I think you’re right about humans being naturally curious, but we can be coerced or programmed into rejecting new information. The persecution of scientists, prophets and other people with different ideas can be seen as choosing the cave. The Matrix is essentially a modern retelling of the allegory of the cave.
Yep, that’s the crux of it. There is also a way around it: non reciprocal motion. This is one way scallops control their movement; they vary the timing of closing in relation to opening
The predictable backstop of subscription plus the nearly limitless potential upside of ad sales is just too tempting in the long run for media companies. They get to have their cake and eat it too. Spotify, Amazon, Netflix and have all eventually given in, despite insisting they never would. Shareholder owned media companies will always gravitate to this model. It’s the only way to maximize quarterly revenue growth.
Home Assistant is now part of the Open Home Foundation, a non-profit aiming to fight against surveillance capitalism and offer privacy, choice, and sustainability....
Bony-eared assfish (en.wikipedia.org)
Allegory of the cave (en.wikipedia.org)
Durophagy (en.wikipedia.org)
Your barren urban sprawl: Tolkien's modern Mordor in the making. (lemmy.world)
Marimo (en.m.wikipedia.org)
Scallop theorem (en.wikipedia.org)
New streaming services give you the same convenience you had in the 90s (lemmy.world)
Beach nourishment (en.wikipedia.org)
Hoodoo (geology) (en.wikipedia.org)
Super weaner (en.wikipedia.org)
Boops boops (en.m.wikipedia.org)
Mianus, Connecticut (en.m.wikipedia.org)
The little smart home platform that could (www.theverge.com)
Home Assistant is now part of the Open Home Foundation, a non-profit aiming to fight against surveillance capitalism and offer privacy, choice, and sustainability....
Leo Baekeland (en.wikipedia.org)
Marsh Arabs (en.wikipedia.org)
UAW secures historic union election win at Tennessee Volkswagen plant (www.theguardian.com)
iNaturalist (en.m.wikipedia.org)
Drinking bird (en.wikipedia.org)
Flehmen response (en.wikipedia.org)
List of wrong anthems incidents (en.wikipedia.org)
Android 15 will let you set a default wallet app (www.androidheadlines.com)