There is someone on the other side of the screen. The viewer sees content. The performer lives with the cost. The platform sees retention.

Every generation has a product it calls normal before it understands the cost. Cigarettes were once sold with health language. Sugar was sold as breakfast. Today, adult platforms often borrow the language of empowerment.

Open any app for five minutes and you can see the pattern. The algorithm is not asking if the content is good for you. It is asking if you paused.

Addiction rarely announces itself at the beginning. It starts as entertainment. Then the brain asks for more. Then normal starts to feel boring.

Porn is no longer only a separate corner of the internet. It is part of the attention economy. That should make us ask better questions about feeds, incentives, and what we normalize.

One quiet cost of infinite novelty: real intimacy can start to feel slow, ordinary, or not enough. That is not freedom. That is training.

Terry Crews had money, fame, discipline, and status. He still said porn nearly destroyed parts of his life. If a system can reach people at the top, it can reach anyone.

Data centers in space sound futuristic. The useful lesson is more basic: AI is becoming an infrastructure problem, not just a software problem.

I agree 100%! Dem's have to expand the court soon as they get power back! This is the worst court in history in more ways than one! 🌊FREE resistance GIF's chips-gifs.com

I wish they knew where the farmer lives that feeds the Orange Pig With a Wig. I suppose that's against the rules of war though... (unless you are the Orange Pig With a Wig). Sigh. Apologies to real Pigs all over the world - it's extremely insulting to you all.

Jayden Scott (apart of Jake Lang's cult of agitators ) was in Romulus MI for a provacative action synonymous w/ Lang's activism and snapped his leg.

Nurse Qasim Bani Ghara "The army invaded our home and asked me to leave the house and didn't let us take anything with us" #ini Photography by Anas Houshia

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Battle of the number 1’s #nba #playoffs #cadecunningham #paolobanchero #nbaplayoffs

#Israel has killed at least 881 people during the 'ceasefire' in #Gaza & claims it killed dozens more. Today: "The first moments of the bombing of a Jeep on Al-Shuhada Street in western Gaza City" اللحظات الأولى لقصف مركبة جيب في شارع الشهد..اء غرب مدينة غزة www.threads.com/@moein_gaza/...

Jake Burger gets the scoring started on #SundayNightBaseball!

"Do they have 40,000 people they can show that house to in one click? Probably not." 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐫 makes the case for why experience alone is no longer enough. The agents dominating right now are the ones showing up consistently with knowledge, value, and a real audience behind them.

After weeks of tension, the B.C. premier has spoken on the future of DRIPA. Hear the reaction across parties and if any Indigenous rights are on the chopping block, tonight on APTN National News. Watch live: www.youtube.com/@aptnnews

உங்க பிள்ளைங்க போன்ல என்ன பண்றாங்கன்னு தெரியுமா? இன்றைய டிஜிட்டல் உலகில் 18 வயதிற்கு உட்பட்ட உங்கள் குழந்தைகளின் போன், லேப்டாப் என அனைத்தையும் தீவிரமாகக் கண்காணிப்பது உங்கள் கடமை.

A new episode of Future Histories! This time I talk to Jan Overwijk (@jloverwijk.bsky.social @ifsfrankfurt.bsky.social‬‬) about his new book ‘Cybernetic Capitalism’ (out with @fordhampress.bsky.social‬). Full episode here: www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blo... #FutureHistories #Podcast

Arne Slot played the Mo Salah questions with a straight bat, but decided not to confirm whether he would be in the squad for his final farewell against Brentford. There were also some interesting hints for a future transfer strategy, that I will dissect in the press conference review later today.

True, they can be a barrier. I didn’t mean to suggest no one is discouraged, just that you can still have plenty of cycling.

JAMES TALARICO: "Young people can’t afford to buy a home, but Jeff Bezos has 12. Young people can’t afford to fill up their gas tank, but Mark Zuckerberg is launching helicopters from his mega-yacht. Young people pay more than their fair share of income taxes, but Elon Musk doesn't pay a penny."

NEWSMAX: Why continue the farce of calling it a ceasefire? Let's just say we've still got this conflict going STATE DEPT SPOX TOMMY PIGOTT: President Trump holds all the cards

Sidekicks 1986 - My Dad The Crook : 536s

Technological progress has never been smooth. As Prof. Ryan Jenkins points out, past revolutions brought real hardship before change settled in. As AI advances, we may face similar disruption—raising questions about work, value, and meaning. Listen: youtu.be/gJToM1x-pIE #AI #FutureOfWork #Tech

The 2000s is a creative era! 🥰 Game: Keyboard Warrior Stickman - Wishlist on Steam #indiegame #gamedev #animation

Here in Miami for some baseball! The Mets open a three-game set against the Miami Marlins tonight, as they continue to work toward getting back to .500. Stay tuned for coverage tonight, and this weekend, by me for @metsmerized.bsky.social! #Mets

Explore the album: www.sonoluminus.com/sonoluminus/... #classical #classicalmusic #classicalmusicalbum

Als Frau nachts allein, beispielsweise in Wien oder in Graz, in Linz, würdest du sagen, kann man sorglos sich alleine bewegen? Melissa Naschenweng: Also ich hab da Angst und ich find, dass es schade ist, dass man in seinem eigenen Land Angst haben muss.

Da transformação (vídeo @walterdomingos.bsky.social )

What's the temperature on the 𝗚𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝟭 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲? Are you excited? I never played the original, but I always heard great things. Seems like the perfect way to check it out!

