If it's so deplorable that it shouldn't be streamed, then perhaps the act itself shouldn't be done? I'm just asking and not taking a position.
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"Intelligence is one of the greatest human gifts. But all too often a search for knowledge drives out the search for love. This is something else I've discovered for myself very recently. I present it to you as a hypothesis: Intelligence without the ability to give and receive affection leads to mental and moral breakdown, to neurosis, and possibly even psychosis. And I say that the mind absorbed in and involved in itself as a self-centered end, to the exclusion of human relationships, can only lead to violence and pain. "
One of my favorite books - https://www.rxjourney.net/list-of-books-i-finished-reading-i...
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I don't know if you've seen this talk by Paul Graham about why you should move to Silicon Valley
I decided to check and their 2025 survey said over 49,000+ responses. 2024 said over 65,000 developers. 2023 said over 90,000 developers. 2022 said over 70,000 developer. 2021 said over 80,000 developers. 2020 said nearly 65,000 developers.
I'm currently taking a break from social sites, if you discount Reddit and HN. Reddit because it has communities on things I'm interested in like football (soccer). But, I left WhatsApp too for the moment. I connect with my friends via email, texts, and phone calls.
It has been refreshing not knowing all that's trending on social media. It's usually rage/engagement baits anyway, and I must admit that besides the engagement baits, it makes me feel pressure when I keep seeing people's success stories on every other social post. I know it's just people posting their highlights, but it makes me feel like I'm not doing enough with my life, and I wanted a break from all that.
Now I just read lots of books (25 books read thus far this year). I'm starting a book on The Cold War soon - The Cold War A Very Short Introduction" by Robert J. McMahon. [1]
The problem for me with leaving social media is not so much missing out on trending news, but that I might miss out on an employment opportunity posted on social networks. The problem though is I never see those opportunities even when I'm online, so it just seems like I'm missing out on a potential opportunity that never presents itself even when I'm online!
> What if we just stopped?
Easier said but difficult for the following reasons. One, many people can't have fun if the world doesn't know about it. They need to always publicize these events to get that euphoria induced by everyone knowing that they are living the life. It's a matter of climbing the mountain so the world can see them rather than so they can see the world.
Two, many people wouldn't know what to do with their time instead. What should they do instead of scrolling through an endless feed of content? Read a book? That's a chore for many people. Watch a movie? Perhaps they regard watching movies as just a waste of time as scrolling social media and engaging with the algorithm. Going on walks? For how long?
Three, how else would many people make friends, or attempt to make friends, with people in different parts of their city, state, country, continent, the world?
Thanks for sharing, and I wrote about leaving social media too on my blog if interested.
Decoupling from Social Media [2]
"Intelligent life on a planet comes of age when it first works out the reason for its own existence"
In my original comment, I Iisted some other books by Dawkins if you're interested -
I'm not reading anything at the moment since I'm taking a break and watching season one of Deadwood and also re-watching season one of Boston Legal.
But when I'm done, I plan to re-read "The Cold War A Very Short Introduction" by Robert J. McMahon. I read it about five years ago and it's time to read it again.
Having said that, I can't pass on this opportunity to share the books I've read (some are re-reads) thus far this year that I recommend. I'll just list them while saying that they all come highly recommended by me.
In the famous words of Frank Zappa - So many books, so little time.
1. The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris
2. Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris
3. Lying by Sam Harris
4. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
5. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
6. Cosmos by Carl Sagan.
7. The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins
8. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
9. Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
10. Mortality by Christopher Hitchens
11. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling
12. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
13. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
14. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
15. Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium by Carl Sagan
16. Outgrowing God: A Beginner’s Guide to Atheism by Richard Dawkins
It's not. It's a game of luck.
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They don't, as long as you have connects to spend.
> One thing that really stood out to us during the hiring proccess on upwork is candidates who sent a short Loom with their face, walking through the challenge and how they'd solve it.
Your mileage may vary. Not all clients are interested in watching videos, they just want to read something that shows a freelancer can do the job. Basically, freelancers should do what works for them.
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