it doesn’t matter enough to engage with or be annoyed over.
A few that come to mind:
Here is a neat listing of fediverse applications and their uses.
Of these I have only used Lemmy and PeerTube. Planning to try out PieFed soon.
I don’t set New Year-specific goals anymore since I find that being honest with myself about efforts from any starting point is more helpful than promising to make significant life changes at a specific date. That being said, my general goals are:
Everything habit you described as a “poor person habits” is just being environmentally conscientious and not being wasteful. It’s good practice regardless of whether you have money or not.
I take immense satisfaction from finding things on sale to the point of delaying buying them until I can get a good deal.
Thanks for providing a source!
I just noticed that we have nearly identical usernames, down to the instance 😯 I had to do a double-take when I saw the comment thread. It was not my intention to imitate you. I am simply not creative when it comes to choosing usernames.
Here is one article which makes a similar point, and another which discuss the strategies of scammers and profiles of people likely to fall for scams. (I made the original comment and am not the lime who responded to your citation request). I will address your other comments on the topic here.
I can also offer my anecdotal observations about Nigerian scams from time I spent scambaiting when I was younger, back when I thought I was doing a service by distracting scammers’ focus away from someone vulnerable, and because it was amusing to see what stories they’d come up with.
The long, elaborate (often romance and crypto-themed) scams you are thinking of are likely pig-butchering scams originating from China. Perhaps Nigerian scammers have evolved their strategies since then too; it has been years since I bothered to engage with them at all.
So no, I was not perpetuating a meme about scammers “preselecting stupid people”, nor did I say that everyone who falls for scams is stupid. Many are lonely, elderly, unfamiliar with technology, desperate, or kind-hearted but naive.
Often times scammers will deliberately tell unconvincing stories with errors in details and spelling to immediately filter out people who are cautious or observant enough to challenge them.
Those are two reputable brands with affordable models. You might be able to find better deals if you search around.
People generally view constructive hobbies more favorably than consumptive ones. As long as gaming isn’t interfering with their responsibilities and relationships, I view it as just one of the ways people unwind in their spare time. I haven’t noticed strong negative reactions to gaming unless the gamer begins to neglect important parts of their life for it.
Around the house: cooking and meal prep, keeping a clean and neat living space if you don’t already. Basic home and car repairs. All of these will save you money in the long run. On the subject of money, learning to budget and manage your finances is also helpful. I recommend fitness to anyone. If the gym isn’t for you, find a sport you like, or at least go outside for walks.
As for studies, you can start with free online courses in things you think you might be interested in and assessing how you feel about them before going further.
Just having to share a space for a third of your day (assuming full time employment) with someone you presumably already have something in common with can be a way of bonding, so I don’t necessarily think workplace romances are a bad idea. Nor do I think it’s wrong to approach or flirt with a colleague as long as you don’t cross boundaries and can take no for an answer. You should be mindful of how it will affect the dynamics of your relationship both at work and outside of it, whether the relationship is successful or not.
A personal warning from your boss is a good sign that you are making your colleagues uncomfortable and should re-evaluate what you’re doing.
Even those who use social media like to look through their galleries on their phones or online and reminisce from time to time. Those photos might seem mundane in the moment but they still become preserved memories of the past eventually. They don’t lose value to the people in them because photos became easier to take now.
I’m quite avoidant of the cloud myself, but I wouldn’t assume that no one saves things locally anymore. It’s also possible to have digital photos printed and put into a physical album.
I prefer local markets for fresh and domestically grown produce, and because I prefer giving to the community instead of to chains. However, there are things which can only be found in larger markets because they are not grown/availble locally or currently not in season.
Local markets for quality and price, supermarkets for variety.
Local museums, galleries, and exhibitions for discovering art in-person.
Lemmy has a community for sharing art, !artshare@lemmy.world , and there might be more niche communities for specific art styles depending on what you’re looking for. Art communities on Reddit have some very talented members (you can use a front end to view them if you don’t have an account).
Artists that document their process and have art in the portfolio in a similar style from before AI took off are more likely to be genuine.
Spending time with my favorite people, helping others, finishing goals I set for myself, being outdoors, and listening to music are the big ones.
Then there are smaller everyday things like autumn and winter weather, good food and beverages, good books and films, putting effort into looking nice, and so on.
How about you, OP?
I don’t want to have to create an account for everything. Even when account creation was required in the past, it would be enough to have a username and password (sometimes email address). Now often times there are so many unnecessary mandatory fields.
I like my devices and appliances to have one dedicated function and to do it well, without extra features, preferably available offline. Music is listened to on the mp3. The TV is only the display and never the content source.
I still prefer in-person interactions, jobs, lessons, and shopping to online ones (but support having online options for those who prefer them).
If everyone was discouraged from writing because of the amount of existing reading material, we would never have anything new. That’s only putting unnecessary pressure on yourself if you are writing recreationally. Write what you like and adjust it for an audience later if you have to.
Write down any ideas or thoughts that come to you - they don’t have to be organized. Once enough of them are on paper, you’ll instinctively look for ways to connect or refine them. Ask for feedback, look for works in your preferred genres for inspiration.
Yes, analytics aren’t inherently bad. They can be helpful in planning inventory and improving services like you said, but that can be accomplished with anonymized data.
The problems arise when more data is collected than is necessary to make helpful business decisions, when highly specific individual profiles and digital footprints are created, and when the data is shared with third parties who can use it for purposes other than the ones listed by who you first gave them to.