Harrison Drucker helped Arbor clients secure $23.5M in financing for a 148‑unit multifamily property in Santa Ana, CA. Explore our loan programs: arbor.com/fannie-mae/?... #ArborRealtyTrust #Multifamily #CRE #REIT

"We're bringing Russia's war back to Russia. Everyone sees our justified responses to Russian terror and we're scaling up. There was time when dozens Ukrainian drones striking Russia was big deal. Now hundreds of our long-range strikes every day no longer sensation" -Zelensky🇺🇦

It's been 84 years... 👵💎 Okay, not really, but we KNOW you've been waiting for the RubyConf 2026 schedule. Good news: it's coming VERY soon. We're nearly there and can't wait to share what we've been building. Stay tuned—it'll be worth the wait! rubyconf.org

Mississippi Freedom Summer Shared from @AfriEye 🎥✨ Full credit to them. Watch more 📺 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Krx06YEXXQw #BlackHistory365 #JamesChaney #OnThisDay #FreedomSummer #CivilRightsMovement #VotingRights #BlackHistory #MississippiHistory #CivilRightsHeroes #NeverForget

COBB-0869: Johnson Ferry Rd at Columns Dr 🕒 10:03 AM - 10:05 AM ET (32x speed) 🌡️ 78°F | Mostly Clear 📍: 33.944800,-84.406500

Improve your understanding of #autistic children’s likelihood of experiencing different forms of childhood #adversity and trauma at the 2026 Jack Tizard International Online Conference on #Trauma. With Dr. Connor Kerns. 🎟️ 👉 https://bit.ly/4cxGPsJ

It's time for...THE ANNUAL SUBATHON! 🍻 🌹🌹🌹APRIL 18 - 25🌹🌹🌹 Celebrating my birthday and FIVE YEARS on Twitch! 🎉 We got CONTESTS, GUESTS, REWARDS, A COVER SONG DEBUT, and maybe even a little 🤡 See below for more info ⤵️

Listen to this lady put an absolute verbal beatdown on Texas Christian Nationalists.

Paul Erdős (1913-1996), mathématicien hongrois, c’est 1 475 articles publiés et 485 co-auteurs. C’est deux records absolus dans la discipline.

A banner week for tyrants, racists, and dummies (or banner decade, really)

This morning’s predawn bird song

Male Northern Cardinal at the #HarrisBirdCam 🪶 01.25.2026 #birdfy

A 2023 study published in Sleep Health found that adults who regularly take daytime naps may slow down brain aging! Researchers at University College London discovered that nappers’ brains were larger—equivalent to 2.6 to 6.5 years younger than non-nappers. 💤

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi met Wang Yi in Beijing this week, his first trip to China since the war with Israel and the US began in February. Beijing pressed Tehran to halt hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz days before Trump's May 14 visit to meet Xi.

A relationship we all needed to end: the one with lightweight plastic carrier bags 💔 Over a decade ago, the EU started moving on, with the entrance into force of the Plastic Bags Directive. Choose reusable. Help #BeatPlasticPollution More 👉 link.europa.eu/9TdGhC

No one takes quality control more seriously than the star of the game himself. 👀⭐ He doesn’t code. He judges.

Am Montagvormittag überfiel ein bewaffneter Mann eine Bankfiliale in #Ferlach. Er befindet sich weiterhin auf der Flucht. #banküberfall #kärnten

Noah’s case deserves a proper trial and full scrutiny. #NoahDonohoe #news #ireland #journalism #NoahDonohoe #JusticeForNoahDonohoe

Ellie isn’t in the Epstein files but she is in the #nycacc Euth list! She needs you now! Pls repost this precious girl!

Three books. One epic war. Winged warriors rise to face a darkness that could consume everything. 📖 Start the Volcan Knights series today. www.amazon.com/stores/autho... #UrbanFantasy #DarkFantasy #FantasySeries #FantasyBooks #ParanormalRomance #SupernaturalBooks #EpicFantasy #FantasyReads

Who is paying for the Transportation Secretary’s reality TV road trip?

CLOSING ON THURSDAY: We have a fantastic opportunity to be Somerset Council's new Executive Director of Adult Services & Housing. For more information, please visit www.faerfield.co.uk/somerset. #localgov #localgovjobs #somerset #housing #adultservices

Crazy tRump’s foreign policy. #Trump #belairviv #TrumpAdministration #maga #MAGAMorons

When will Verdis have elections for a new president? #travel #verdis #elections #news #politics #standwithverdis #europe #newcountry

ᖴIᗰ ᗪᗩ Eᔕᑕᗩᒪᗩ 6᙭1 — ᔕEᑎᗩᗪO Zé Dirceu: "Há uma conspiração pelo fim da escala 6x1, capitaneada pelos bolsonaristas."

In May 2026, SETI Institute scientists and affiliates contributed to a wide range of conversations spanning planetary science, astrobiology, exoplanet discovery, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. 🧪 🔭 👩‍🔬 Read the full stories: www.seti.org/news/may-rou...

"At least one Palestinian reported killed, and several others injured, in an Israeli strike that targeted a gas station, central Gaza city"(QNN) #Israel #Gaza

NO FORGIVENESS #DonaldTrump #republicans #gop #politicssky #blacksky #USPOL #farleftsky #liberalsky #addtoliberalsky #progressivesky