M Matute
@mmatute.bsky.social
NJ-US. Using Twitter less. Not interested in the musings of billionaires. Interests: technology, taming a Corgi, adult beverages, sociology, football/soccer, RuPaul's Drag Race, photography, and managing complicated things.
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Scott Galloway a decade ago: "In the 60s our brightest minds put us on the Moon, now they're in Silicon Valley trying to optimize ad visibility to get you to maybe buy a car you have no interest in."
And we don't think about this as often as we should.
And we don't think about this as often as we should.
November 29, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Scott Galloway a decade ago: "In the 60s our brightest minds put us on the Moon, now they're in Silicon Valley trying to optimize ad visibility to get you to maybe buy a car you have no interest in."
And we don't think about this as often as we should.
And we don't think about this as often as we should.
THIS.
Actually it’s worse.
You go through all this shite just to sit and stare at a 6 inch screen in your hand while your expensive 65 inch OLED plays some generic Netflix crap in the background.
You go through all this shite just to sit and stare at a 6 inch screen in your hand while your expensive 65 inch OLED plays some generic Netflix crap in the background.
Remember when you bought a Tv and plugged it in and it worked?
Now you have to agree to some bullshit T&Cs about spyware and AI, update the OS, use Wi-Fi, log in with an email account so it can track you across the web, provide voice samples so you can shout at it, and then pick up a book instead.
Now you have to agree to some bullshit T&Cs about spyware and AI, update the OS, use Wi-Fi, log in with an email account so it can track you across the web, provide voice samples so you can shout at it, and then pick up a book instead.
November 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
THIS.
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"Social media ruined empathy"
I think it did something worse: it gave us shallow empathy for complete strangers + reduced our actual empathy for the actual people in our actual lives.
Our grandparents: deep bonds with 10 people
Us: parasocial connections to 10,000 strangers
I think it did something worse: it gave us shallow empathy for complete strangers + reduced our actual empathy for the actual people in our actual lives.
Our grandparents: deep bonds with 10 people
Us: parasocial connections to 10,000 strangers
November 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
"Social media ruined empathy"
I think it did something worse: it gave us shallow empathy for complete strangers + reduced our actual empathy for the actual people in our actual lives.
Our grandparents: deep bonds with 10 people
Us: parasocial connections to 10,000 strangers
I think it did something worse: it gave us shallow empathy for complete strangers + reduced our actual empathy for the actual people in our actual lives.
Our grandparents: deep bonds with 10 people
Us: parasocial connections to 10,000 strangers
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Global passenger demand rose 6.6% year-on-year in October 2025, with international ✈️ traffic up 8.5% and domestic demand increasing 3.4% according to the latest IATA data.
Details and regional breakdown ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4oqKtrk
Details and regional breakdown ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4oqKtrk
November 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Global passenger demand rose 6.6% year-on-year in October 2025, with international ✈️ traffic up 8.5% and domestic demand increasing 3.4% according to the latest IATA data.
Details and regional breakdown ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4oqKtrk
Details and regional breakdown ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4oqKtrk
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Listening to music most days could guard against dementia, study suggests wapo.st/4puXAZB
#Alzheimers #dementia #music #health #wellness
#Alzheimers #dementia #music #health #wellness
Listening to music most days could guard against dementia, study suggests
A new study finds that regularly listening to music or playing a musical instrument may help older adults protect against cognitive decline.
wapo.st
November 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Listening to music most days could guard against dementia, study suggests wapo.st/4puXAZB
#Alzheimers #dementia #music #health #wellness
#Alzheimers #dementia #music #health #wellness
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All too often, people living with dementia can become overwhelmed by the seeming cacophony. Sometimes, we can offer a focal point through our calm and reassurance. We can provide peace amid the storm.
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving #kindness
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving #kindness
November 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
All too often, people living with dementia can become overwhelmed by the seeming cacophony. Sometimes, we can offer a focal point through our calm and reassurance. We can provide peace amid the storm.
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving #kindness
#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving #kindness
🔥
Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
🔥
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From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
This.
Every complex system is one black swan away from revealing it was duct tape all along. Supply chains, financial systems, social trust. It works until suddenly it extremely very much doesn't.
November 8, 2025 at 5:09 AM
This.
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Polar bear keeper Stephanie traveled to Churchill, Manitoba with Polar Bears International to see polar bears in the wild and learn about the effects of melting sea ice. Inspired by what she saw, she’s sharing ways we can all protect these Arctic icons! 🌎🐻❄️💙 pdza.org/a-keepers-journey-to-churchill
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Polar bear keeper Stephanie traveled to Churchill, Manitoba with Polar Bears International to see polar bears in the wild and learn about the effects of melting sea ice. Inspired by what she saw, she’s sharing ways we can all protect these Arctic icons! 🌎🐻❄️💙 pdza.org/a-keepers-journey-to-churchill
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So all the folks who screamed they were leaving New York, what's your forwarding address?
