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Every vote counts. What the masses lack in influence, they make up with in numbers... unless you discourage them with comments like yours.
by codexon 16y ago
Every vote counts. What the masses lack in influence, they make up with in numbers... unless you discourage them with comments like yours.
- natrius 16y agoThat's my point. There are no masses. You have to create masses if you want things to change.
- codexon 16y agoThere are masses. If everyone starts doing it, other people will jump on. Most people value their privacy, they just need a bandwagon to jump on to.
- megablast 16y agoEvery vote counts is a huge lie, perpetrated by those that govern, to make us feel that we actually have a say in the government. So we don't actually try to do something. And you are not a mass, you are one person. And if your friends are anything like mine, you are not going to convince them to leave. Most people are happy to give up a little privacy, for the ease of keeping in touch with their friends that FB offers. FB has a critical mass, so it is not as easy as suggesting an alternative.
- pyre 16y agoI think you're missing that point. By saying, "You're a single person, you cannot affect change," you are discouraging everyone that would have (in this case) deleted their Facebook account. What if the number of people independently inspired by such an article is enough to make a minor dent in Facebook's bottom line? But they won't do that because of the constant beating of the, "Your vote is just a single vote and cannot matter" mantra. Sure, convincing a group of people to delete their Facebook accounts is better than just deleting your own, but discouraging people en masse from enacting simple changes also discourages emergent behaviours in the crowd before they even start.