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    DarkFruitsRam7 got a reaction from norwichram in Paul Warne   
    I think a big part of what just about kept us together when things were looking ropey was the togetherness of the squad. It's not exactly 2013/14 levels of togetherness, but it was good enough to halt the slide and get us back up the table. In previous years, with bigger egos in the squad, I feel we would have completely collapsed.
    While his tactics were a big reason why we were struggling, Warne has to be given credit for holding it together and turning the ship around.
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    DarkFruitsRam7 got a reaction from Eddie in Reading Owner Sells Training Ground to Wycombe Wanderers   
    Agreed.
    Regardless of how many barstewards there are in the Reading, Boro, Wycombe, Birmingham and even Forest fanbases, there will still be many that are utterly devastated by the prospect of their club going under. B4 was one in a million, but each fanbase will have their own versions of him and others that don't deserve to go through that crap. I hope they keep their club.
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    DarkFruitsRam7 got a reaction from RadioactiveWaste in Reading Owner Sells Training Ground to Wycombe Wanderers   
    Agreed.
    Regardless of how many barstewards there are in the Reading, Boro, Wycombe, Birmingham and even Forest fanbases, there will still be many that are utterly devastated by the prospect of their club going under. B4 was one in a million, but each fanbase will have their own versions of him and others that don't deserve to go through that crap. I hope they keep their club.
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    DarkFruitsRam7 got a reaction from Stive Pesley in 35 years of the web   
    It's looking like a real possibility. See here (ironically shared on Twitter): 
    What's also concerning is the content that's being fed to kids and other vulnerable people. I defend TikTok for being more than just a "teenagers doing silly dances" app, but there is a darker side to it. Some of the livestreamed content is, at best, mindless, and the worst stuff is actively harmful. It's not moderated properly by TikTok; parents have no idea it exists; and kids won't know any better when they consume it. See here https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-live-all-night-clickbait-grifts-scams-sleep-streamers-twitch-2023-2
    And this isn't just restricted to TikTok. Other dangerous content (see misogynistic, "alpha male" content on all platforms, particularly Twitter) is out there and accessible to kids without restriction. I think it would be completely wrong to ban kids from social media, but the tech platforms should be doing far more to moderate the content that's published. This is why the "free speech at all costs" approach is wrong imo. 
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    DarkFruitsRam7 reacted to RoyMac5 in 35 years of the web   
    Yes, I can still remember happily (and even optimistically) singing along to 'Things can only get better' after one election result. 🙂 
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    DarkFruitsRam7 got a reaction from RoyMac5 in 35 years of the web   
    I do share a lot of your pessimism around MPs. Far too many careerists and, on the Labour side (not to get too political), people that seem to care more about winning the election at all costs rather than actually standing for anything. I'm hoping that will change after the election, but I won't be banking on it.
    It also doesn't help that tech and AI policy isn't exactly an election winner, so there's not a huge incentive to tackle these issues.
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    DarkFruitsRam7 reacted to JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta in Reading Owner Sells Training Ground to Wycombe Wanderers   
    Fair play to any of the Wycombe fans that turned out alongside Reading fans in protest last night. 
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    DarkFruitsRam7 reacted to RoyMac5 in 35 years of the web   
    I like your optimism. I'd hope for, as I say, better education to help people appreciate that they can make a fairer, kinder world. However I doubt I'll even see this 'smart (young) leader' let alone one that can formulate a dynamic policy. MPs seem to be some of the least educated of the lot! And they're now valued at about the same level as teachers?!
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    DarkFruitsRam7 got a reaction from RoyMac5 in 35 years of the web   
    I can understand this viewpoint, though I do think it would be possible for a smart (probably young) leader to tackle the issue. Same goes for formulating a dynamic policy on AI. The problem is, I'm yet to see anyone close to power in the UK or US that has the knowledge, competence and vision to do it. We live in hope.
    A bit of moral courage from the tech companies would also help, but that's even more of a remote possibility.
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    DarkFruitsRam7 reacted to RoyMac5 in 35 years of the web   
    I'm in favour of smarter people, maybe then there'd be less tech companies 'hacking your attention'. Which govt intervention do you think would work, send the programmers to Rwanda? 😉
    Of course I see what you're saying but how could it be done, the tech companies are way smarter than Govt., well Western Govts anyway. This is the real world.
     
