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The case against social media is stronger than you think

news.ycombinator.com Nathan Witkin 2025-09-27 12:39:17

The Mob, 1935, by Carl Hoeckner 1. Introduction The philosopher Dan Williams recently published two pieces on social media— “Scapegoating the Algorithm” at Asterisk Magazine, and “The Case Against Social Media is Weaker Than You Think” at his Substack. As their titles attest to, both argue that the case against social media, on epistemic and political grounds, has been considerably overstated. I recently published a lengthy essay arguing the opposite: that the case against social media has, i

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The Case Against Social Media Is Stronger Than You Think

news.ycombinator.com Nathan Witkin 2025-09-27 17:39:17

The Mob, 1935, by Carl Hoeckner 1. Introduction The philosopher Dan Williams recently published two pieces on social media— “Scapegoating the Algorithm” at Asterisk Magazine, and “The Case Against Social Media is Weaker Than You Think” at his Substack. As their titles attest to, both argue that the case against social media, on epistemic and political grounds, has been considerably overstated. I recently published a lengthy essay arguing the opposite: that the case against social media has, i

Topics: evidence media polarization political social

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These Climate Hacks to Save the Poles Could Totally Backfire

gizmodo.com Ellyn Lapointe 2025-10-07 02:00:23

Last year, the United Nations predicted that Earth’s average temperature could rise more than 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit (3 degrees Celsius) by 2100 if we don’t reduce global emissions. That level of warming would cause catastrophic, irreversible damage to ecosystems, underscoring the urgent need to slow the pace of climate change. Still, the amount of greenhouse gases humans pump into the atmosphere continues to rise. Without sufficient progress on the emissions front, some scientists have suggest

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Gear News of the Week: Veo 3 Comes to Google Photos, and Garmin Adds Satellite Comms to a Watch

wired.com Julian Chokkattu 2025-10-09 03:00:00

Google via Julian Chokkattu A few months ago, Google debuted a feature in Google Photos that lets you convert your existing photos into short videos using generative AI. These videos introduce slight synthetic movements to your stills, so a person may appear to slightly shift around in the frame, or a picture of your sleeping pup could gain a leg twitch. This week, the company upgraded this feature with its Veo 3 video generation model, which boosts the quality of the results. To play around w

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Polar Introduces the Loop, a $200 Screenless Wearable

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-11 13:42:00

Fitness tracking company Polar has launched the Loop, a $200 screenless wearable that it says will have no subscription fees. Preorders opened on Wednesday, and the Polar Loop will start shipping on Sept. 10. Like other fitness trackers, the Polar Loop will log steps, sleep patterns and daily activity patterns. But Polar is touting the lack of a screen as "unobtrusive" and "discreet." Don't miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews. Add CNET as a preferred Google source. The

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Polars Cloud and Distributed Polars now available

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-13 12:01:49

After working hard since our Polars Cloud announcement last February, we are pleased to officially launch Polars Cloud. Polars Cloud is now Generally Available on AWS. Beyond that, we also launched our novel Distributed Engine in Open Beta on Polars Cloud. You can immediately get started at https://cloud.pola.rs/. After that you can fire a remote distributed query: import polars_cloud as pc import polars as pl from datetime import date with pc . ComputeContext ( workspace = "<my-workspace>" ,

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This Whoop Copycat Doesn’t Gouge You With Subscriptions

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-10-15 03:37:42

As great as having a fitness wearable that doesn’t distract you with another screen is on paper, I bet there’s one thing about gadgets like those made by Whoop that people aren’t as excited about—subscriptions. If you love what Whoop is putting down with its screenless fitness bands but don’t want to pay another subscription in perpetuity, Polar might be there to give you just what you need. As a part of IFA 2025, Polar announced the Polar Loop, which does what Whoop does and looks just as inof

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Polar’s new minimalist fitness band is a subscription-free alternative to Whoop

