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010: Dante ([personal profile] followyourstar) wrote in [community profile] synnet2024-11-14 11:14 am
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This is a dumb question, but I can't take this anymore. I have to ask.

What's with all of these weird craft videos online and why are they like that? Is this some sort of satire I don't get because I haven't been here long enough? Who is this for?

I mean, baking an entire multi-colored cake only to cut a slice and freeze it in resin... That's got to be some kind of joke I'm not getting, right?


[Guess who somehow managed to end up in a horrible clickbait rabbit hole at 3 AM?]
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[personal profile] penaltypoints 2024-11-14 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Indeed. It seems that those videos deviate from the original subject entirely.
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[personal profile] followyourstar 2024-11-14 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Just a little, maybe...
Oh
Uh
You said something about refining my search terms. Do you have any tips on that?

[Because they know not ignoring the videos that didn't have anything to do with what they were looking for is all on them.]
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[personal profile] penaltypoints 2024-11-14 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Certainly. Are you willing to reveal yours?
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[personal profile] followyourstar 2024-11-14 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, sure.
It was something like "what is a life coach?" "life coach" and "life coach examples."
And since there was a lot of talking with other people involved I also looked up "how to sound more natural" and "how to sound natural fake voice"

I'm... still getting used to actually having a voice at all.

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[personal profile] penaltypoints 2024-11-14 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Admittedly, now Yesod can't help but wonder whether the journey from these queries to the strange craft videos can be replicated... but that would be unwise. ]

It's possible that upgrades exist to adjust your voice further once installed.

As for your search for information, the results that your current queries have retrieved should provide additional specific terms to include, reducing the risk that imprecise requests will lead you astray.
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[personal profile] followyourstar 2024-11-15 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
That makes sense. Basically I just need to use the information I've gained to narrow things down to what specifically I want to learn, right?
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[personal profile] penaltypoints 2024-11-15 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
Correct.

Of course, the unrelated recommendations are a different issue.
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[personal profile] followyourstar 2024-11-15 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I did see "sponsored" on some of the results, so I wouldn't be surprised if some people paid to have their stuff shown more? It doesn't account for the others in there, but it's one explanation.
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[personal profile] penaltypoints 2024-11-24 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, I suspect that it's comparable to the targeted advertisements that you may have encountered while visiting commercial areas of Neo Tokyo. Interacting with them indiscriminately likely leads to an increase in similar suggestions based on data stored in our implants.
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[personal profile] followyourstar 2024-11-24 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
I didn't realize they did all that... Should have known, though. There's always a catch. At least this one seems mostly benign.

[Being annoyed by things they don't want isn't the worst thing in the world.]
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[personal profile] penaltypoints 2024-11-27 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
That is true. While it can be a nuisance, it appears to be otherwise harmless, and it isn't unavoidable.

[ And as far as technology goes, there are certainly far more insidious things in existence elsewhere. ]
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