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In terms of providing social value, Facebook employees far surpass any government's employees. In just a few years Facebook has revolutionized how people connec
by dpatru 11y ago
In terms of providing social value, Facebook employees far surpass any government's employees. In just a few years Facebook has revolutionized how people connect with each other, whereas governments have, in general, barely been able to maintain the accomplishments of previous generations. This despite the fact that government generally force people to pay about one fifth of their labor, whereas Facebook offers its services for free. Governments should wither and die in favor of more socially beneficial organizations like Facebook.
- SuddsMcDuff 11y agoYou're taking a highly subjective view and presenting it as fact. That Facebook is a "socially beneficial organization" is extremely debatable. I would argue that Facebook has actually had a detrimental effect on social cohesion.
- dpatru 11y agoFacebook offers free services to ordinary people to help them stay in touch with their friends. It also offers a paid services to businesses to help them communicate to actual and potential customers. Anyone who uses Facebook can stop at any time. People use Facebook by choice. In contrast, governments are violent organizations specialize in coercion. Governments extract their revenue by force or threat of force and use their revenue to fund institutions and projects that people would not pay for voluntarily. Governments maintain power by direct force (police and military), by deceit and misinformation (control of the money supply, compulsory education), by monopolizing necessary institutions and services (dispute resolution, security), and by appealing to people's greed and envy. It is nearly impossible to opt out of government services, especially in the sense of not paying for them (taxes).