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i wouldn't know now, i stick to cheap def not the most best
what was likes besr probably doesn't exist in that composition any more

for st-nicolas, all the best candy.....
chocolat marsipan bar (german i think)


^^ cynical is best, or almost





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the cynical or the chocolat question

These bars are great! They sell them in Lidl markets, so I guess they are german. Also, once I had some Easter version of them, if I'm not mistaken.

If you had a time machine, when and where would you go? The past, the future?

If I had a Time Machine, I think id like to go 50 years into the past. My savings would be worth a lot more, so I’d be quite wealthy, and I already know the global apocalypse doesn’t happen in the 1970s, so my future will be safe.

Same q.

Your savings wouldn't exist yet in the past, 50 years ago. I doubt you could take modern paper currency back in your time machine either?

Who needs money?... You could invent Graphene, lithium ion batteries...

The Question stands

Oh yeah, didn’t think of that
Time machines are so confusing

I would go just a little into the past and prevent the time machine from being given to me. I want to see what happens if I create a logical paradox (or if I can at all).

Or I might want to meet relatives from the past. I can think of several people I've heard about but never got to meet. That would be interesting.

If you could invent any technology that doesn't currently exist, what would it be?

A "what if" machine from futurama
For those that don't know, it's a television set that you could ask "what if" questions and it shows you the alternate reality based on your prompt.
I think it could have benefit to all parts of society, and is relatively harmless considering its only use is to show alternate realities.

If you could uninvent any technology that currently exists, what would it be and why?

I would uninvent social media. It has all sorts of problems with privacy, addictiveness, toxic content, being bad for kids etc. For social media I only use Reddit which I find better than the rest due to being anonymous and the content being categorised.

Same q.

There are a lot of paradoxes regarding time travel, but yes, the concept of time travel is indeed confusing.

I've read this book "The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World". The thesis there is that it's not a problem of social media themselves, but a more general problem of capitalism and the sociopathic type of people encouraged to work in Silicon Valley. Their only goal is to make profit by maximising the total number of hours spent by people on social media. They use AI to create recommendation algorithms with this sole goal as a target. As a result, algorithms recommend extreme, emotional contents, which are the best in attracting people's attention. They delegate taking care of abusive content to poorly paid, overworked contractors, who have several seconds to decide if a content is ok or not, etc. If recommendation algorithms were completely changed or removed, and more money put into content control, social media could look quite differently, but it's not profitable. At least, that's the theory.

If I'm already complaining about capitalism, I'd uninvent modern, overly complex financial instruments. They're designed only to make rich people richer, with no positive impact on anything. And they're poorly understood and destabilize the economy.

What are your favourite books?

Thanks for your response, that sounds like an interesting book. It’s depressing how easily social media and AI can be used to subtly manipulate people.

It’s hard to say my favourite books as I like reading a lot of different stuff by a lot of different authors, A favourite book I reread recently is “Never let me go” by Kazuo Ishiguro, it’s an emotional story with a bit of science fiction to it.

Same q.

I’m just not a huge reader. But I love Pokémon comic books, and comic books in general.

What’s your go to comfort food?

Instant noodles, especially the ones that come in a plastic pot. Or takeaway pizza.

Same q.

Ultra processed food of all kinds. Also, chocolate.

I eat both a fair bit. I'm obviously very healthy.

How long would you expect to live, with no food or water or supplies of any kind, in the middle of the ocean and on a life raft, with no-one coming to rescue you?

This sounds sensible.

I dislike social media for the most part, too.