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Which is true (or both?) Facebook had a great idea to connect people, and then an advertising scheme derailed that idea into evil. Facebook had a great idea t
by cabaalis 7y ago
Which is true (or both?)
Facebook had a great idea to connect people, and then an advertising scheme derailed that idea into evil.
Facebook had a great idea to connect people, and empirically found out that people mostly suck and generally hate each other.
- beager 7y agoGiven your options only, I’d say something in the middle of those two. An advertising scheme (not exclusive to Facebook) that realizes it can make more money by promoting higher “engagement” even if that engagement is negative sentiment and even if the content of that engagement is inappropriate, inaccurate, or unpleasant.
- return1 7y agoThe second is true. I dont see how their ads contributed to it. Their ads are a huge brake to virality. If they continued allowing e.g. pages to post to all their followers (which was the case initially) there would be even greater outrages. In fact it would be so bad that most people would have left. So, i think their idea to stiff people for $$ actually helped them sustain an audience. In medium term though, they have alienated marketers so much with their greediness that they are leaving.