Making it easy was the mistake, the internet was great when knowing what tcp/ip actually is was a barrier to entry.

Gatekeeping isn't a dirty word.

the internet isn’t to be blamed. capitalism is. capitalists have weaponized the internet against the population and created these people because when people are uninformed they’re easier to exploit and manipulate

the internet is an incredible tool. it’s controlled by the worst pieces of shit satan could have ever imagined tho

Tbf, the same was said about the printing press back then

One of the most important ones that a lot of people use every day are the huge advancements that have been made in creating modern chips. It might not be something new and exciting, but it actually involves very groundbreaking work and huge breakthroughs. Not just the crazy machines that ASML makes, thought to be breaking the laws of physics just years ago. But also advancements in manufacturing, being able to create super advanced 3D structures and large scale manufacturing at a very high level, yet with a surprising consistency in quality and low cost. Not just for ever bigger, more efficient and faster chips, but also things like MEMS at tiny sizes and low cost.

Often it's taken for granted what we have. People saying stuff to the sentiment that this isn't the future, everything is boring, we haven't got flying cars or people living on Mars. But the fact we all got this ultra powerful computer, with a high resolution high framerate self emitting screen, no active cooling, a bunch of sensors, lots of memory and storage and hyper connected to all sorts of networks, all powered by a high capacity high power low wear battery should be mind blowing. And not just that, but it fits in our pockets and they are so cheap everyone has at least one. Just because we've chosen to spec our tech tree into the small stuff instead of the large stuff, doesn't mean we haven't come a long way.

I think people look at the past at new "inventions" and think that's the way progress is. New revolutionary stuff. It's why people often invest in crowd funding of obvious scam products. They want something that changes the game. In reality it's a lot of little steps that create a big change over time. And imho this has always been the case. We always hear about the Wright brothers "inventing" the airplane. Like they had some magic sauce and thought of something nobody else thought of before. Then made it and bam the world was changed. In reality they didn't invent anything, they developed it. They made prototypes and iterative refinements. And they were far from the only ones working on the exact same concept. If they didn't finish first, someone else would have within the same time frame. But the romantic story of two American blokes with the right stuff changing the world all on their own just sounds good.

So let's also celebrate the thousands of smaller breakthroughs that got us where we are today.

Extreme longevity shows serious advancements (but in mice only).

Common let's pile up some more good stuff!

Though overused; medication that effectively combats eating disorders.

I'd argue underused / inappropriately prescribed by social class. There are millions who could benefit from them who have poor access, while if you have money the Rx just gets thrown readily at your feet.

That was last year.

Now it's.... Tylenol?

You mentioned diverse weather conditions in your grant application, and we can't have that.

The CDC told me it was ok. Polio is good for you because it prevents autism.

Latest and greatest flat earth is that Antarctica is a wall that encircles us all. Well, it encircles the land that us normies are allowed to know about. Beyond the Antarctic wall lies a vastness of land that us normies are kept unaware of. I am not sure why. It was something to do with the riches of the secret land. Also, no one knows how far the land stretches. So the earth is flat but we don't know how far it goes so we don't know what the shape is really.
Just to be perfectly clear: I am not a flat earther and I don't believe any of the above. It's a load of (very entertaining) nonsense. Keep the documentaries coming please!

I seem to recall something about her working 9 to 5 and having an arch-nemesis called Jolene.

EDIT: Wait! Wait! I remembered! There was a sheep called Dolly who was a workaholic who had herself cloned to spend more time with her partner!

EDIT 2: Ok, I just did a web search. I was way off.

Of course we remember Dolly! She was stuffed and is on display in the National Museum of Scotland.

Wasn't it bush that shut it of to get fanatic religious votes?