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No one at the companies behind TikTok, Instagram Reels, or YouTube Shorts calls their products “addiction machines.” That phrase tests badly in earnings calls.
They prefer words like engagement, retention, stickiness, and time spent. Each one sounds neutral. None of them is. Together, they describe a system that is rewiring how hundreds of millions of people think, feel, and behave — in real time, at global scale, and with almost no meaningful guardrails.
21 Historical Photos and the Stories Behind Them – Ned Hardy
If you want to live a long life, where your quality of life is just as important as your years, you should read this book—it’s packed with practical, science-backed advice on how to stay healthy, strong, and independent well into old age – Amazon
James Bond films ranked: Every 007 movie from worst to best – The Independent
The world’s most powerful passports in 2026 – with one European country jumping from sixth to third place – Time Out
How the Buffett family plans to give away more than $150 billion – CNBC
Soul singer who has 2.8million Spotify listeners is revealed to be an AI-generated FAKE – MSN
The U.S. government sold its first tranche of Venezuelan crude, valued at $500 million – Quartz
24 Nostalgic Photos That Feel Like Opening a Box You Forgot You Had – Ned Hardy
Super underrated kitchen tool…Great at scooping and scraping. Whacking a block of cheese or butter in half. Crushing garlic cloves. Cracking peppercorns. Dividing dough – Amazon
How to Use Your Health Savings Account in Retirement – Kiplinger
Australia banned social media for under 16s a month ago — here’s how it’s going – CNBC
Former NCAA players and fixers charged over rigged basketball games, prosecutors say – AP News
Will MCU Success Return in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’? – The Ringer
I started taking solo trips for my birthday years ago. Now that I’m in my 40s, it’s my favorite way to celebrate. – DNYUZ
How Veganism Got Cooked: Plant-based eating was supposed to be the future. Then meat came roaring back. – Archive.ph
What I Learned After Trying Out Every Exoskeleton at CES – Lifehacker
What Teddy Roosevelt has to do with Trump’s moves in Venezuela and Greenland – NPR
Let’s cut the romanticism and get straight to the point: getting a PhD in history is not just a bad idea—it’s the academic equivalent of jumping out of a plane and discovering halfway down that your parachute is actually a book on the historiography of 13th-century Burgundy.
I’m 29M, I’ve had a couple of girls tell me because I live with my parents that they wouldn’t date me. Am I gonna be single until I move out?
Thing is, I don’t want to. My parents like having me around because we all help out around the house & I pay my equal share. It’s a hell of a lot cheaper obviously & I’m only just about to qualify as an electrician soon & currently on minimum wage. I know it’s custom to move out now but it’s so expensive & I live in a real nice house that my standard of living & having money to do stuff would basically be non-existent if I do move as a single person. Is that just life & you gotta live alone to meet someone?
I’ve been married for almost ten years. Two and a half years ago, my wife had an affair and became pregnant by another man. I found out midway through the pregnancy.
The biological father did not want to be involved and legally gave up his parental rights. I chose to stay, adopt the baby, and raise her as my own. She is my daughter in every way that matters, but she is not biologically mine.
We have been rebuilding our marriage month by month since then. We are now expecting another baby together. This one is biologically mine. On the surface, our life looks stable and even happy.
But privately, I am struggling with a question I cannot seem to escape.
I love my daughter deeply. I do not regret her. But I still carry the shock of how everything happened.
Did I make the right choice by staying?
You are telling yourself a story. It’s a very seductive story, and it goes something like this:
“I’ll write that book when things settle down at work.”
“I’ll start traveling when I have X amount of savings.”
“I’ll get back in shape once the holidays are over.”
How Prediction Markets Turned Life Into a Dystopian Gambling Experiment – The Ringer
A Damn Fine Collection of Fascinating Photos – Ned Hardy
Why You Should Never Let A Stranger Borrow Your Phone – Ned Hardy
This is a powerful tool for shoulder mobility and rehab because its offset weight challenges stability and engages deep stabilizing muscles in a way traditional weights can’t – Amazon
Iran Signals Plans for Swift Trials and Executions of Protesters – AP News
Timothy Busfield Child Sex Abuse Scandal: How a Career Built on Trust Unraveled in Five Shocking Days – Hollywood Reporter
The Obscure Bank Collapse That Sent Iran Into a Tailspin – Archive.ph
Should You Buy Half a Cow? Everything to Know About Meat Shares – Food & Wine
Some men fear hair loss. These are embracing it. Meet the ‘baldmaxxers’ – USA Today
5 signs you’re overparenting your kids—and how to really raise resilient children – CNBC
29 Nostalgic Photos That Will Unlock a Core Memory – Ned Hardy
This thing helps you open any jar with ease. Great for seniors, anyone with arthritis, or just anyone tired of wrestling with stubborn lids – Amazon
Highest-Paid Athletes in the World: Ronaldo Leads Top 100 With $260M – Sportico
Matthew McConaughey Trademarks Himself to Fight AI Misuse – WSJ
12 Historical Figures, Ranked By How Insufferable Their Small Talk Must Have Been – Ranker
Tesla to stop selling FSD as a standalone package and switch to subscription only – Engadget
So You’ve Been Laid Off: 5 Things to Do Right Away – The Art of Manliness
