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Ugh. I hate these sorts of arguments. "ha! you're outraged? Maybe you're not outraged enough! You do something? Do more, you're not doing enough!". If you tell
by virgilp 9y ago
Ugh. I hate these sorts of arguments. "ha! you're outraged? Maybe you're not outraged enough! You do something? Do more, you're not doing enough!". If you tell people "if you stop wasting water you don't solve global warming!" it typically won't entice them to do more; most people will hear "I might as well waste the water, my efforts are meaningless anyway".
> But I digress.
Yes you do. Starting with all that makes the reader feel that "they're not even the worst offenders, Google/Apple/Amazon is probably worse". Which may be true but you present no proof for that and it's not even something that you needed to argue.
> By all means, criticize Facebook if you think they've done something wrong, but don't stop there. Make sure you understand the full scope of the problem
Or stop there if you wish - it's still something. It's certainly better than thinking "I don't have time to understand the full scope, so I'll let others do the criticism".
> I've seen precious little of that.
Well, lead the way. Show us how to do it. Help us understand the full scope of the problem and address it in a general way. Don't just chide people for criticising Facebook.
- JimmyAustin 9y agoI don't think he is arguing for more or less outrage, he just wants it directed better. I'd argue that picking out one offender and focusing on them is in some ways worse then focusing on the entire issue. Facebook being slapped with a massive fine/being broken up might not do a lot to stop the general trading and exchange of users data online, but its enough to get the politicians to say "job done" and move onto the next issue. We need to focus on fixing the issues that allowed the FB/CA scandal to occur, instead of just focusing on the symptom.
- virgilp 9y ago> Facebook being slapped with a massive fine/being broken up might not do a lot to stop the general trading and exchange of users data online, Or it might; the other companies are watching, and precedents do matter. I honestly don't see how bringing Google/Amazon/Apple into this won't do more harm than good. In fact, if I were Zuckerberg, that's exactly how I would try to mitigate the issue for Facebook.