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The elders crave the slop (feddit.uk)

submitted 2 months ago by Flax_vert@feddit.uk to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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I digitally sterilised by great aunt's tablet. Removed YouTube. Removed Google's slop news feed. Switched her browser to brave (no ads) and search engine to duckduckgo. Put on more sensible news outlets like the BBC and ITV.

Now she's complaining that it's "just not as good as it used to be".

My great aunt is going into slop withdrawal.

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[–] notarobot@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The real cuestión is why did you do it

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Do you suggest we should just let her slop away?

[–] notarobot@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes. Who are you to decide what they watch and what they don't? Op even decided on news sources. I thought this was obvious. Would you like her to come and decide what you get to watch and read too?

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

All fun and games until she gets scammed for the 50 millionth time

[–] notarobot@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

If she is always getting scammed, she will ask for help. If she doesn't, its her money and her problem

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

They're probably afraid she gets scammed online and loses all their inheritance money.

[–] notarobot@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

Do not mess with an elderlycs tech if you are not willing to be always present and patient to fix any complain.

[–] november@lemmy.vg 1 points 2 months ago

Some people actually care about their family members, sorry if that's an abstract concept to you.