Discussion: Society and Politics

[squeekness]

The aid to Ukraine (which has been turned into a loan for the newest aid to pass the R House) and Israel is small in comparison to the $800+ billion annual federal military budget, which itself is just a part of the overall yearly budget.

States and cities in particular are the ones that need to step it up when it comes to housing as they are the front line of the housing market that makes decisions on how to zone and so much more.

Maybe some of that military budget should go towards troops manning the southern border.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Screw Isreal's far right genocidal government.

And screw appeasement towards Putin.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Stop children using smartphones until they are 13, says French report

Children should be banned from most social media until 18 amid attempts to ‘monetise’ them, says Macron-commissioned study

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

New survey finds loneliness epidemic runs deep among parents

Majority of respondents feel isolation, loneliness and burnout from demands of parenthood A new national survey conducted by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center finds a broad majority of parents experience isolation, loneliness and burnout from the demands of parenthood, with many...

nursing.osu.edu

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Gen Z Teens Want Less Sex on Screen, According to New UCLA Study

Young people age 10 to 24 are looking for fewer sex scenes in television and in movies, according to a new study from UCLA.

variety.com

Keeping it clean: Hollywood sex scenes decline by 40%

Since the millennium, there is substantially less erotic content on our screens – with changing audience tastes and ‘intimacy coordinators’ to blame

www.theguardian.com

 

[DA_Champion]

Gen Z Teens Want Less Sex on Screen, According to New UCLA Study

Young people age 10 to 24 are looking for fewer sex scenes in television and in movies, according to a new study from UCLA.

variety.com

Keeping it clean: Hollywood sex scenes decline by 40%

Since the millennium, there is substantially less erotic content on our screens – with changing audience tastes and ‘intimacy coordinators’ to blame

www.theguardian.com

Really sad development.

 

[squeekness]

Gen Z Teens Want Less Sex on Screen, According to New UCLA Study

Young people age 10 to 24 are looking for fewer sex scenes in television and in movies, according to a new study from UCLA.

variety.com

Keeping it clean: Hollywood sex scenes decline by 40%

Since the millennium, there is substantially less erotic content on our screens – with changing audience tastes and ‘intimacy coordinators’ to blame

www.theguardian.com

Good, because they've been overdoing it for a while now.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Trevor Noah Reacts to Being Labeled "Loser" Over His Single Status at Age 40 - E! Online

Trevor Noah—who was previously linked to Minka Kelly and Dua Lipa—made a rare comment about his love life, saying that "society has deemed me a loser" for not being married at age 40.

www.eonline.com

Rising Share of U.S. Adults Are Living Without a Spouse or Partner

On key economic outcomes, single adults at prime working age increasingly lag behind those who are married or cohabiting

www.pewresearch.org

https://www.theknot.com/content/average-age-of-marriage

When and How Often People Marry Changes by Birth Cohort

The age at first marriage can affect the number of times you get married.

www.census.gov

 

[DA_Champion]

Worst marketing ever.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Child-free by choice: Why more Americans are skipping parenthood

Internationally and in some parts of the U.S, leaders have tried to make raising children easier financially.

www.scrippsnews.com

A new survey from the organization finds only 27% of people under 60 without children say they ever plan to have them.

"For millennials, 2 in 5 actually cited cost as the reason that they don't feel that they can have kids," said Palmer.

Researchers say there are lots of reasons Americans may be choosing to be child-free, like uncertainties surrounding the future of reproductive health care, climate change and finally, the cost. The price tag for raising a child until the age of 17 is about $306,000.

