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Facebook wants you to see whatever keeps you coming back to Facebook to see more of, ie what you want to see. That's exactly how it maximizes its ad potential.
by scholia 9y ago
Facebook wants you to see whatever keeps you coming back to Facebook to see more of, ie what you want to see. That's exactly how it maximizes its ad potential.
It might have a hypocrisy problem. People will typically claim to like certain things (high-status cultural artifacts) while mostly consuming other things (trash TV, fast food etc). However, it doesn't benefit from driving people away.
- CuriouslyC 9y agoI don't think it is a hypocrisy problem, so much as an issue of conflicting desires. A junkie who is trying to quit heroin wants to get clean, but he also really wants a fix. Of course it is more profitable for the dealer to continue selling heroin.
- criddell 9y agoI don't get your analogy. If I check Facebook Monday to see photos of a nephew's piano recital this weekend, am I the junkie or the dealer?
- majewsky 9y agoThe junkie. And that particular phrasing hinges on strawman since the point is not that you want to see photos of your nephew, but rather that you're using a tool that is explicitly designed to maximize your desire for coming back to it.
- criddell 9y agoYou're hilarious. "a tool that is explicitly designed to maximize your desire for coming back to it" WTF! They want to serve me well? Those bastards! You know what keeps me coming back? My sister calling me to tell me that there's photos and a video on her Facebook page.