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People like you don't actually understand the problem. It's not about technology or freedom of choice. It's a social problem. Good luck interacting in your free
by _blu 6y ago
People like you don't actually understand the problem. It's not about technology or freedom of choice. It's a social problem. Good luck interacting in your free and open forum without anyone to interact with.
It's about social manipulation. We are gradually onboarded to these things, and your freedom of choice is suddenly not as easy. If you want to even communicate with your family and friends, you need to join in.
- masa331 6y agoThe thing you described seems like your own personal social problem to me. YOU want to communicate with someone who uses different tools which he is happy with. What would you want them to do? Use some different tool you approve? That doesn't sound very open to me.
- TeMPOraL 6y agoOpenness means they'd be able to communicate with someone who uses different tools, because on an open web, tools would be interoperable. I should be able to use Messenger, Whatsapp and Slack from a common app of my choosing - or write one if it doesn't exist. But I can't, because I'm prevented by Terms of Service and technological means these services use to enforce a closed environment.
- RGamma 6y agoIt's scary to see how self-oblivious und frenzied the average American (plus their "society", what's left of it anyway) has become to not see how shitty things have turned out (and I don't mean the technological side)... Personally I turned my back on most of the web some time ago. It's not the right reaction but it does keep my sanity. It's high time for a new beginning, but that's complicated :(