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    DarkFruitsRam7 got a reaction from angieram in 35 years of the web   
    When you see how effective the tech companies are at hacking your attention, I'd argue you need more than just "better education". As a bit of a leftie, I have no problem with measured, balanced government intervention to tackle problems like this.
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    DarkFruitsRam7 got a reaction from angieram in 35 years of the web   
    It's looking like a real possibility. See here (ironically shared on Twitter): 
    What's also concerning is the content that's being fed to kids and other vulnerable people. I defend TikTok for being more than just a "teenagers doing silly dances" app, but there is a darker side to it. Some of the livestreamed content is, at best, mindless, and the worst stuff is actively harmful. It's not moderated properly by TikTok; parents have no idea it exists; and kids won't know any better when they consume it. See here https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-live-all-night-clickbait-grifts-scams-sleep-streamers-twitch-2023-2
    And this isn't just restricted to TikTok. Other dangerous content (see misogynistic, "alpha male" content on all platforms, particularly Twitter) is out there and accessible to kids without restriction. I think it would be completely wrong to ban kids from social media, but the tech platforms should be doing far more to moderate the content that's published. This is why the "free speech at all costs" approach is wrong imo. 
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    DarkFruitsRam7 got a reaction from Highgate in 35 years of the web   
    When you see how effective the tech companies are at hacking your attention, I'd argue you need more than just "better education". As a bit of a leftie, I have no problem with measured, balanced government intervention to tackle problems like this.
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    DarkFruitsRam7 reacted to chezzyram in RIP Steve Harley   
    I've been to many, many Steve Harley gigs over the years, from an impressionable teenager in the mid seventies to an acoustic set in Whitby Pavilion a year or so ago where the audience was, shall we say, a little more mature in years. He was a wonderful, committed live performer and had a rapport with his audience that felt almost personal. Also a very gifted and probably under rated songwriter with much of his work overshadowed by that one iconic single. Another musical hero from my youth taken too early by this awful disease. RIP Steve and thanks for the memories
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    DarkFruitsRam7 got a reaction from angieram in 35 years of the web   
    I think that's too binary of an interpretation. Yes, the users are driving it, but the tech companies use an incredible amount of tricks that keep users glued to the screen for as long as possible. Not to mention, a lot of users are young people that may not quite understand the importance of living in the real world too.
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    DarkFruitsRam7 reacted to Srg in Dwight Gayle   
    Move over Mystic Meg
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    DarkFruitsRam7 got a reaction from Animal is a Ram in Match Thread: vs Bolton Wanderers (H)   
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    DarkFruitsRam7 reacted to kevinhectoring in Paul Warne   
    That’s hugely disrespectful to @ the running man whose post about sacking the manager has undoubtedly galvanised Warne into a brilliant tactician and led us to glory against Lincoln, Bristol and Bolton. You’ll be saying next that Adams had made a difference. Lay off it 
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    DarkFruitsRam7 got a reaction from nottingram in Paul Warne   
    I think a big part of what just about kept us together when things were looking ropey was the togetherness of the squad. It's not exactly 2013/14 levels of togetherness, but it was good enough to halt the slide and get us back up the table. In previous years, with bigger egos in the squad, I feel we would have completely collapsed.
    While his tactics were a big reason why we were struggling, Warne has to be given credit for holding it together and turning the ship around.
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    DarkFruitsRam7 reacted to B4’s Sister in Arts & Crafts   
    My latest offering. This is a corner of my husband’s aunt and uncle’s farm in Lincolnshire. Sadly, his aunt is terminally ill. This is a surprise gift I’ll be posting to them this week. 

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    DarkFruitsRam7 reacted to Abu Derby in B4 - for ever a Ram 🐏   
    That’s right. He once lambasted me for having to miss a game as my wife had arranged for us to go out!
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    DarkFruitsRam7 reacted to Amberram in B4 - for ever a Ram 🐏   
    Good work again Daniel.
    Keep it up👍👍
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    DarkFruitsRam7 reacted to Sam_Brown in We are coming for you pompy   
    Decided to read through the thread after hearing the inspiring albeit sad tale of your recently passed young supporter. This post popped out. 
     
    Year after year we’ve had close calls with promotion and have thrown it away.  Even now with the lead we have I won’t believe we are promoted until it’s mathematically safe. 
     
    After hearing the story about B4 I genuinely hope it’s Pompy and Derby who go up in the automatics. What a fitting tribute that would be for someone who was obviously well loved by this forum and had a good heart. 
     
     
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    DarkFruitsRam7 reacted to Sam_Brown in We are coming for you pompy   
    Thats class. Pompy it is then 👌. 
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    DarkFruitsRam7 got a reaction from ariotofmyown in Paul Warne   
    I think a big part of what just about kept us together when things were looking ropey was the togetherness of the squad. It's not exactly 2013/14 levels of togetherness, but it was good enough to halt the slide and get us back up the table. In previous years, with bigger egos in the squad, I feel we would have completely collapsed.
    While his tactics were a big reason why we were struggling, Warne has to be given credit for holding it together and turning the ship around.
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