The simple math of the Yard-Sale Model shows that if everybody started out with equal money in a fair economy, the outcome tends toward one person holding all of the money. The cool graphical simulations on this page demonstrate why.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/43307224

Diagram illustrating various phases of the Moon in their order of appearance starting from the New Moon and progressing through Crescent, First Quarter, and Gibbous to reach the Full Moon. It is followed by Gibbous, Last Quarter and Crescent to complete full circle at the New Moon again.

The gray circle around the Earth shows the Moon's orbit. The dotted gray line illustrates moon's trajectory. The solid ivory line passing through the earth is indicative of Earth's orbit around the Sun. Notice that this graphical representation can be misleading, as the Earth & Moon's path around the Sun is actually always concave towards the Sun[1].

Author: Fresheneesz~commonswiki

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All info pulled from here https://stopgenai.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Search-Engine-analysis-Dally.pdf

The description for each services is mostly copied verbatim, but I think this post is formatted better for anybody to just get started.

https://www.searchenginemap.com/

See where search engines feed from

Independent Indexes (no genAI user experience, no genAI footprint– hit and miss results)

https://marginalia-search.com/

Marginalia Search is a particularly unique engine. It notes in its About page that it doesn’t believe
itself a full replacement for the big three but rather “complementary” to what already exists. Some
general queries return pretty standard gossip pages, which isn’t an experience out of the realm of
expectation! Other results are a bit dated, but still pan out. Overall, this is a solid place to issue
general queries and can get you something similar to what you’re seeking.

https://rightdao.com/ (seems down)

Another engine that’s got the same sort of “browsy” approach to the internet is Right Dao. Its General
Mission Explanation specifically takes aim at Big Tech and cites the team’s goal as a reason for
building their independent index. Silly searches return a lot of pages that no longer exist and some
social media sites appear fully censored. It’s a small but strong start and probably better used
when you don’t have a clear direction, are wanting to learn more about a general topic, or need
information that isn’t time or region specific

https://stract.com/ (seems defunct)

The most developed search engine on this list has got to be Stract. It focuses heavily on
transparency and its open source model, encouraging users to customize their experience on the
engine. This is by far and away the most interesting non GBY search engine: it received a grant for
its work towards an independent internet and has, as a result, been able to expand its services
accordingly. Silly searches don’t return the greatest content. I’d also note that sometimes, it seems to
simply freeze and stop returning results. There isn’t a noted rhyme or reason, and it got frustrating to
repeatedly try looking things up. Nonetheless, when it’s functioning smoothly, it’s a great starting place
for queries that don’t have a narrow scope and aren’t time-sensitive (due to the fact that sometimes it
simply won’t return results).

https://yep.com/

Other independent run indexes such as Yep! seem great on the surface but spend a massive amount
of resources to build their own LLMs. This is a step in the wrong direction– it’s not what users want,
and it’s not how to keep the internet a free and fair space for all users equally. Some indexes could be
useful in the future but are still developing English databases, and simply won’t meet user needs. I’ll
include them in the sources for this video nonetheless for anyone interested

GBY-Tangential Searches (limited genAI user experience, minor genAI footprint)

https://udm14.com/

People created an entire webpage that does a Google for you, sans the shit: udm=14. Simply set this
as your homepage and issue all your queries through the search function directly on the page. It’s a
quick, easy way to see the Google you know and love without the AI slop ruining the experience

https://duckduckgo.com/

allows disallowing any AI results (pretty useless if browsing in private window, but as shared by @ep1cfac3pa1m@lemmy.world there is https://noai.duckduckgo.com/)

https://www.mojeek.com/

One bright light seems to be Mojeek. True, their team “both sides” generative AI as a whole. But
when it comes to search engines, they argued in just September of 2025 that Generative AI is not
the answer for search engines. Their explicit Privacy primer has a host of blog posts that discuss
the dangers of the internet becoming a monoculture. They also pretty reliably return decent results for
even mundane queries ("Jason Statham height" search).

https://www.lilo.org/qui-est-lilo/

Another search engine that deserves a shout out is French-based Lilo (fed primarily by Bing). Its main
mission is focused on funding a variety of projects put forth by users. The searches initiated on Lilo
build up in the form of “water drops”, which are stored only if you choose to create an account. The
Privacy Charter lays out exactly when and how data about you is stored. It’s quite popular in France,
and well-regarded in anti-AI circles. Qwant recently purchased Lilo, though, so tread carefully in the
coming months as they likely integrate their in-house “AI solutions” to the recent acquisition.

Thus, when you're tempted to share a Politico article, please look instead for an article from a different source.

(Also, if you're wondering, know that Axel Springer, the mass media company, has nothing to do with Springer, the science publisher (the one with the chess knight logo; it's named after Julius Springer; it deserves criticism of its own, but a different kind.)

see also:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monuments_in_the_United_States_to_Nazi_collaborators
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorials_in_Canada_to_Nazis_and_Nazi_collaborators

Why do this? Because surveillance capitalism wants you to be less free. It wants you to be glued to the screen. It wants you to buy whatever advertisers want you to buy. But you can fight back by deliberately poisoning your data.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42987384

@youshouldknow YSK that you can post to Lemmy from Mastodon, and Mastodon users can interact in Lemmy threads. This is a Mastodon account.

Seems like there's a new wave of Lemmy users, thought they may find that interesting! It can also work with other Fediverse software as well. It's all interconnectable. It's not perfect and there's some quirks due to Lemmy being a forum and Mastodon being a microblog. But you can ping Mastodon users in threads, and they can reply seamlessly.

In the modern world YSK about resilience targetting and how it might contribute to feeling overwhelmed.

Resilience targeting is an attack on individual and community resilience during disasters through misinformation, confusion, and efforts to overwhelm, in order to prevent communities from recovering and keep them vulnerable.

You should also know about things that might help deal with those feelings...

https://archive.is/0jhxV

Yeah that's right. For a whopping one time purchase of 250$, you get a lifetime license for a @linux.com domain as an email alias/forwarding only. You cannot send emails from this. You can contact support to check if the alias you want is available too.

Imagine this on your CV. It is the ultimate flex.

https://time.com/4408977/erectile-dysfunction-quit-smoking/

It's a creative approach that can be further developed in other countries with corruption issues.

Please watch til the end. I guarantee you will not regret it.

(Edit: I know you have heard that line 1000 times, but this, I mean it. I have been thinking the whole day about this video. I deeply respect this youtuber, and well... Just watch it.)

https://famichiki.jp/@FlockOfCats/115984965100606546

Disclaimer: I have posted this originally in YSK, but as someone has kindly let me know, this should remain in the same state. I believe the original post on the web, where I got this link from, said that they are having trouble selling in person. So perhaps online purchases would be nice.

We are a Minneapolis 2nd grade Brownie Troop of 12 including trans and neurodiverse youth and 75% BIPOC kids. We want to go to summer camp and try horseback riding! During the current ICE occupation we need your support more than ever. In place of in person sales, we are leaning into handwritten thank you cards from online sales. Please help us make the world a better place, one cookie at a time!

I have no affiliation to them whatsoever. I do hope it's okay to post this here, though.

Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

— Frank Wilhoit

Why YSK: Most hospitals send a summary bill (for example pharmacy: $5,000) hoping you'll panic and just pay it. These are usually full of errors or huge markups. Before you pay anything, call the billing department and ask for an itemized bill with CPT codes. This will not only force a human to review it, but it also gives you the ability to spot BS. I tried this last year and the bill dropped by about 30% literally just because I asked, so don't let them rip you off.