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Choosing not to use Facebook is in no way analogous to choosing not to use gasoline or electricity.
by 0x445442 8y ago
Choosing not to use Facebook is in no way analogous to choosing not to use gasoline or electricity.
- GreeniFi 8y agoIt’s analogous in that the problems associated with its use don’t disappear if only you stop using it.
- ddingus 8y agoThat is what advocacy is for. I stopped using it based on advocacy by others. You can too.
- itronitron 8y agoyou can stop using Facebook, but Facebook is still using you by way of its trackers on company websites.
- ddingus 8y agoSo? Let them. In fact, let them continue to escalate all that means. It is all on a path to greater regulation. And, once it gets there, I will very gladly point out they got what they deserve.
- tsukikage 8y ago...so we actually agree with OP's premise that they should be regulated?
- ddingus 8y agoTotally.
- JohnFen 8y ago> Let them No. I'm not going to do nothing while people hit me in the face just because the law might, at some point, give them what they deserve for it. I'm going to do what I can to make the face-punching stop first.
- ddingus 8y agoSuch as?
- JohnFen 8y agoYour question underlines the problem. I don't use these services, and put up as many security barriers against the data collection they engage in as I can, through the use of VPNs, firewalls, avoiding the execution of Javascript, etc. But I can't stop everything. Even so, I'm going to stop as much as I can. I refuse to just lay down and surrender.
- ddingus 8y agoGreat! I do similar things. In my view, it all counts. Surround the problem.
- eswat 8y agoMaybe not but Facebook could be looked at as a resource to fulfill or strengthen a basic human need: human connection (like electricity can fulfill or strengthen climate control so we can survive harsher weather).