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jt @broximar.bsky.social · 39m

I should add this is for Instagram/Meta (it was in the alt text so forgot to add it to the main body of text)

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jt @broximar.bsky.social · 40m

Instagram/Meta

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jt @broximar.bsky.social · 49m

What in the Black Mirror dystopian hellscape is this shit?

“We'll start using your interactions with Als to personalize your experiences and ads.”

I have waited far too long to shut it all down. It is time to get out.

A screenshot of Meta’s new terms for from Instagram

Photo Text:
What you should know
On December 16, 2025, we're making changes to our Privacy Policy. By continuing to use our services after that date, you agree to these changes. Here are some details.

Personalizing your experiences
We'll start using your interactions with Als to personalize your experiences and ads.
• What this means
Personalizing your experiences includes suggesting content like posts that you may find interesting and reels to watch. It also includes showing ads that are more relevant to you.

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jt @broximar.bsky.social · 1h

Before your Game Pass expires you owe it to yourself to play 1000xResist

Game Informer @gameinformer.com · 1h

The critically acclaimed narrative adventure 1000xResist is coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S next month. gameinformer.com/2025/10/15/a...

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Playstack Games @playstack.com · 2d

Content creators! If you specialise in short-form content, we want to hear from you.

Submit your application to work with us here:
www.playstack.com/shortformsur...

#contentcreators #gamingcreators #playstack

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 4h

PSA

venn diagram

"1 want kids"/"I want free time"
not a
chance
"I want free time"/"I want money"
nope
I want kids/I want money
definitely not happening

centre of all 3: impossible

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jt @broximar.bsky.social · 4h

After a year of playing Genshin Impact, I have finally reached the point where I need to create a character tracker spreadsheet to know what materials I should be farming each day.

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jt @broximar.bsky.social · 4h

If you see this, quote post with your favourite Pokémon (wrong answers only)

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Ducky (Maybe) 🦆 @justducky.bsky.social · 1d

A comparative breakdown of professional wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino and all around piece of shit Christopher Columbus

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jt @broximar.bsky.social · 1d

Let me know what demo discs are available at Babbage’s

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jt @broximar.bsky.social · 1d

I share this sentiment from where I am in Canada

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Don Lemon interviews a Chicago native who is not pleased with the federal takeover.

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Garbage Day @garbageday.email · 1d

The Trump admin is fully powered by the attention economy. A universe of dumbasess talking to other dumbasess, built on the assumption our tastes have grown so rotten and atrophied that we can't even remember a world where we weren't inundated by worthless slop.
www.garbageday.email/p/the-great-...

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JA Westenberg @joanwestenberg.com · 2d

You can predict 90% of someone’s opinions if you know:

- Who they follow
- Who they hate
- Who they fear losing status with

www.joanwestenberg.com/p/the-illus...

The Illusion of Independent Thought

Everyone’s a Philosopher Until the Algorithm Chooses the Tribe

www.joanwestenberg.com

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jt @broximar.bsky.social · 4d

My Top 4 Games of 2025

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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 4d

baseball is the best preparation for death because it does not come with a clock that tells you when your suffering will end one way or the other

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jt @broximar.bsky.social · 4d

noooooooooo

jt @broximar.bsky.social · 5d

Showed it to my Star Rail obsessed kid, and they reacted the same way. You’re definitely not alone.

jt @broximar.bsky.social · 5d

I had the exact same reaction 😂

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jt @broximar.bsky.social · 5d

wake me up when the AI bubble gloriously explodes

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jt @broximar.bsky.social · 6d

Allergic reaction to [Unknown Allergen] is not what I needed tonight

jt @broximar.bsky.social · 6d

Pembina, Assiniboine, Provencher, Lagimodiere…

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 6d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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jt @broximar.bsky.social · 6d

I just want to enjoy things without, you know, fascism being involved.

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jt @broximar.bsky.social · 9d

I think it is time for me to move on from all the old things I keep on trying to do

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jt @broximar.bsky.social · 10d

[playing my little video games while society collapses around me]

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jt @broximar.bsky.social · 10d

House of (Graphics) Cards

Techmeme @techmeme.com · 10d

The AI boom is driving memory and storage shortages that may last a decade; OpenAI's Stargate has deals for 900K DRAM wafers per month, or ~40% of global output (Luke James/Tom's Hardware)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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