yeah! wait what’s hulu?
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I rang up my insurance company the other day (the policy is in mywife’s name). Their security comprised of asking me to put my wife on the phone to say I could talk to them.
Now either they’ve got some pretty decent voice recognition algorithms or their security is utterly pointless.
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The sons of bitches that keep logging me out!
It’s ridiculous! AT&T does this stupid shit. I have fun with them when we call. I’ll start talking like my wife when they ask and they don’t know what to do!
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It’s pointless.
Them: “We need to speak to the owner of the account and have them authorize us talking to you”
Me: Ok…hold on………………hello? Yes this is the owner of the account.
Them: “Can you authorize us to speak with micabeza?”
Me: Sure! Go ahead!
Them: “Thank you sir…can you put micabeza back on the phone now please?”
Me: ok……where were we?
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This is fucking bonkers to me. What kind of cupcake muffin post is so important to someone that they’re willing to just give full face scans to some masked internet marketing company which is just a front for facebook’s media group?
This sets off major flags for me, but apparently they’ve raised the ipad kids to think that this kind of thing is the norm. Giving you a choice about whether to do it or abandon your account in protest is the shadiest part.
I actually got rid of all social media quite a while ago, but if I hadn’t, then I might be wrapped up in the bullshit too. Especially these idiots with a lot of followers whose entire identity is wrapped up in how their new, square shaped pictures look with the “unfiltered” filter on them.
I’d abandon a huge social media account in a heartbeat over this kind of shit though, nothing is worth that. Next thing you know, you’re letting AI drive your fucking car and sending 3D scans of your n*ts to your doctor for a checkup.
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I looked it up just to make sure if that’s not fake or something, and it’s real
the help article makes it even worse:
If you’re having trouble logging into an Instagram account with photos of you, you may be asked to upload a video selfie to confirm you are who are say you are and that you’re a real person. Instagram uses video selfies to confirm your identity because photos and IDs can be digitally modified. By using a video selfie that asks you to turn your head in different directions, we know you’re a real person. Video selfies help us prevent fake IDs and other abuses.
The review process may take up to two business days, and while we review your video selfie, you will not have access to your account until we confirm it’s you. If you pass our review, you’ll receive an email from Instagram at the secure email address you provided and will receive a link to reset your password.
If you do not pass our review, you’ll receive an email from Instagram at the secure email address you provided and you may be able to resubmit your video selfie in the Instagram app.
If you choose not to confirm your identity with a video selfie, you may not be able to log back into your account.
Keep in mind that the video you submit will never be visible on Instagram and will be deleted within 30 days.
Note: Instagram doesn’t use facial recognition, and we don’t use it in video selfies. We use video selfies to ensure you are a real person and may confirm with human review that you are authorized to access your account.
right… so you’re telling me that some bugger going to review my selfie video where I move my head around for verification that I’m human? and that’s AFTER I’ve sent you pictures of me? and it takes two business days but you keep the video for 30? because IDs can be digitally modified? and it’s TOTALLY NOT FOR FACIAL RECOGNITION! WE WOULD NEVER DO THAT!
hmmmmm… I guess I won’t be posting pics of my muffins then… thanks!
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It’s some mix of these people having to sign so many people up on a quota or be fired, or be fired if they don’t offer it to people when they get “secret shopped”, but also just the bad attitude of working a shit job and projecting how they’re treated by management.
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Oh hey! I just had this fucking experience, after giving them a series of video facial scans, they said I was not a real person and the newly created account was permabanned, an account I only created because there’s a volunteer project where we need a whatsapp account to receive messages from persons in need, and that one was banned for “spamming” when uhhh it’s a legal clinic.
I hope native Hawai’ians burn Zuckerberg’s colony to the fucking ground. Oprah’s too, while we’re at it.
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my muffins are all riled up right now, god damnit.
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beauty is a curse, is it not?
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my visage is indescribable, unfathomable, yes
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Not just facial recognition. That sort of information helps improve deepfakes. They’re going to offer you custom avatars, put you in ads…
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new fear unlocked
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New band name 
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Aaaaaaaaaaaabsolutely the fuck not.
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Yes, this account I created for a “Meta Business” purpose and if it wasn’t necessary to fix a solid in a solid cluster of Facebook fuckups since the business is on life support (beyond whatever multinational business in election manipulation) and to help people get connected with social services I would not participate.
Instead I give this shit over to Facebook and they still fuck me!
They’re so AI brain poisoned that like CAPTCHA the bots authenticate as “real” and I’m yet again an externality.
In another side gig I help people out with tech issues in fairly horrid contexts and the worst calls in how little i can help people are always with these techbro run slop shops since they don’t even bother employing angry incels as “Moderators” anymore, it’s all a process that gets automated so they don’t have to think about their users using their product. Literally optimizing for bot use over humans.
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Man. Why is everyone so entitled to think they have a say in what companies do. If you don’t like it, don’t buy it.
Seeing people complain they won’t update ST if they are too busy making new boxes.
With zero irony given the equal amount of complaints on the flip side of “I want new boxes but they just keeping updating old ones.”
I’m not staking a claim to either side. I buy what I buy, as is, and don’t expect a damn thing extra unless the product was sold to me with the stipulation that updates will come. Even then, I’d proceed very cautiously with healthy expectations.
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Been there myself, buddy, my heart goes out. I was so physically, emotionally and mentally deteriorating over the past year at my job that my friends and family were genuinely concerned by spring this year, as were my doctors. And the reasons for the alarming decline in my well being were almost exactly like your situation.
I had to leave my job. I was gravely unhealthy and ultimately we need to take care of ourselves before we take care of the company. I’ll never forget that lesson again.
I’ve been unemployed since June and it is rough out there right now for job searching, but I can’t stress enough how these things tend to spiral and I just hope you don’t continue to feel worse and worse.
It’s easy for me to just say jump ship without knowing all of your circumstances, but look out for yourself. If you’ve given so much to your job, it will translate to your value in a job search and to employers.
Reading your post gave me PTSD and I really hope you’re on the mend and taking care of yourself as soon as possible. Give a shout if you need a shoulder. 
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it’s definitely not a new thing, I was going through the thread of DN announcement (and some others) and found equally angry comments about them not updating DT or similar, but it’s happening way more now, a lot more users I guess…
I think the whole design thing is mind boggling, “I don’t care how it sounds I want it to look on my insta/youtube video” vibes, dafuq, like, the device doesn’t exist yet and people bashing it to death…
there was a comment on the DT2 launch thread that needs to be pinned to the top of the forum imo
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I find the other end is more common
“Why does this have only 8 tracks!” “Why is this not class compliant!” “I can do all this in ableton! So and so company just doesn’t get it!” “My 90s gear does 100x more than this!” “When are companies gonna wake up?!”
And then right after that… “omg my op1! Amazing!”
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