Video games
fromMail Online
17 hours agoThe open-world simulator game where you play as JESUS
A Polish game studio has released 'I Am Jesus Christ', an immersive game allowing players to experience the life of Jesus in an open-world format.
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Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
19 hours agoNobody prepares you for the particular loneliness of not enjoying your own life - not because it's empty, but because it looks so full from the outside that you can't even say it out loud without feeling like you're complaining - Silicon Canals
Loneliness can stem from feeling disconnected from a seemingly successful life, leading to a hollow experience despite external appearances.
Social media marketing
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoPsychology says people who never post on social media but check it every day aren't passive - they opted out of the performance while keeping the window, and keeping the window without paying the price is the most rational position available and the one the platform was specifically designed to make feel antisocial - Silicon Canals
Silent scrollers on social media actively choose to observe rather than post, demonstrating discipline and self-control contrary to common perceptions.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
23 hours agocarsten holler on the 'most powerful architect' and collective experience at MIT museum
The dream is the confusion machine I didn't have to build, a space where perception slips beyond authorship. Within Communal Dreams, influence operates as a subtle signal rather than a directive force.
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Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoYou can tell a man has lost his joy in life if he becomes very agreeable - if the opinions disappear, the pushback disappears, the spark of wanting something other than what is offered disappears - because a man without preferences is not a man at peace, he is a man who has stopped believing his preferences are worth the conversation - Silicon Canals
Men often lose their opinions and preferences, leading to a sense of surrender rather than maturity in decision-making.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoThe version of you that exists in your best friend's memory and the version that exists in your own are so different that if they met, they might not recognize each other. And the distance between those two versions is usually the exact shape of whatever you refuse to believe about yourself. - Silicon Canals
Self-perception often conflicts with how others see us, revealing deeper issues of self-deception and internalized beliefs about who we are allowed to be.
Wearables
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoPsychology says the people who still wear a wristwatch in a world of smartphones aren't behind - they have a specific relationship with time and intention that most people quietly abandoned without realizing what they gave up - Silicon Canals
Wearing a watch reflects a conscious decision about one's relationship with time, transforming from a necessity to a personal statement.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoNobody prepares you for the exhaustion of being naturally magnetic - the way people assume your warmth has no limits, your attention has no cost, and your need to be seen doesn't exist - Silicon Canals
Emotional Magnetic Load (EML) describes the invisible weight of managing others' emotions while neglecting one's own needs.
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoPsychology says people who intentionally limit their social media use aren't more disciplined than everyone else - they became more honest about what the unlimited version was replacing, which was the interior life, the undirected thought, the boredom that produces things, and once they understood what was being replaced they didn't need discipline, they needed only the honesty to stop - Silicon Canals
Boredom can lead to meaningful engagement and creativity, rather than being a sign of lack of activity.
Design
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 days agoadam haar horowitz crafts devices that turn sleep state into space for design and creativity
Dormio transforms sleep into a creative medium by detecting the hypnagogic state and guiding thought processes during the transition from wakefulness to sleep.
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Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
1 week agoAI's Search for Meaning
AI generates language about meaning without experiencing the weight of existence or understanding it.
fromThe Verge
22 hours agoGen Z's love-hate relationship with AI
Gen Z isn't rejecting AI outright, but they are reassessing its role in their lives. What we're seeing in the data is a generation that recognizes AI's utility but is increasingly concerned about its long-term impact on learning, trust and career readiness.
Artificial intelligence
fromArs Technica
1 day agoAI on the couch: Anthropic gives Claude 20 hours of psychiatry
Claude's primary affect states were curiosity and anxiety, with secondary states of grief, relief, embarrassment, optimism, and exhaustion. The report noted that Claude's personality was consistent with a relatively healthy neurotic organization.
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks agoReality Splits: Seeing Different Worlds in Mixed Reality
Mixed reality systems create perceptual conflicts when users see different digital objects in shared spaces, reducing collaboration synchrony and increasing mental effort while eroding confidence in joint decisions.
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