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Right, just in the same sense that Google and Equifax are not just websites, Facebook is not something you can entirely ignore without consequence.
by Chardok 9y ago
Right, just in the same sense that Google and Equifax are not just websites, Facebook is not something you can entirely ignore without consequence.
- ryandrake 9y agoSure, but so what? How can some "profile" Facebook has on me affect my life in any way? I'm not going to be denied a loan because Facebook might know who some of my friends are. I've been ignoring Facebook without consequence for a decade.
- majewsky 9y ago[citation needed] How can you even know if it doesn't affect you (either positively or negatively)?
- ryandrake 9y agoI think the burden is on the person claiming bad effects to name examples of those bad effects. It’s silly to have to prove the non-existence of something you see no evidence of.
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- root_axis 9y ago> just in the same sense that Google and Equifax are not just websites My argument is that Google and Equifax are fundamentally different from Facebook, which amounts to pretty much just a website. Equifax obviously has immense impact on one's life because of the nature of the data they collect and their role in determining one's creditworthiness. Google also has a huge impact because of how critical their search product is to so many individuals and businesses. Facebook isn't really that important by comparison, it's just popular. For most people, Facebook is a silly addiction and time waster, using the site let's you view some photos and comments or maybe chat. That's it. It's just not a big deal.