That sounds like the beginning of a great analogy, but then what's the equivalent to "removing the hypnotic suggestion" regarding ADHD?
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I suspect that traumatic events in people's lives contain the equivalent of hypnotic suggestions.
I knew a girl who was bitten by a dog when she was a child. Any time a dog was in the room, she got nervous - panicky actually - and would perspire, get teary-eyed, etc. Even though the dog presented no actual threat, her mind was convinced she was in danger and had no control over it. Because it's all subconscious. I suspect moments of trauma (unconsciousness, painful experiences) are similar to being under hypnosis and things said in those traumatic moments are also in the subconscious and may act like hypnotic suggestions...?
I knew a girl who was bitten by a dog when she was a child. Any time a dog was in the room, she got nervous - panicky actually - and would perspire, get teary-eyed, etc. Even though the dog presented no actual threat, her mind was convinced she was in danger and had no control over it. Because it's all subconscious. I suspect moments of trauma (unconsciousness, painful experiences) are similar to being under hypnosis and things said in those traumatic moments are also in the subconscious and may act like hypnotic suggestions...?
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Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
I fell down a down escalator as a child. To this day I have to consciously force myself to get on a down escalator while up is automatic.
I think the technical term you are looking for is PTSD. Post Tramatic Stress Disorder. Most people assume its only from war but it can have several degress like your girl friend and the dog or my escalator.
I think the technical term you are looking for is PTSD. Post Tramatic Stress Disorder. Most people assume its only from war but it can have several degress like your girl friend and the dog or my escalator.
People are certainly subject to suggestion and conditioning. That’s why they test drugs in studies with some people receiving placebos.
I think we got distracted.
Zuckerberg announced that 13% of Meta's workforce will be cut. Jeffrey tech analyst Brent Thill said the layoffs "should provide a minimum 8% boost to FY23 earnings per share." Shares of Meta closed today at 101.47, a gain of 5.00 (5.18%).
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Meta Announces Over 11,000 Layoffs
"I know this is tough for everyone, and I’m especially sorry to those impacted,” said CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Zuckerberg owns nearly 367 million Meta shares. That amounts to about 13.5% of all its outstanding stock. [Oct 27, 2022]
Shares of Meta closed today at 101.47
That's 37 billion dollars in stock that he owns.
Option A:
If he took 100 million shares and ripped them up, wouldn't that increase the value of the remaining shares? His personal worth would drop from 37 billion to 26 billion. But then you distribute that 11 billion dollars into the remaining 2.4 billion stocks. Now each stock goes up $4.58. Happy stockholders. He still has more money than he and everyone he's ever called a friend, family member or acquaintance could spend in a lifetime.
Option B:
Lay off 11,000 people.
Shares of Meta closed today at 101.47
That's 37 billion dollars in stock that he owns.
Option A:
If he took 100 million shares and ripped them up, wouldn't that increase the value of the remaining shares? His personal worth would drop from 37 billion to 26 billion. But then you distribute that 11 billion dollars into the remaining 2.4 billion stocks. Now each stock goes up $4.58. Happy stockholders. He still has more money than he and everyone he's ever called a friend, family member or acquaintance could spend in a lifetime.
Option B:
Lay off 11,000 people.
Option C:
His current net worth = $79.5 billion
Give each person he laid off $50,000
His new net worth = $79 billion
Couch change.
His current net worth = $79.5 billion
Give each person he laid off $50,000
His new net worth = $79 billion
Couch change.
Cambridge Analytica, a London-based consulting firm which handled Donald Trump's 2016 digital Presidential campaign, accessed personal information of 87,000,000 Facebook users and used the data for targeted political advertising. The firm was founded in 2015 – and shut down in 2018.
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Facebook Parent Meta Will Pay $725M To Settle User Data Case
Facebook’s corporate parent has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social media platform allowed millions of its users’ personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica.
That's the equivalent of a parking ticket for Shmuckerberg.Cambridge Analytica, a London-based consulting firm which handled Donald Trump's 2016 digital Presidential campaign, accessed personal information of 87,000,000 Facebook users and used the data for targeted political advertising. The firm was founded in 2015 – and shut down in 2018.
Facebook Parent Meta Will Pay $725M To Settle User Data Case
Facebook’s corporate parent has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social media platform allowed millions of its users’ personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica.
And how much do we, the violated, get for being violated?
Oh wait, the lawyers need to take 99% of it. Then 87 million of us can share the 1% that's left. Let's see 7.25 million dollars divided by 87 million people....
Oh wait, the lawyers need to take 99% of it. Then 87 million of us can share the 1% that's left. Let's see 7.25 million dollars divided by 87 million people....
"I believe the metaverse is the next chapter for the internet" Mark Zuckerberg in 2021...
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Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse just keeps losing money, as Meta's Reality Labs division posts a loss of $13.7 billion for the year
Reality Labs, the business and research unit of Meta that focuses on the metaverse, reported a loss of $4.28 billion in its most recent quarter.
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Here's where Zuck cries over the thousands he had to layoff.... in an Italian sports car on his property in Hawaii.Zuckerberg announced that 13% of Meta's workforce will be cut.
Meta Announces Over 11,000 Layoffs
"I know this is tough for everyone, and I’m especially sorry to those impacted,” said CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
How Meta creator Mark Zuckerberg makes and spends his $65 billion fortune, from Italian sports cars to millions in Hawaii real estate
Meta's Mark Zuckerberg spends his billions on mostly charity and real estate, like a San Francisco home that he just sold for $31 million.
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Oh wait, no crying necessary. It made shares go up so he could add more zillions to his zillions.
Mark Zuckerberg's net worth spikes a record $12.5 billion as Meta's cost-cutting plans send shares soaring
The climb in Meta's share price on Thursday morning boosted Zuckerberg's net worth by roughly $12 billion, to around $70 billion.
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So he’s following the Musk method, and spending a ton more money for something than it‘s worth, then getting rid of all of it‘s employees. Got it.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, which perhaps explains why Meta is pressing ahead with its latest haphazard idea: making users pay.
On Sunday, Mark Zuckerberg – still stinging from his botched metaverse launch – unveiled Meta Verified, a new subscription service costing $12 on web and $15 on iOS and Android. It offers Facebook and Instagram users access to verification, additional security – and perhaps most importantly, boosts their visibility and reach on the platforms.
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On Sunday, Mark Zuckerberg – still stinging from his botched metaverse launch – unveiled Meta Verified, a new subscription service costing $12 on web and $15 on iOS and Android. It offers Facebook and Instagram users access to verification, additional security – and perhaps most importantly, boosts their visibility and reach on the platforms.
Meta's and Twitter's subscription plans show they care more about money than free speech
Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a subscription plan for Facebook and Instagram, but it risks leaving many users of its platforms behind.
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You can sign up for Meta at Radio Shack or Circuit City.
