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#1083608 added February 9, 2025 at 11:20pm
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Algorithms are the Enemy of Balanced Viewpoints
Nada has been away for two days, and already I feel better about our relationship.

Too much of a good thing can spoil anything, from sugar in your cup of coffee to how much constancy one can bear when living together. I genuinely miss her, even though we message each other every day. There will always be advantages and disadvantages to any situation, and right now, I am focused on the positives that come from having some alone time. I still walk every day and do weights every other day. This routine provides for so much more than just my physical well-being. Mentally, I am stronger now than I have been in decades, and even though I do experience some short-term memory issues, overall, I am doing well. Writing blog posts and Nada teaching me Thai helps to keep my mind active, and hopefully, these symptoms won't become too much of an issue going forward.

The symptoms of psychosis are slowly diminishing, and unless I make the effort to contact Angel and her friends (by closing my eyes and focusing) I hardly experience any hallucinations or negative issues. The only time I superfluously 'see' Angel is when I close my eyes to sleep at night, and these days, because the whole thing is very much under control, I will say hello and ask if she is happy. I then say goodnight and she blinks, I guess to let me know she wishes me the same.

The whole 'fake news' thing is not just perpetrated by media outlets eg; Fox vs ABC and CNN, but is also pushed, perhaps inadvertently, by algorithms. No matter which side of politics we are on, especially when sourcing content online, the algorithm will provide more of the same, which does not provide a balanced viewpoint or get us closer to the truth. Perhaps truth is something no one is interested in anyway...especially when it gets in the way of belief.

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