Long ago; a non-tech friend saying to another non-tech friend. "you should try it on VLC; it'll play a slice of cucumber" when referring to some obscure video file they had.
Bipedal predators are a rounding error, probably the most effective hunter/killer robot would be dog shaped and medium dog sized, with a back mounted turret.
It is not just vast in distance, it is also vast in time.
Imagine an advanced civilization; it rises and is space fairing for 30million years. Something (who knows what) happens and they either go extinct; or render themselves unable to travel in space/use technology.
30 million years; it seems so long from our point of view; but that 30 million years could have ended a million years ago and we would be none the wiser. Their signals faded to nothingness the machines all broken and cold. And still that is a blip on the scale of the universe.
I was going to say something similar. Testosterone levels don't make beliefs more likely...there are plenty of Female MAGA's.
I have very high natural testosterone; I sit adjacent to the general left right politics; preferring policy that has quality evidence to back it up. Scientifically oriented most of my political ideas land squarely on the "left"; because being good to people generally leads to better outcomes for everyone.
The conspiracy makes them feel a sense of importance that they can't get in any other aspects of their lives. It is sad, these people cause real harm to those around them with these fantasy worlds they buy into.
Telling them they are wrong, often just feeds the delusion; because you don't know the secrete, this makes them feel more of the same, feeding the conspiracy further.
I had terrible insomnia as a late teen/early 20's guy.
What "fixed" it for me was rock climbing (indoor sports walls). It's both physically and mentally challenging. When you are climbing you are focused on the climb and noting else. The exercise helps tire you out and gives you a boost in endorphins when you a done.
I'm still a very light sleeper 20 years later; but I rarely get less than 5 hours a night these days.
I still climb once a week.
The root cause of my insomnia was rumination; I literally couldn't stop thinking about all the stuff happening. Rock climbing forced my mind to focus on something productive the exercise helped tire my body out so that it was ready for sleep. Getting both body and mind ready for sleep helped so much.
This is my experience; I hope it can give you some help.
Nice...I meant, I gave my 7yo (at the time) a computer we put Mint on it. He is 9 now, so by 19 I think we will see how it has changed his skill level vs the gen pop
Long ago; a non-tech friend saying to another non-tech friend. "you should try it on VLC; it'll play a slice of cucumber" when referring to some obscure video file they had.