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I totally support this, but I also find it ironic that Facebook would 1) make lots of people sad and then 2) monitor them for suicidal ideation. https://www.th
by vonnik 9y ago
I totally support this, but I also find it ironic that Facebook would 1) make lots of people sad and then 2) monitor them for suicidal ideation.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/12/facebook_makes_you_sad/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/04/12/facebook_makes_you_...
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- TheAdamAndChe 9y agoI see the irony as well, but from a purely business standpoint, it makes sense. If Facebook gains and keeps a reputation of being intensely bad for mental health, it will lose market share in the long run as regulation passes limiting its scope.
- mmjaa 9y agoI sentence you to penance for your heresy. Please watch "Soylent Green" and "The Matrix" and come back with a good reason for why corporations should be allowed to commercialise death services. k'thxbai.
- anabala 9y agoThey want to make people sad, and addicted, but they don't want to make them so sad they'll commit suicide. From a business perspective, they want to make them depressed, dependent, but alive.