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-16 03:00:29

Polar TL;DR Polar has launched the Polar Loop, a minimalist fitness band without a display or a subscription fee. The device tracks heart rate, activity, sleep, and recovery and syncs data to the Polar Flow app. It is available now for $199 in the US and €179 outside of the US, with shipping beginning September 10. Wearables usually fight for attention with brighter screens and smarter features, but the new Polar Loop takes the opposite approach. The company best known for its sports watches

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Watch out, Whoop: Polar joins the fitness band race with a premium option

zdnet.com Matthew Miller 2025-10-16 03:00:24

Image: Polar Polar launched its first heart rate monitor more than 30 years ago, setting the standard that all others have been measured against. Now, the company is bringing this technology to its line of sports watches with the Polar Loop: a health and fitness tracker with no display like the Whoop band and Amazfit Helio Strap. Without a display, the Loop instead relies on a robust smartphone platform called Polar Flow, which integrates with other Polar watches as well. Also: The best sport

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The Best Cold-Plunge Pools in 2025—I Spent Months Testing to Find the Best

wired.com Emily Peck 2025-11-08 02:00:00

There was a time when a relaxing, hot bubble bath was all I needed to unwind, but these days my ice bath has taken precedence. And trust me, nobody is more surprised about this than I am. Like countless wellness trends before it, cold-plunge pools, ice baths, and cold-water therapy have been fueled by social media and celebrities, with Harry Styles, Lady Gaga, and David Beckham all advocates. Just as massage guns made the transition from elite recovery tools to workout essentials, cold-water th

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Scientists Created an Entire Social Network Where Every User Is a Bot, and Something Wild Happened

futurism.com Unknown 2025-11-09 00:36:33

It's no secret that social media has devolved into a toxic cesspool of disinformation and hate speech. Without any meaningful pressure to come up with effective guardrails and enforceable policies, social media platforms quickly turned into rage-filled and polarizing echo chambers with one purpose: to keep users hooked on outrage and brain rot so they can display more ads. And given the results of a recent experiment by researchers at the University of Amsterdam, they may be doomed to stay tha

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Best Chest Strap Heart-Rate Monitors for Your 2025 Workouts, Fitness Expert-Approved

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-07 00:08:00

Why we like it: The Polar H10 is ideal for outdoor activities. You'll need to download the Polar Beat app to get the most out of it. The app is available for both iOS and Android and uses Bluetooth and ANT Plus connectivity to pair with different devices. The Polar H10 can connect to two Bluetooth devices at once, so you can connect it to both your smartwatch and a compatible piece of fitness equipment, like some treadmills or exercise bikes. The heart-rate monitor is easy to clip on and adjust

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After Shopify bought his last startup, Birk Jernström wants to help developers build one-person unicorns

techcrunch.com Anna Heim 2026-03-10 10:00:00

Sam Altman and “his tech CEO friends” have a betting pool on the year we will see the first one-person billion-dollar company. The idea of a single person reaching a billion-dollar valuation for a startup would have been unthinkable without AI. But single-person, AI-first businesses have been sprouting all over the tech industry and Birk Jernström, CEO of Polar, a “monetization platform to empower one-person unicorns,” is standing by to help them get there. Polar hopes to stand out from other

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Latest Tech News

The case against social media is stronger than you think

The Case Against Social Media Is Stronger Than You Think

These Climate Hacks to Save the Poles Could Totally Backfire

Gear News of the Week: Veo 3 Comes to Google Photos, and Garmin Adds Satellite Comms to a Watch

Polar Introduces the Loop, a $200 Screenless Wearable

Polars Cloud and Distributed Polars now available

This Whoop Copycat Doesn’t Gouge You With Subscriptions

Polar’s new minimalist fitness band is a subscription-free alternative to Whoop

Watch out, Whoop: Polar joins the fitness band race with a premium option

The Best Cold-Plunge Pools in 2025—I Spent Months Testing to Find the Best

Scientists Created an Entire Social Network Where Every User Is a Bot, and Something Wild Happened

Best Chest Strap Heart-Rate Monitors for Your 2025 Workouts, Fitness Expert-Approved

After Shopify bought his last startup, Birk Jernström wants to help developers build one-person unicorns

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