Wohlfe
3mo ago
I've found occasional use of the "Not interested" and "Don't recommend channel" options to be sufficient to curate my YouTube recommendations. If I watch one random video on a topic I don't really care about it may show similar videos but only for a few days before giving up or I click "Not interested" and it's gone forever.
Wohlfe
4mo ago
I think the target audience is very important here, these shows strike me like exactly the kinds of stories fellow enlisted dream up and tell each other based on a mix of harsh reality, dark fantasy, but mostly just blowing off steam that you can only fully understand if you were there. By far the most accurate portrayal of modern military life in a warzone I've seen is Generation Kill, highly recommend it if you're interested in this kind of thing.
Wohlfe
5mo ago
In this context I think it's completely fair game to point out the hypocrisy even though the degrees are different. In the immortal words of the poet Lil Jon, "Don't start no shit, it won't be no shit".
Wohlfe
5mo ago
Based on my experience working in the government and large organizations, it's #4. Leadership is so far removed from where the work is actually done that intent and desire doesn't matter, you have to make clear updated rules and guidelines for the low-level managers and employees to follow. If I'm FDA reviewer #123456 and a vaccine approval comes across my desk, am I going to cover my ass and follow the official guidelines my bosses constantly tell me I have to follow to the letter, or stick my neck out and do what I assume RFK Jr. wants me to do?
Wohlfe
5mo ago
I use my truck for daily driving and light to moderate hauling, keep it outside, and frequently have my dogs in the back. I wash the whole thing by hand when there's so much stuck on crap it starts to bother me. I clean the windows about once a month whenever bird poop, pollen, sap, etc. starts to hinder my view. Road salt is the only thing that motivates me to wash my truck more frequently because I consider that preventative maintenance, for that I run it through a car wash that gets the underbody. I do appreciate a beautifully kept car but I find giving it a deep cleaning 1-2 times a year while spot cleaning as needed is plenty.
Wohlfe
5mo ago
Electrolytes, magnesium, and adjusting your macros may help but if your intensity is too high for your current stamina levels you have to pay the piper while your body adjusts. The obvious thing to try is adjusting the intensity until you're happy with your energy levels afterwards, for example have a day where you go harder on your arms and go easier on the hike then the next day switch it around.
Wohlfe
6mo ago
I would just recommend you take your time travelling on highway 101, it's such a beautiful piece of the country. If you can swing it, I'd recommend not cutting through Portland and going the long way down 101 before heading east through Salem. Tillamook is a nice little afternoon getaway if you're big fans of dairy products, Astoria is a cute cozy little city, and the area around Tillamook Bay is wonderful (if a little touristy).
Wohlfe
7mo ago
I lament the continued decline in quality for modern media, particularly in writing and pacing. A part of me hopes studios start using AI so it either blows up in their faces and they start valuing quality again, or it creates so much slop some of them focus on quality to stand out.
Wohlfe
8mo ago
One of the fascinating aspects of the show is the blurry line between what is meant to be a statement about the impact of technology on society, and what is an allegory for how society already operates. In interviews the show's creators often hint at most of it being the latter, and it makes sense.
This was the conclusion I came to when watching the show, because I found the sci-fi elements frustrating compared to similar media (most obviously Minority Report).
A secondary issue that's been smoldering in the background for sure, my guesses from most to least likely:
The economy and the job market, even the out of touch boomers are starting to notice prices just keep going up and their grandkids with a fresh college degree can't get a job no matter how many times they tell them to walk in with a firm handshake and a can-do attitude.
The AI bubble deflating, even if the bet pays off in the end the rate of cash burn is insane at current revenues. I expect it to at least take a major haircut possibly causing a cascading panic pullback when investments slow down and timelines extend.
Trump rapidly and obviously declines physically/mentally like Biden.
Republicans do something truly insane like massive election interference or rejecting midterm results if Democrats are making big gains.
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