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To me the negative press cycle involving Facebook and other advertising companies is more about the hidden war between the new age digital advertisers, and the
by ilovecaching 8y ago
To me the negative press cycle involving Facebook and other advertising companies is more about the hidden war between the new age digital advertisers, and the former rulers of ads: the conventional news outlets. The news outlets will jump on any chance they can get to kill their competitors just like any other company. Without Facebook, they could become the sole source of news again, and reap the lost ad revenue themselves.
That's why I don't trust anything I read in the news. If I don't hear it from a friend working at one of the SV companies (which isn't that hard to find, we're a much smaller community than one would imagine) then I consider it to be sensationalized, hyperbolic, and/or downright wrong.
At the very least, we certainly are never going to hear of the things Facebook is doing right. We aren't going to hear about the economic opportunity or positive connections it has produced. To say that something is completely one sided is a strong sign of bias.
- astrange 8y agoThe purpose of propaganda is to make you feel that the smart choice is to not trust anything you hear.
- fzeroracer 8y agoEvery time I hear someone claim 'I just don't trust the news in general' it makes me weep. Not only have we failed at imparting basic critical thinking for people to make informed decisions as to the validity of various news pieces, it also just confirms that as you mentioned the propagandists are winning. If you claim all news sources are fake news, then the only winner in that race to the bottom are the ones making actual fake content.
- ilovecaching 8y agoTrust != assumed validity. It simply means I do think critically and do my research before trusting non-primary sources of information. And weep all you want, I'd rather people question the news then blindly accept everything they're fed on TV and in the papers. The news cycles have become extremely sensationalized.
- JumpCrisscross 8y ago> I'd rather people question the news then blindly accept everything they're fed on TV and in the papers That's fair. But it isn't what you're claiming to be doing. You're saying you blindly disbelieve everything unless a friend vouches for it. That is neither critical thinking nor rational thought--it's unquestioning faith in social proof [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_proof https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_proof
- skeptic_69 8y agoFacebook helped me get laid in highschool. Hi jacqueline! That is at least one positive thing..
- 908087 8y agoWhy did you make the same post twice in this thread?