 

[squeekness]

Child-free by choice: Why more Americans are skipping parenthood

Internationally and in some parts of the U.S, leaders have tried to make raising children easier financially.

www.scrippsnews.com

A lot of young people are lazy workers, they can hardly pull themselves away from their phones. I can't see many of those eagerly embracing the drastic life change parenthood would bring.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Tinder Owner Signs ChatGPT Deal. Enjoy the AI Dating Tidal Wave

In a press release written by ChatGPT, Match Group shared the first steps of its plan for your new AI-driven love life.

gizmodo.com

Maker of Tinder, Hinge sued over 'addictive' dating apps that put profits over love​

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/14/1231513991/tinder-hinge-match-group-lawsuit

Obviously if (monogamous) people were successful with the apps, there would be very few customers for these services left. Much like with (mobile) video games, they want addicts that the industry refers to as 'whales' (big spenders).

People say they're deleting their dating apps, citing terrible experiences and 'oversaturation' on platforms like Hinge and Raya

"It doesn't actually want to be the app that you delete; that's a horrible business strategy," TikToker Bianca Stelian said of the popular app Hinge.

www.businessinsider.com

Bumble founder says your dating 'AI concierge' will soon date hundreds of other people's 'concierges' for you

Whitney Wolfe Herd predicts the end of mindless, 'getting-to-know-you' chatter.

fortune.com

The sooner these apps go away the better.

Bumble did an IPO in 2021 and is 85% down on share price to date.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Are AI-powered church services coming to a pew near you?

AI-led church services aren't mainstream, but scientists and theologians are increasingly exploring how new technology can coexist with some of the world's oldest teachings.

www.scrippsnews.com

 

[DA_Champion]

Bumble founder says your dating 'AI concierge' will soon date hundreds of other people's 'concierges' for you

Whitney Wolfe Herd predicts the end of mindless, 'getting-to-know-you' chatter.

fortune.com

The sooner these apps go away the better.

Bumble did an IPO in 2021 and is 85% down on share price to date.

I met my wife on bumble, and had a lot of success on the app prior.

The get to know you chatter can indeed be mindless, but that's largely because there's no compatibility in any random pair of two people. And if there is, try and meet up quickly rather than endlessly chatting.

 

[squeekness]

Are AI-powered church services coming to a pew near you?

AI-led church services aren't mainstream, but scientists and theologians are increasingly exploring how new technology can coexist with some of the world's oldest teachings.

www.scrippsnews.com

Human get enough things wrong without AI making it worse.

 

[blueharvest]

America's population time bomb

"A large number of retirees is not a problem in itself; the proportion of retirees to new workers is the problem," labor economist Ron Hetrick told Newsweek.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Mani-Man]

Good, because they've been overdoing it for a while now.

Not really, Europe etc have far more in their Movies etc.
This is the direct result of the drift to the far right with Religious nonsense that is happening in shockingly large number in America.
America was always rather tame on that front, and it seems to get only worse.

Still baffled about the Discourse on Oppenheimer that shows how dead Media Literacy is.

A lot of young people are lazy workers, they can hardly pull themselves away from their phones. I can't see many of those eagerly embracing the drastic life change parenthood would bring.

Most young people realize how F***ed they are because housing, life costs etc are so high.
Young people are not really hyped to go to work, get exploited by greedy companies and barely be able to afford the basics.
If they barely make enough to support themself, they sure as hell wont bring kids into such a world...especially when America is doing little to help.
When Politicans vote against safety for children, against free meals for kids...you cant blame young people these days for not wanting to bring kids into a world they can barely feed and the Country wont feed either.

Are AI-powered church services coming to a pew near you?

AI-led church services aren't mainstream, but scientists and theologians are increasingly exploring how new technology can coexist with some of the world's oldest teachings.

www.scrippsnews.com

I honestly think AI could do a better job at selling Religion than Humans.
But if you do that, then i need even more that the Church is being forced to pay taxes.

 

[squeekness]

America's population time bomb

"A large number of retirees is not a problem in itself; the proportion of retirees to new workers is the problem," labor economist Ron Hetrick told Newsweek.

www.newsweek.com

This is why we need immigrants. Republicans forget that.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

California lawmakers block effort to ban skin care products for young children

A California bill meant to address the "Sephora kid" trend of young kids using skin care products failed to advance out of the committee.

www.scrippsnews.com