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
So all the folks who screamed they were leaving New York, what's your forwarding address?
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I will be creating a new AI research lab that specializes in LLMs for dogs. Don't ask questions, there's no time, just put the money in the bag.
October 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I will be creating a new AI research lab that specializes in LLMs for dogs. Don't ask questions, there's no time, just put the money in the bag.
So, so true.
Grief is not a task to finish and move on, but an element of yourself - and an element of being.
#Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth #grief
#Alzheimers #dementia #mentalhealth #grief
October 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
So, so true.
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"When you throw shit at other people, some always end up on you in the process." Advice I got from a wise lawyer long ago. I am reminding myself of it more and more these days, as the vicious circle of angry times and ease of insulting and demeaning others on social media is so tempting to join.
October 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"When you throw shit at other people, some always end up on you in the process." Advice I got from a wise lawyer long ago. I am reminding myself of it more and more these days, as the vicious circle of angry times and ease of insulting and demeaning others on social media is so tempting to join.
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It doesn't have to be this way. We can do better, be better, form a more perfect union.
October 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It doesn't have to be this way. We can do better, be better, form a more perfect union.
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The greatest irony of progress is that the people most obsessed with building the future rarely know how to enjoy the present.
We’ve optimized for acceleration so hard that Be Here Now feels like a system error.
We’ve optimized for acceleration so hard that Be Here Now feels like a system error.
October 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The greatest irony of progress is that the people most obsessed with building the future rarely know how to enjoy the present.
We’ve optimized for acceleration so hard that Be Here Now feels like a system error.
We’ve optimized for acceleration so hard that Be Here Now feels like a system error.
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Trump building himself a new gold-plated ballroom at the White House shows what he really cares about - which is definitely not you.
October 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Trump building himself a new gold-plated ballroom at the White House shows what he really cares about - which is definitely not you.
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Have a place where you write down things you need to do
Have a place where you write down things you need to remember
Carve out space on your calendar to work through both
Repeat
Have a place where you write down things you need to remember
Carve out space on your calendar to work through both
Repeat
October 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Have a place where you write down things you need to do
Have a place where you write down things you need to remember
Carve out space on your calendar to work through both
Repeat
Have a place where you write down things you need to remember
Carve out space on your calendar to work through both
Repeat
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Things that not every product needs:
- push notifications
- chat
- a perky AI assistant
Jus’ sayin
- push notifications
- chat
- a perky AI assistant
Jus’ sayin
October 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Things that not every product needs:
- push notifications
- chat
- a perky AI assistant
Jus’ sayin
- push notifications
- chat
- a perky AI assistant
Jus’ sayin
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This will undermine public health efforts to reduce risk for Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.
#Alzheimers #dementia #nutrition #health #publichealth
#Alzheimers #dementia #nutrition #health #publichealth
October 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This will undermine public health efforts to reduce risk for Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.
#Alzheimers #dementia #nutrition #health #publichealth
#Alzheimers #dementia #nutrition #health #publichealth
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No one should be surprised. Everyone should be concerned.
www.advocate.com/news/supreme...
#LGBTQ #equality #justice #law #SCOTUS
www.advocate.com/news/supreme...
#LGBTQ #equality #justice #law #SCOTUS
Breaking: U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether to revisit marriage equality
The justices will privately decide whether to hear a challenge to same-sex marriage brought by former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis.
www.advocate.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Children and families deserve better than mediocrity and inertia. They need government that works.
My platform, Curing Procurement, will do just that, delivering excellence for city workers, taxpayers, and students.
My platform, Curing Procurement, will do just that, delivering excellence for city workers, taxpayers, and students.
October 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Children and families deserve better than mediocrity and inertia. They need government that works.
My platform, Curing Procurement, will do just that, delivering excellence for city workers, taxpayers, and students.
My platform, Curing Procurement, will do just that, delivering excellence for city workers, taxpayers, and students.
So neither Atlassian, which allegedly brings in $3.5B annual revenue and can afford to sponsor F1 Racing, nor Smartsheet, which was bought this year for $8.4B cash, seem to be able to handle an AWS outage. How much is everyone paying for these product subscriptions?
October 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
So neither Atlassian, which allegedly brings in $3.5B annual revenue and can afford to sponsor F1 Racing, nor Smartsheet, which was bought this year for $8.4B cash, seem to be able to handle an AWS outage. How much is everyone paying for these product subscriptions?
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