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Why the Internet Isn’t Fun Anymore
www.newyorker.com Why the Internet Isn’t Fun Anymore

The social-media Web as we knew it, a place where we consumed the posts of our fellow-humans and posted in return, appears to be over.

Why the Internet Isn’t Fun Anymore
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was this not allowed before?
  • Genuinely the only way I want to use my phone. Everything I use daily is on the home screen, everything else I have to go searching for. White background, black icons, all notifications turned off. Simple and easy!

  • What's something small you achieved recently that you're proud of?
  • My general approach is to use Anki as my primary resource with the addition of the Genki textbook, video lectures and grammar videos on YouTube (Toki ni Andy, Game Gengo, Livakivi, etc.), and immersion content (Manga, anime, YouTube). I use Anki because I believe it's the most effective method for me having used it previously to learn Esperanto; although I believe that you should use whatever method is the most fun for you, whatever will keep you coming back for daily work is good. Don't fall for the "Bro Science" language learning people who promise quick shortcuts, there are none, these people are usually trying to sell you something.

    My daily study consists of about 40 minutes of Anki per day. I split my time between two decks, which is suboptimal in terms of occasionally containing duplicates, but I like it as it serves as a method of chunking my study out throughout the day and as a way to recognize the same Kanji in different contexts. These two decks are the KanjiTransistion and Core 2.3k decks. I do four new cards from the KanjiTransistion deck and three new cards from the 2.3k deck. Following that if I'm in the mood I'll return to reviewing my Hiragana and Katakana decks (you should do this first if you haven't already!). I also use the Review Heatmap plugin to see my streak, which helps me stay focused on goals and milestones.

    You should form your own opinion about what method of learning works best for you, but don't fall victim to spending time strategizing and figuring out the scientifically perfect way to learn the language, there isn't one. If you're spending time planning how you're going to learn the language, you're spending less time actually learning. The only way to get good at a language is to literally be exposed to it and learning it for 1000+ hours.

  • The Terrible Costs of a Phone-Based Childhood
  • Hey, don't just blame the parents. In the back half of this article the author points out that social media harms youth no matter if their parents let them use it or not because of the social webs it creates. If you choose to keep your child off social media then they could just as easily end up isolated from their peers because everyone else IS using it.

  • Mozilla downsizes as it refocuses on Firefox and AI
    techcrunch.com Mozilla downsizes as it refocuses on Firefox and AI: Read the memo | TechCrunch

    After installing a new interim CEO earlier this month, Mozilla, the organization behind the Firefox browser, is making some major changes to its product

    Mozilla downsizes as it refocuses on Firefox and AI: Read the memo | TechCrunch
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    Everything Is Sludge: Art in the Post-Human Era

    Tiktok and its abuse of the human attention span has been a disaster for the human race.

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    Is Lemmy your first time on the Fediverse?

    This question is especially for people who have joined in the last week. Have you used other fediverse platforms or is this your first time really using one? What do you think of it so far? Are you aware that you can comment on Lemmy posts with a Mastodon account?

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    Mel-come Back! Bonnie Langford Returns to Doctor Who as Mel Bush
    www.doctorwho.tv Mel-come Back! Bonnie Langford Returns to Doctor Who as Mel Bush | Doctor Who

    Star of stage and screen Bonnie Langford will once again reprise her legendary role as Melanie Bush as she returns to Doctor Who.

    Mel-come Back! Bonnie Langford Returns to Doctor Who as Mel Bush | Doctor Who
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    A Self Defense Study Guide for Trans Women and Gender Non-Conforming / Nonbinary AMAB Folks
    www.silversprocket.net A Self Defense Study Guide for Trans Women and Gender Non-Conforming / Nonbinary AMAB Folks

    Published in coloration with Transfighters/Traction Project, A Self-Defense Study Guide for Trans Women and Gender Non-Conforming / Nonbinary AMAB Folks offers strategies based in lived experience, ranging from using body language and creating safety in numbers, to training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ...

    A Self Defense Study Guide for Trans Women and Gender Non-Conforming / Nonbinary AMAB Folks
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    How To Build A Solarpunk City
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    Mastodon monoculture problem
    rys.io Mastodon monoculture problem

    Recent moves by Eugen Rochko (known as Gargron on fedi), the CEO of Mastodon-the-non-profit and lead developer of Mastodon-the-software, got some people worried about the outsized influence Mastodon (

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    Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good!
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