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I really don't see how by a wide margin Facebook products can be a net positive to the world. They are a net NEGATIVE and probably by a huge margin (if you coul

I really don't see how by a wide margin Facebook products can be a net positive to the world. They are a net NEGATIVE and probably by a huge margin (if you could quantify it, probably destroying more lives than a lot of defence contractors). Facebook: - Disrupt democracy all over the world,creating divisive political lines between us. - Destroys the mental health of millions of teenagers that spend hours on Instagram comparing their lives with the fake lives of other people. An epidemic of mental health is directly linked to Instagram/Facebook - Make us lose Billions of hours scrolling through a feed of nonsense just to display some ads. Facebook is a huge net negative to the world. The only justification that I can see working for them is selfish money. Call it what it is, don't come up with some nonsense Koolaid around the product being a positive to the world.

bryan_w 6y ago
You have to understand that the average FB user's experience is - log on - see pics of niece/family - message their buddy about that thing this weekend - see funny cat video - log off To that person, FB provided a lot of value with none of the downsides you're talking about. I don't think I'm friends with a single person who even follows DT's page, so this whole ordeal means nothing to them. Could people communicate via other websites? Sure, but it's easy enough to just use FB.
- WhompingWindows 6y ago
  Is that the average FB user's experience? It seems to me there may be a bi-modal distribution, I'm sure many people you know use it like that...but many others are pulled into bad habits and negative thoughts due to prolonged exposure. "The average US adult spends 38 minutes per day on Facebook. 16-24-year-olds spend a median of 3 hours a day on social media. Internet users spend an average of 2 hours and 22 minutes per day on social networking in 2019.May 19, 2020" Source: https://review42.com/how-much-time-do-people-spend-on-social-media/#:~:text=Fascinating%20Facts%3A,on%20social%20networking%20in%202019 https://review42.com/how-much-time-do-people-spend-on-social....
0xy 6y ago
I'd rather people get their political news from other people on Facebook or WhatsApp groups than highly corrupt hyper-partisan news organizations that serve the interests of their billionaire founders exclusively. Mainstream media has done more to disrupt democracy than Facebook. Whether it's: - Lying about Iraq WMDs that eventually lead to tens of thousands of casualties (New York Times) - Lying about Russian hacks of critical US infrastructure (Washington Post) - Lying about the standards of immigration facilities (AP) - Lying about innocent victims of assault during the riots (NPR) - Threatening to ruin someones life through doxxing over political GIFs (CNN).

bryan_w 6y ago

You have to understand that the average FB user's experience is - log on - see pics of niece/family - message their buddy about that thing this weekend - see funny cat video - log off To that person, FB provided a lot of value with none of the downsides you're talking about. I don't think I'm friends with a single person who even follows DT's page, so this whole ordeal means nothing to them. Could people communicate via other websites? Sure, but it's easy enough to just use FB.

WhompingWindows 6y ago
Is that the average FB user's experience? It seems to me there may be a bi-modal distribution, I'm sure many people you know use it like that...but many others are pulled into bad habits and negative thoughts due to prolonged exposure. "The average US adult spends 38 minutes per day on Facebook. 16-24-year-olds spend a median of 3 hours a day on social media. Internet users spend an average of 2 hours and 22 minutes per day on social networking in 2019.May 19, 2020" Source: https://review42.com/how-much-time-do-people-spend-on-social-media/#:~:text=Fascinating%20Facts%3A,on%20social%20networking%20in%202019 https://review42.com/how-much-time-do-people-spend-on-social....

0xy 6y ago

I'd rather people get their political news from other people on Facebook or WhatsApp groups than highly corrupt hyper-partisan news organizations that serve the interests of their billionaire founders exclusively. Mainstream media has done more to disrupt democracy than Facebook. Whether it's: - Lying about Iraq WMDs that eventually lead to tens of thousands of casualties (New York Times) - Lying about Russian hacks of critical US infrastructure (Washington Post) - Lying about the standards of immigration facilities (AP) - Lying about innocent victims of assault during the riots (NPR) - Threatening to ruin someones life through doxxing over political GIFs (CNN).