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Who else finds this really silly? FB is just a social network. It's where dumb people post dumb things. How does it deserve this much new press.

Circuits 7y ago
I could not possibly agree more... There's no way in hell the people who want to break up FB want it to happen for any other reason than money, I just can't buy it.
skinnymuch 7y ago
Couldn’t agree more. Though I don’t dismiss Facebook and its primary products so easily.
HNthrow22 7y ago
it's ridiculous it's given this much attention when there's far more nefarious activity and problems caused by big tech that are to date totally under the radar outside of a few researchers and journalists, and they go far beyond privacy violations (controlling global narratives/elections for one, facilitating the indoctrination of populations by optimizing for user engagement).
tosser0001 7y ago
I think the election of Donald Trump was the triggering event for the backlash. There are a significant number of people that feel it was one of the principal reasons why he was elected. I know several people that quit in direct response to that. I find it odd that it is simultaneously a dying platform and an all-consuming monstrosity that must be destroyed. Anyone who reads these types of threads and didn’t know what Facebook was would probably be startled to find it’s mostly just pictures of your aunt’s cats, etc.
- chillacy 7y ago
  I’m afraid that line of logic is going to lead the democrats to lose 2020 if they keep blaming Russia, Facebook, etc instead of trying to actually appeal to swing state voters.
  - SlowRobotAhead 7y ago
    Agreed. I right now can't name a single on Democrat policy that is being pushed heavily by any candidate except "TRUMP MUST BE STOPPED". That's not going to work unless the economy is figuratively on fire right at the election.
  - Something1234 7y ago
    I completely agree. The democrats need to get their act together, and create a unified front if they want me to view them as anything more than a fragment who can't get anything done.

Circuits 7y ago

I could not possibly agree more... There's no way in hell the people who want to break up FB want it to happen for any other reason than money, I just can't buy it.

skinnymuch 7y ago

Couldn’t agree more. Though I don’t dismiss Facebook and its primary products so easily.

HNthrow22 7y ago

it's ridiculous it's given this much attention when there's far more nefarious activity and problems caused by big tech that are to date totally under the radar outside of a few researchers and journalists, and they go far beyond privacy violations (controlling global narratives/elections for one, facilitating the indoctrination of populations by optimizing for user engagement).

tosser0001 7y ago

I think the election of Donald Trump was the triggering event for the backlash. There are a significant number of people that feel it was one of the principal reasons why he was elected. I know several people that quit in direct response to that. I find it odd that it is simultaneously a dying platform and an all-consuming monstrosity that must be destroyed. Anyone who reads these types of threads and didn’t know what Facebook was would probably be startled to find it’s mostly just pictures of your aunt’s cats, etc.

chillacy 7y ago
I’m afraid that line of logic is going to lead the democrats to lose 2020 if they keep blaming Russia, Facebook, etc instead of trying to actually appeal to swing state voters.
- SlowRobotAhead 7y ago
  Agreed. I right now can't name a single on Democrat policy that is being pushed heavily by any candidate except "TRUMP MUST BE STOPPED". That's not going to work unless the economy is figuratively on fire right at the election.
- Something1234 7y ago
  I completely agree. The democrats need to get their act together, and create a unified front if they want me to view them as anything more than a fragment who can't get anything done.