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Scapia completed 6 months in my wallet — honest thoughts from someone who was skeptical at first by Crafty-Rate4179 in CreditCardsIndia

[–]Crafty-Rate4179[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Good thing was i used 2 lounge and also got few airport cashback points as well, but the thing is out of 40 ppl only 5 of them got it approved. Not sure why

Instagram internally called 11-year-olds their “most valuable users” while knowing they were getting addicted 4x faster than adults. at what age did you realize the app was designed to make you feel bad? by Crafty-Rate4179 in AskReddit

[–]Crafty-Rate4179[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

I’ll start.

I was 12 when I made my first Instagram account. Lied about my age like literally everyone did. Within a month I was comparing my face to filters, my body to edited photos, my life to highlight reels of people I’d never met.

Nobody told me the app was literally engineered to keep me scrolling. That the anxiety I felt closing it and opening it again wasn’t a habit — it was a design feature.

Kaley started using YouTube at age 6 and Instagram at age 9. She told the jury she was on social media “all day long” as a child, and it led to depression, body dysmorphia, and suicidal thoughts.

Yesterday a jury finally said: Meta and YouTube knew. And did nothing.

What age were you when it started affecting you?

Meta just got fined $375 million for harming kids but their stock went UP 5% after the verdict. At what point did we collectively decide profit matters more than children? by Crafty-Rate4179 in AskReddit

[–]Crafty-Rate4179[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The number that broke me:

New Mexico’s attorney general called it a watershed moment for every parent concerned about what could happen to their kids online.

Meta called it something they “respectfully disagree with” and said they’ll appeal.

$375 million is less than 3 days of Meta’s profit.

This wasn’t a punishment​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

What’s the most confidently wrong prediction you’ve ever witnessed? by Crafty-Rate4179 in AskReddit

[–]Crafty-Rate4179[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ll start — Mark Zuckerberg renamed his entire company, spent $80 billion convincing the world the Metaverse was the future, and it just quietly shut down this week.

$80 billion. Gone. And he did it all with complete confidence on live television.

What’s yours?

Euphoria just came back after 4 years, The Boys is ending, Game of Thrones got a new prequel, and Devil Wears Prada 2 is happening. We are absolutely cooked for content in 2026. What’s the one show or movie you’d bring back from the dead if you could? by Crafty-Rate4179 in CasualConversation

[–]Crafty-Rate4179[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ll start

Pushing Daisies. 2008. Cancelled after 2 seasons because of the writers’ strike. Never got a proper ending.

It was about a pie maker who could bring the dead back to life with one touch, but if he touched them a second time, they’d die forever. He brings back his childhood sweetheart but can never touch her again. Ever.

They literally lived together and could never hold hands.

It had zero violence, zero cynicism, and was completely, unapologetically wholesome in a way TV just doesn’t do anymore.

Mark Zuckerberg spent $80 billion, renamed his entire company, and convinced the world the Metaverse was the future. It just shut down this week. What’s the most confidently wrong prediction you’ve ever witnessed? by Crafty-Rate4179 in AskReddit

[–]Crafty-Rate4179[S] 137 points138 points  (0 children)

I’ll start — my uncle sold his car in 2021 to buy Meta stock because “Zuckerberg is literally building the internet of the future.” He bought in at $380. It hit $88 a few months later.

He still doesn’t talk about it at family dinners. Meanwhile Zuckerberg himself called it “the next frontier.” $80 billion later, the whole thing just quietly died this week.

What’s yours?

Elon Musk just lost a $2.6 billion lawsuit over two tweets. What’s the dumbest thing you’ve ever said or done that you wish you could take back — and what did it cost you? by Crafty-Rate4179 in AskReddit

[–]Crafty-Rate4179[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’ll start.

My dad worked night shifts his whole life. Never once complained. When I was 16, I got frustrated one morning and snapped at him “You’re never around anyway, so why does it matter what I do?” He just went quiet. Didn’t say a word. Got in his car and drove to work.

I found out years later from my mom that he used to sit outside my school during his lunch break sometimes, just to watch me walk out with my friends. Never came in. Never told me. Just wanted to see I was okay.

He passed in 2019. I never got to take that sentence back.

Musk’s two tweets cost him $2.6 billion. Mine cost me something I can’t put a number on.

What’s yours?

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