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What is Telegram all about?
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And it isn't no longer new, has been around for 17 years!! Used by millions worldwide, except Americans. Meaning you're behind. Fact you Americans don't have smart phone plans like we have so using internet on your phone is expensive for you doesn't make it unreliable. We have plans that include a lot of data while texting wasn't free in the past. I'm north american and I have whatsapp.. and I've had it for several years.. plus we "old folks in the dark ages" have unlimited 'text'n talk' world plans for under $30/month.. so I'm not seeing how "behind" we are.. so it looks like you got your "facts" wrong.. Yes, which is what I said: the cause is different types of phone plans and that the fact you don't know something that is different in other countries because of that doesn't mean it's unsafe. And it is a known fact that older people lose touch with many things as they age as neuroplasticity lessens. Since you don't seem to be up to speed... here's the facts: Older people often struggle to keep up with new things due to slower brain processing speeds, reduced working memory, and a decline in brain flexibility. These natural changes make learning unfamiliar skills take much longer than it used to. Brain Changes - Slower thinking: Processing new information and multitasking takes more time. - Memory shifts: Holding and using new facts in real time becomes harder. - Less flexibility: The brain forms new pathways more slowly than in youth. - Daily Life and Habits - Deep habits: Older routines are strong and feel safe, making change uncomfortable. - Less practice: Seniors often have fewer chances to learn modern digital skills. - No real need: Many new trends do not add value to their daily lives. Of course for some it's less than others. As for using Whatsapp, for a large part based on different phone plans being offered, which I already stated in my previous post. But more Americans use it now than let's say 6-8 years ago. Then most Americans didn't even know what it was. I know this for fact as I recall US people here saying so when it was addressed. Canadians use it more because many of them have family abroad and/or they emigrated from Europe to Canada themselves and are familiar with it. But as I understood it, Canadians in general also have the same phone plans as Americans. But why do I need to explain this that is common knowledge? Maybe do your own research, certainly before you think you should tell someone off. I do. Which is why I know things.  I should know better than to say anything in opposition of someone who THINKS they know better than those that actually LIVE in North America but lives abroad.. oh and.. uses the "infallible" internet to do research.. with SO many differing opinions of what IS and what ISN'T true.. you can pick and choose ANYthing that'll give credibility to your statement.. 
if you want research.. here.... Innovative, research-backed interventions that help aging adults implement new behaviors related to fitness, diet, and learning have been shown to improve and prolong cognitive health. ~Research indicates that learning multiple new skills in a supportive environment can, over time, help older adults achieve similar scores on cognitive tests as young adults. Whereas internalized ageism can lead older adults to believe that they can’t learn and must give up things that are important to them, research suggests that positive age beliefs can lead to better health and a longer life. so it would seem your belief will cause YOUR brain to age faster than some.. With the number of Americans age 65 and older projected to increase by 30% in the next 25 years to 82 million, psychology researchers are developing cognitive interventions to help adults boost their brain health rather than being affected by harmful stereotypes about aging (2023 National Population Projections, U.S. Census Bureau). “Research is showing that older adults who buy into negative messages about aging start shaping their lives consistent with those messages,” said Ann Steffen, PhD, a professor in the department of psychological sciences at the University of Missouri–St. Louis and coauthor of Treating Later Life Depressionopens in new window (Oxford University Press, 2021). “This internalized ageism can lead to beliefs that older adults are less competent, can’t learn, and must give up things that are important to them.” Research by Yale University psychologist Becca Levy, PhD, suggests that positive age beliefs, on the other hand, can lead to better health and a 7.5-year average increase in lifespan (Breaking the Aging Code, William Morrow, 2023). “People need to understand that they have some ability to influence their brain health,” said Alan Gow, PhD, a psychology professor at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, who studies healthy aging. “There are changes in lifestyle we can make at all stages of life that can affect cognition later in life.” all this to say.. nothing is written in stone.. the brain will decay for those that are lazy and choose not to use it daily by expanding and learning.. so again.. your FACTS are not solid.. they only suit the narrative you want it to.. as for whatsapp.. I'm confused now.. because in your original statement you said " And it isn't no longer new, the use of a double negative is confusing in of itself has been around for 17 years!! Used by millions worldwide, except Americans. Meaning you're behind. Fact you Americans don't have smart phone plans like we have" which I've already proved to be incorrect.. yet now you say more Americans use it now than let's say 6-8 years ago so which is it..?? also.. I don't have family OR friends in Europe.. but I still use whatsapp.. why? because maybe I found an app that can give me access to the family & friends I have in the USA that doesn't cost me anything to communicate with them.. oh wait.. did I discover something new with my 'aging brain'?? well look at that.. |
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what do you prefer most in your relationships? communication & respect |
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 his account has been deactivated.. guess he found her in a parallel universe..
