#tmi

psych@diasp.org

Last bit of processing, late-night after a day of TMI, none good....
A somber reflection about the latest mass shooting(s), and then top-notch #humor churned in a mixture of satire and #truth.

Stephen Colbert Calls Out Mike Johnson’s First Fail

The “Late Show” host chided the new House speaker for offering little more than thoughts and prayers to survivors of the Maine shooting on his first day in office.

#GQP #TrumpVirus #MAGAMikeJohnson #truth #TMI #violence #Jan6

psych@diasp.org

This is worth a read, for a bit of #mindfulness &/or #ContextAndPerspective - a few of my mantras since my research in #cyberpsychology and online communication/addictions back around the millennium. Now is a time of PTSD and anxiety all around.

How to Stop Doomscrolling—With Psychology

Thin-sliced: #TMI / #TMD (too much disinfo) + stress/anxiety = overload. #psychology #PSTD #doomscrolling
Advice is to not let it all hypnotize you, like watching an accident too long, or Fox...

lnxwalt@joindiaspora.com

#Mozilla experiment: Using grayscale to reduce the amount of attention people give to mobile devices. https://blog.mozilla.org/internetcitizen/2018/02/13/grayscale/?utm_underpants=teletubbies

As is my normal practice, I trimmed off the tracking garbage at the end of the link, replacing it with the somewhat #TMI “utm_underpants=teletubbies”. If you want to collect info on me, I prefer to choose what info you get.