B. Prendergast

@renderg.host

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🌀 Rebuilding the cosy web for all 🌿 UX strategy+design for early stage startups 👉 Writes about culture, design, tech and the messy margins 🌶️ Neurodiverse rudeboi 🧶 Meander with me — 🌐 renderg.host

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The first reliable pregnancy test involved injecting the possibly pregnant woman's urine into a female rabbit and then examining the rabbit's ovaries to see if they showed a response that only occurred when they were exposed to a hormone secreted by pregnant women…
The message on my TV that says “To turn the screen back on, please press any button except for the power button.”
Trolley full of bottles
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# Disconnecting brings both relief and anxiety The maintenance of an online presence also means staying connected. The survey asked respondents whether not checking their messages provoked any notable emotions. The findings suggest that stepping away from messaging platforms does not produce one clear emotional response. Peacefulness was the most commonly reported feeling among respondents who had gone an extended period without checking their messages, cited by 27% of survey participants. Anxiety followed at 22%, while 21% reported feeling relaxed. The tension was particularly visible among Gen Z respondents, who stand out by experiencing negative emotions most frequently: 34% experience anxiety when not checking their messages 29% experience FOMO. They are followed by Millennials, although at notably lower rates (26% and 21%), with Gen X and Baby Boomer respondents experiencing both negative and positive emotions less frequently, suggesting that digital communication may play a lesser role in their lives. The findings suggest that digital communication can be both a source of pressure and something users feel uncomfortable leaving behind.
# Modern digital burnout More than half (51%) of participants indicated that maintaining an online presence feels like work. The pressure is strongest among younger users, with 60% of Gen Z agreeing, compared to 38% of Baby Boomers. The latter is still a high number for a generation known to have lower rates of digital participation. The finding suggests that online participation is increasingly experienced not simply as entertainment or connection, but as another responsibility to manage: from responding to messages and following conversations to deciding what to post and how it may be received.
# Political content is pushing users toward the exit The pressure to remain constantly connected is not the only factor driving digital fatigue. The tone of online spaces also appears to be pushing users away. A demanding aspect of participating in online discourse is having to deal with a heavily polarized environment, often with associated negative emotions on public display. Incogni researchers found that 44% of respondents want to withdraw from social media due to political content and polarization. 14% indicated that they strongly agree and 30% said they agree. This suggests that the reasons for withdrawal go beyond the desire to reduce “screen time.” For many users, it’s a response to the conflict, hostility, and emotional intensity they encounter when they log on.
# What would push people to leave social media? The survey also tried to identify what factors would most likely influence people to quit social media and delete their accounts. For most respondents, the most common reason to leave social media would be a growing threat to their privacy or security. More than half (51%) said excessive risk in this area could lead them to delete their accounts. Harassment, bullying, or hate speech was the second-most commonly selected trigger. Around a third of respondents could see themselves quitting if: they found themselves wasting too much time on or excessively using social media; they experienced mental health issues; conflicts with their loved ones arose over their social media use. Notably, 16% claimed that nothing could make them delete their social media accounts. Mental health was particularly important among younger respondents, being cited by 44% of Gen Z and 42% of Millennial respondents, compared with 25% of Gen X and 12% of Baby Boomer respondents.
# The social internet is becoming less social The clearest sign of digital withdrawal is actually not mass account deletion, but a decline in active sharing. The survey was used to investigate how people are reacting to the realities of a dynamically evolving digital landscape. Starting with their posting and content-sharing habits. The major trend identified by Incogni’s researchers is a withdrawal from outgoing communication, with 55% of respondents posting less now than they did 5 years ago, while 53% have become more selective about who can see their posts. Gen Z was the only generation to go against this trend. 16% indicated that they now post more frequently than they did 5 years ago, while 13% reported that they have become less selective about their audience. Overall, however, the dominant direction is toward quieter, more controlled participation: fewer posts, smaller audiences, and greater caution over what is shared.
A Mu.social post with an embedded Event card, with options to declare that I interested or going to the event.
Screenshot of a dark-themed social media profile page with a retro MySpace-inspired design. A left sidebar contains navigation links such as Home, Following, Messages, Notifications, My Page, Themes, and Settings. The centre of the page features a user profile card with a geometric blue-and-pink banner, a blue-tinted profile photo, the name "B. Prendergast", the handle "@renderg.host", and a short bio about UX strategy, design, startups, culture, and neurodiversity. Below the profile are "customise page" and "edit my look" buttons. A large "My Top 8" section displays a grid of profile avatars and names. At the bottom are two widgets: one displaying the phrase "Be Gay! Do Crime!" and another showing a digital countdown timer reading "00:15:57". The page uses neon pink, purple, cyan, and blue accents over a dark starry background with glowing borders and decorative pixel-like particles.
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A black-and-white flowchart titled **"The Flywheel"** illustrates a continuous adoption cycle. Six rectangular boxes are connected by arrows in a loop. The sequence reads: **"Builders adopt the button"** (highlighted with a black background), **"Same button appears everywhere"**, **"Users grasp portable identity"**, **"Trust in new apps grows"**, **"User adoption accelerates"**, and **"More builders join the ecosystem"**, which loops back to the first step. The diagram shows how consistent identity experiences increase user trust and adoption, encouraging more developers to join the ecosystem and reinforcing the cycle.
tom.MySpace.social as placeholder URL in the username field
Hey. I happen to like guinea pigs.
Schizanon has added you to the "Wrong about VR AI Crypto Smartglasses NFTs Bitcoin" moderation list
A two-panel meme. The top panel is a close-up of a stack of Oreo cookies with the caption, "Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?" The bottom panel shows a blood-stained blonde woman from a horror film with a large US flag covering her eyes and the caption, "Yes." The joke contrasts the seductive, ominous question with an enthusiastic American response, implying a humorous eagerness to embrace indulgence represented by Oreo cookies.
Maybe i should get on bsky just to follow some meme accounts...
SpaceEx volatility: The stock experienced its highest single-day peak of $225.64 on June 16, just three trading days after the IPO. Following the peak, the stock trended downward, hitting a post-IPO low of $147.11 on June 23. Trading volume was highest on the IPO date at over 522 million shares, gradually tapering off as price discovery continued throughout the month.
Andrew Tate and Nick Fuentes are reportedly planning to build a secret "War Room" bunker that would operate under a strict no-women-allowed policy.
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Test result: Your English Vocabulary Size is 41,713 ★★★ Top 0.01% You are Shakespeare! You can even create new words that will expand the English dictionary.
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The volume of piss on the ISS leaps from 5% to 43% in one increment
A pot full of basil which from left to right goes from quite healthy to withering and almost dead.
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