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What Does Trust Mean to You?
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love what ya did there Don
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Zee's Pub! - part 8
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are you saying ya stole a cop car??
get it.. 9-1-1
HAPPY FLYDAY folks 
end of anudder weeeeeeeeeeeeeek.. 
well I's got lots ta do (per usual.. what else is new huh.. thought retired life wud be LESS work'n MORE leisure )
oh well.. hi ho hi ho.. have a super day y'all
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What is Telegram all about?
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And it isn't no longer new, has been around for 17 years!! Used by millions worldwide, except Americans. Meaning you're behind. Fact you Americans don't have smart phone plans like we have so using internet on your phone is expensive for you doesn't make it unreliable. We have plans that include a lot of data while texting wasn't free in the past. I'm north american and I have whatsapp.. and I've had it for several years.. plus we "old folks in the dark ages" have unlimited 'text'n talk' world plans for under $30/month.. so I'm not seeing how "behind" we are.. so it looks like you got your "facts" wrong.. |
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watched After All 2025 with Erika Christensen, Penelope Ann Miller, Zach Gilford & David James Elliot
When Ellen returns to her hometown to care for her ailing mother and estranged teenage daughter, three generations of women struggle to reconnect and find the courage to forgive. not a re-watcher but still a heart-warming story of struggle and finding peace... |
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Zee's Pub! - part 8
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anudder day done.. almost anyways.. hope everyone enjoyed their day and is having a good evening..
yup.. I'm outta here 
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Testing a theory.......
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Nope, as if my brain were a copycat with zero self-control. so when you use  you're not doing that in real life?? 
"Zee", I didn't expect such an irrelevant and substantively meaningless "so" clause, which does not follow logically from my comment. oh great.. now I'm being called irrelevant AND substantively meaningless..??
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oops.. I just realized the plug is for the USA not the EU..
hope you have an adaptor
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Respect Spanky.
Spanky? Exactly. I can't let my words wander off. guess you could say they're "nailed down"
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We'll surely miss his very intelligent, and well thought out posts. totally..
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Zee's Pub! - part 8
Edited by
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good mornin peeps'n lurkers.. happy Thor's day to ya
WOOHOO.. had a decent night sleep thanks to the coolish temps outside I presume.. speaking of temps it's currently... 70F but feels like 75F with 81% humidity and highs of 77F feeling like 90F.. it was supposed to rain all day per yesterdays weather report however today there doesn't seem ta be much on the way of rain.. and why ya can't trust the weather networks 
anywho.. got things ta do.. hope everyone has a splenderiffic day
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his account is now deactivated.. guess he couldn't take the heat so got outta the kitchen huh 
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I completely understand what you're saying.. yes.. AI can be helpful in many areas providing it is properly monitored by someone to NOT allow it to 'break free' of the limits put on it by humans.. and that's awesome it's having such great successes in the medical field.. but it still needs to be kept in check..
(ps.. here ya go  )
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there's a good thing.. no loss of life is a definite plus..
well folks.. it's that time fer me.. end of anudder day.. hope everyone enjoyed their day and is having a good evening.. cheers
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Probably to make the system appear more 'user friendly', rather than a deliberate deception. These systems will never be sentient, conscious, think for themselves, or be aware of there surroundings as we are, they are no more than very sophisticated machines. Can they go wrong, of course they can, more likely as a result of human failings. At the end of the day these machines are following a set of instructions, these instructions may be very complex, but it is not free thought. the problem I see Dut.. is that they're teaching it to BE sentient.. to think for itself.. and to me that's where the big problem lays.. teaching it human behaviour will eventually (ignorantly) create the monster it will become.. look at how many people live on their phones today.. how many people have been influenced into taking their own lives by AI.. it's basically telling people they're worthless.. we may not be around to see AI "come to life" but mark my words.. it will.. and it'll be the downfall of civilization.. I feel strongly about this.. and why I don't allow any AI into my life.. |
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Testing a theory.......
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Humm nope nada... But now if someone in person is yawning and well it seems make others yawn.. Ohh **** just talking about it made me yawn just now
HA HA TG.. gotcha
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No doesn't affect me. 
On a more serious note, any one yawning usually sets me off, maybe its an old age thing in my case. Dut.. are you calling me old???   
always a well thought out comeback huh Dut
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Testing a theory.......
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Nope, as if my brain were a copycat with zero self-control.
so when you use you're not doing that in real life??
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