I understood them back when my parents bought a Dyson bagless vacuum back in the early 2000s (iirc). It was high tech, powerful (I still remember them showing me how much more dust and dog hair it pulled out of the carpet), and advertised no loss of suction.
Unfortunately it did lose suction over time, and was eventually replaced by an absolutely ancient Kirby vac (the kind that were sold by door to door salesmen god knows how long ago), which is built like a tank and still works perfectly well today. Probably the sort of thing I'd put in the "buy it for life" category.
I still kind of put Dyson in that early 2000s category of products - both for aesthetic and general attitude reasons. It has that energy of "it's the year 2000, so stuff is now HIGH TECH", but often times the older, less flashy stuff is still better.
I've watched this video countless times throughout the years. It's a lovely illustration of what can be calculated by physical means, but also a great example of a concise and engaging educational video - every step is clearly animated and you understand how each component works. Fantastic stuff
Couldn't agree more. Furthermore, as an outside observer looking in to the US medical system, it seems to be set up in a specifically callous way that ruins lives and ensures all but the wealthiest face the prospect of financial ruin if their health takes a turn for the worst.
Given such a system, when they suddenly turn around and offer you a vaccine "for your own benefit, promise!", it is hardly surprising that it becomes a breeding ground for conspiracy theories (amplified by the usual social media issues).
I feel completely to opposite, though admittedly I am a hardliner on ads (I think they're a scourge). I make every effort to eliminate and automate them out of my life. Some things I'll pay for, others I'll ad block, and others I'll simply eliminate.
Our lives are filled with so much which seeks to ensure we're constantly passively on autopilot, consistently following the path of least resistance. Putting a paywall in front of something forces you to really assess - "does this really offer me any value? Do I really want to be doing it?".
If it's not something you're willing to go through the motions to pay for, there's probably something more personally fulfilling you could be doing with your time.
The web is filled with so much rubbish that is "just good enough" to get users to sit through ads. I couldn't care less if all that ad-supported dreck goes under. In fact I'd welcome it.
One piece of advice I read in some charisma book and repeat constantly at work is to always make the point of any email you send the very first sentence.
It is so tempting to waste a bunch of time "softening" the blow of whatever you're trying to say, but you're never doing the audience any favours, you're just trying to control how they're going to react. You need only think about the last time you got an important email (job interview follow up, redundancy announcement, pay review etc). You immediately scan through the document for the one line that says what you need to know, usually starting with "unfortunately, we..." Or "we're pleased to...". The rest of the document is just fluff getting in the way of what really matters. Anyway, I'm waffling, but it never ceases to amaze me the variant ways management screw up that one simple rule.
This is actually what made me cancel my Youtube Premium. I hate ads and make every effort to eliminate them from my entertainment, but I found myself mindlessly watching hours of youtube without them. Back on the free tier I find I can't watch more than one or two short videos before I get so frustrated and move on to something more productive. Very useful.
Unfortunately it did lose suction over time, and was eventually replaced by an absolutely ancient Kirby vac (the kind that were sold by door to door salesmen god knows how long ago), which is built like a tank and still works perfectly well today. Probably the sort of thing I'd put in the "buy it for life" category.
I still kind of put Dyson in that early 2000s category of products - both for aesthetic and general attitude reasons. It has that energy of "it's the year 2000, so stuff is now HIGH TECH", but often times the older, less flashy stuff is still better.