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Where did he answer that? I re-read the post but I don't see anything like what you're referencing. Voting with your wallet is another possible approach, but t
by NickM 6y ago
Where did he answer that? I re-read the post but I don't see anything like what you're referencing.
Voting with your wallet is another possible approach, but that only works if the lost revenue from all the people who care enough to leave can offset the extra profits FB is making by being evil.
FWIW I deactivated my account over a year ago and never looked back, but I did that more out of concern for my own mental health than anything else, and I'm under no illusions that my solitary gesture will make much difference in the grand scheme of things.
- malloreon 6y agoIf you use any of Instagram, messenger, or WhatsApp, you vote with your wallet to keep Facebook alive.
- FabHK 6y agoWhatsApp doesn't carry ads (yet), does it? How does using WhatsApp support Facebook? [Serious question... I'm trying not to support Facebook, but do use WhatsApp.]
- SauciestGNU 6y agoI suspect the monthly active user count buoys Facebook's share price.
- DFHippie 6y ago> I'm under no illusions that my solitary gesture will make much difference in the grand scheme of things This is also the argument against voting, recycling, and wearing a covid mask. Collective action is hard.
- NickM 6y agoRecycling and wearing a mask at least have a direct impact on the physical world, and voting has a very small chance of having a very high impact which makes it rationally worthwhile. I’m not sure I agree that those examples are the same. I did originally hope that my leaving FB might inspire others to leave too and have some kind of ripple effect, but over a year has passed and nobody else I know has followed my lead, and it’s really hard to imagine that the tiny difference in ad revenue from my absence affects the decision making at a company like that in any way whatsoever.
- jyiin 6y agohttps://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6673316720993824768?commentUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A6673316720993824768%2C6673580464281817088%29&replyUrn=urn%3Ali%3Acomment%3A%28activity%3A6673316720993824768%2C6673611974120751105%29 https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6673316...