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Facebook (et al) is nothing but a blip on the time line of human history. Just like "we" have a history without Facebook I see no problems in a future without F
by Yetanfou 8y ago
Facebook (et al) is nothing but a blip on the time line of human history. Just like "we" have a history without Facebook I see no problems in a future without Facebook. Part of this future will come to pass due to legislation (GDPR being a good start), part of it due to the product - Facebook's users - becoming sentient and aware of the way it has been used. Another part will come to pass due to the ever rising censorship on sites like Facebook which will eventually lead to it becoming a bland repository of pablum as anything which could be construed as being even the least controversial will be locked behind dire warnings or flat-out refused with an accompanying block for the user.
- joncrane 8y ago> Facebook's users - becoming sentient and aware > a bland repository of pablum I believe you are overestimating the intelligence and "woke-ness" of the Facebook user community, and of humanity in general.
- Lionsion 8y ago> I believe you are overestimating the intelligence and "woke-ness" of the Facebook user community, and of humanity in general. That's an extremely cynical and pessimistic outlook that allows for little actual improvement. If enough motivated people blast their feeds with news about how Facebook users are being used and exploited, I could see enough Facebook users becoming "sentient and aware" to cripple the network. It won't die completely, at least no right away (MySpace is still around, after all), but I think a dent can be made.
- hinkley 8y agoIt seems we are going to follow the Superfund model here though. Only after the industry has polluted some places (lost control of huge amounts of PII for whole groups of individuals) will we make it illegal for somebody else to do the same thing. And the public will be stuck with the cleanup.