Teach people how to cite appropriately.
We learned how to do it in middle school, but I can tell most of my adult peers either didn't pay attention or forgot.
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My mom was really against cursing and of course anything sexual, but the rest was pretty much fair game.
An exception would be Manhunt, but I even got to play MGS3 as a kid (which ended up being my favorite game of all time.)
It's just business. If they weren't renting from you, they'd be renting from someone else.
Probably not. You can try to find more niche, tech-minded communities, but they will be small and I don't see discussion lasting awhile.
It's unfortunate how many people are eager to fall for tribalism, but it puts into perspective why most of them should not be taken seriously.
Hopefully you can help make a community that values discussion over virtue-signaling.
Microwave meatball subs and raw broccoli.
Yes, and it's not just adults.
Children are brought into this world with no experience of how things used to be different. The ruling class has mastered taking advantage of children.
Like it or not, nations don't exist independently of one another.
Genuinely feels like the next generation is learning how to take the threat of ticks seriously.
Yes, this isn't just about profits for these companies.
It's about control. They want to prove that they own us, and they're right more often than not because of useful idiots.
You get to notice things you didn't notice before. It's a lot easier for our brains to 'zoom in' and process minute details that we don't perceive normally. Since lossless and lossy music is not the exact same audio vibrating the air, our brains are not going to interpret them exactly the same. This difference doesn't matter to most and isn't always perceivable, but it's there.
One thing that stood out to me during an acid trip was how moving my phone affected the playback speed of my bluetooth speakers. Moving it further away caused the song to slow down slightly for a moment, moving it closer caused the song to speed up slightly. You can imagine that this is because of some kind of 'space invaders' effect, where my phone is sending out signals at a constant rate and adjusting the distance to the receiver causes those signals to be received faster or slower, temporarily.
I'd say it's definitely worth it.
Our brains shouldn't have to work harder to listen to lossy music, which is what happens even if you can't reliably perceive it.
Listening to music on acid (a lot) has really shaped my views of it and how even the most minor things can have a major impact on the final experience.
I'm not an audiophile though and can enjoy music in a wide range of formats and quality; I just prefer FLAC almost anywhere.*
*some songs sound 'better,' or at least more iconic in a lower quality
Nothing, really. If I'm picky about something, I usually just won't eat it.
I don't like skins on sausage or pulp in beverages.