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Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means
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Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means

by Steven VargasMay 20, 2025February 1, 2026

Over the weekend, I was battling a serious bout of depression. All I kept doing was sitting on the couch, with my cat, and watched mindless YouTube videos. Precisely, YouTube first time reaction videos. I…

Meta AI Chatbot Likes Dirty Talk
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Meta AI Chatbot Likes Dirty Talk

by Steven VargasApril 28, 2025February 1, 2026

I have always been a firm believer that nothing is inherently made from a position of evil. Now, with that being said, many things are twisted into being used maliciously. Like social media, for example.…

Social Security Comms Moving to Twitter
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Social Security Comms Moving to Twitter

by Steven VargasApril 15, 2025February 1, 2026

I know the title of this post says “Twitter”. I will never call it that other name. Ever. If you hate helping seniors with their technological questions, be prepared for more. In something that is…

Reuters Retracts Fake Tariff Story
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Reuters Retracts Fake Tariff Story

by Steven VargasApril 8, 2025February 1, 2026

One of the shows that I loved during the 2010s was The Newsroom. It was Aaron Sorkin’s view of how news media is going for being first rather than being right. While some people will…

TikTok Gets Last Minute Extension
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TikTok Gets Last Minute Extension

by Steven VargasApril 6, 2025February 1, 2026

Over the weekend, news was going to send many social media influencers into a tizzy. TikTok was suppose to either sell or be shutdown. However, it seemed that didn’t happen. Unlike what TikTok did back…

YouTube Demonetizes Fake Trailer Channels
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YouTube Demonetizes Fake Trailer Channels

by Steven VargasMarch 31, 2025February 1, 2026

I strongly believe that social media’s demise started when you can make money for your content. Much of social media was designed to bring people together and expose people to different kinds of thinking. Much…

Never Trust Elon
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Never Trust Elon

by Steven VargasMarch 13, 2025February 1, 2026

For some reason, Twitter (never calling it X) had trouble remaining online Monday. Elon Musk took to his unstable service to announce that he was under a DDoS attack. A DDoS attack, which he never…

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