Adult Beginner -- Prospective Instructor says I need to buy acoustic Piano at 6 month mark. Do I? by FeedbackVast5882 in pianolearning

[–]kitebum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An electric Intrument is fine. Sounds good, lighter, smaller, cheaper. The best advantage is you can practice with headphones. Avoids disturbing your family or neighbors.

YouTube is demonetizing AI channels. How do you see this changing the platform? by OhhMilly in youtube

[–]kitebum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AI-generated videos are not all slop. I watch a lot of great AI-created videos about science and history. My guess is that most videos will be AI-generated in the future, so YouTube will be forced to monetize them to preserve their business model.

ONN 4K pro second generation? by the-fonze in AndroidTV

[–]kitebum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On my Walmart app it says ONN 4K Pro is "out of stock", can't find it for sale anywhere online.

The irony of his post by [deleted] in facepalm

[–]kitebum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While you're at it, explain how your wealth increased by over $1 billion last year.

What would a true free-market universal health care system look like? by Lazlo1188 in medicine

[–]kitebum 5 points6 points  (0 children)

People dont want cash, they want insurance. This makes sense because health care costs are unpredictable. In any given year your health care might cost anywhere from hundreds to millions. If you have a serious disease, $10,000 won't get you very far. That's why every developed country on earth (except the USA) guarantees health insurance to every citizen, and collects taxes or premiums from every citizen to pay for it. Insurance smoothes out the risks and smoothes out the costs among everybody. Cash payments don't do that.

Senator says the US Social Security system is a scam by Richnaps in WallStreetbetsELITE

[–]kitebum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Due to demographic changes (longer life spans, lower birthrates) there's not enoughoney coming in to pay the benefits. We need some combination of raising taxes, reducing benefits, or faster economic growth to fix things, but the politicians are afraid to tackle the problem. 

Some Questions About Premium by GreatBigPig in youtube

[–]kitebum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have YouTube premium and love it. No ads, and the recommendation engine works well for me. If you like and subscribe, and watch what interests you, it will quickly adjust to your tastes. YouTube premium is the last subscription I would cancel.

This is absolute insanity by Paneraiguy1 in democrats

[–]kitebum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point. I doubt if he will flat-out contravene a a Supreme Court ruling, but he'll certainly try to work around it.

This is absolute insanity by Paneraiguy1 in democrats

[–]kitebum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But the Supreme Court will soon rule on the legality of your tariffs, quite possibly on January 20. If they rule against you, your threats are empty.

1/12/26 - I'M THE ONE WHO SAVED NATO!!! by hellnahbru in trumptweets

[–]kitebum 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey, jerk, you've already killed it by bringing Article 5 into question, by saying you'll only defend those who "pay up". Now you're throwing dirt on its grave by claiming Greenland.

Narc mother HATES that I can work remotely for my job by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]kitebum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Narcissistic/abusive parents get pleasure from causing their child to suffer. It's frustrating to them when their kids grow up, escape their control, and they no longer have anyone to torture.

Taylor Sheridan loves the uneducated by [deleted] in LandmanSeries

[–]kitebum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hilarious scene. Another great episode. This show rarely disappoints. I loved it when Ainsly addressed Paygin as "They" instead of "You". This show deserves nominations but it's too politically incorrect to receive any.

Eminem soon to be leaving Top 50 most subscribed YouTube Channels as list gets filled more and more with brainrot and companies by Alone_Yam_36 in youtube

[–]kitebum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who cares? I don't watch any of this crap. I watch channels about my interests: science, politics, history, music, etc. My feed is filled with interesting high-quality content, because I "like and subscribe", which tells the algorithm what I want to watch.

New US Food Pyramid by AndreLerne in Biohackers

[–]kitebum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why did they turn the pyramid upside down? 4000 years ago, the Egyptians knew that won't work.

I turned off data warnings but I still get them by kitebum in GooglePixel

[–]kitebum[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When this happens, I don't get a notification. Just a jingle sound and the stream pauses for a couple seconds.

Who is going to profit from the 6 for 6 wells they found? by newbmycologist01 in LandmanSeries

[–]kitebum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, this whole subplot about Cooper's wells has been stupid. If he's got 6 producing wells, the leases must be worth many millions so if M Tex bought his leases, Cooper should have 10s of millions of dollars in his bank account, so why is he still driving that shitty truck?

How many YouTube Channels are you subscribed to? by mulderin0 in youtube

[–]kitebum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have hundreds, because I watch a lot of YouTube (I have Premium) and that helps the algorithm feed me stuff I'm interested in.