Nakedmole

Please stop posting about every fart that asshole makes …

Give then a Nobel Prize!

Quote and sauce or it did not happen …

I think you completely missed the point. The relevant question is not if there are better ways to reduce one’s negative impact (because obviously there are) and also not if Ecosia is perfect (because obviously it is not). The relevant question is how much environmental damage using Ecosia does compared to using other search engines and how good the search results are.

Who’s to say that the same won’t be true of TikTok

Who knows but we are talking about the negative effects TikTok has on society right now.

I respect your opinion and don’t think you are arguing in bad faith. However, I think you are missing the central point. Which -in my opinion- is that a social media platform that turns out to have extremely negative effects on society and especially kids, should get shut down. If it happens with intent or without is not particularly relevant as far as I see it. I apologize if my initial comments were phrased in any misleading way, I am not a native speaker so I sometimes miss the finer nuances of certain formulations.

What I mean is that Facebook for example is aimed at and consumed by older adults in the first place. Most young people in fact see it as a boomer platform.

By design. Especially the format (short video clips) and the optimization for being used on phones (not computers) makes it attractive for kids.

63% of Americans between the ages of 12 and 17 used TikTok on a weekly basis

Report Estimates One-Third of TikTok Users Are Children Age 14 and Under

TikTok reportedly has 18 million users who are 14 or younger, renewing concerns for children’s safety

A Third of TikTok’s U.S. Users May Be 14 or Under, Raising Safety Questions

I tried googling, can’t find anything that supports these claims

Seriously? it took me one google search to find an endless list of such articles. Also, did you not notice all the kids outside filming Tik Tok dances with their phones, it has been going on for many years now, how is it possible you did not notice it?

Yes but unlike Facebook and other platforms, Tik Tok is aimed at and consumed by minors specifically.

Tik Tok pushes so much toxic content towards children and teenagers it should be shut down in my opinion.

In urban environments we don´t need different cars, we need less cars.

I’m pretty cynical, but this is a new level.

Accepting death as a part of life is in no way cynical, it´s logical.

My dog lives longer and shelters get more crowded?

Don´t think only of yourself, try to see the bigger picture. Not just your dog will live longer, a lot of dogs will with that drug, resulting in less adoptions. Since commercial breeders are not going to “produce” less dogs just because of the new drug, the result of dogs living longer will be a higher population of dogs. Now considering the number of people who want to adopt a dog will decrease while the number of dogs available will increase, this will necessarily result in more dogs who don´t find/have a home. It´s really quite obvious if you think about it.

the article seems to indicate that the pill will give a dog more “active years” and not necessarily more years

The article indicates both as far as I comprehend it:

“Biotech company Loyal is developing an injectable drug, LOY-001, designed to help large breed dogs not only live longer, but stay healthy longer”

Why, though? Greedy breeders already “produce” more dogs than there are loving families for and as a result dog shelters are constantly full with sad dogs who don´t have a home. This drug will result in shelters getting even more overcrowded. Death is a natural part of life, just as birth, I wish more people would get that.