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What Reels, TikToks, and Shorts Are Doing to Our Brains

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.

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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

“29 years-old, no sign of moving out from home.”

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?

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Poll of the Day

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?

Did he make the right decision by staying and raising the child?
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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

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