They aren't totally wrong about the state of things, just wrong about why. > virtually everyone is convinced that Facebook is selling their data, yet when pres

They aren't totally wrong about the state of things, just wrong about why. > virtually everyone is convinced that Facebook is selling their data, yet when pressed they can't explain what "their data" is, or who Facebook might be selling it to (Facebook doesn't sell data, the idea that Facebook is selling people's data is a myth) 1. You're playing word games. Yes, Facebook doesn't sell data, they provide access to and use of it with streamlined products and services. The extent to which can be abused and/or used against you. 2. Things like privacy laws would delineate what data someone owns and what they don't. I think this is a great topic for debate, but not dismissal in either direction. > It's amazing to hear so many people insist that Instagram is listening to their conversations to sell ads Instagram (and other social media) doesn't need to listen to you when graph theory and it's surrounding algorithms do the correlation way cheaper than real time audio processing ever could. The reality is almost worse than the rumor. > many of my mentees will insist that large corporations "don't pay any taxes" Somewhat. Not all corporations dodge taxes or have obtained favorable tax deals, but the ones that do often do so grossly. Even the way various companies have shifted money around to different nations to avoid paying taxes is problematic. The rest I agree with. The whole concept of punching anywhere is pretty gross, where else in society do we authorize "punching" because you don't like someone or somethings behavior? Nowhere. Personally speaking, I think someone or something is out there establishing these narratives and making them so cloudy to talk about that they're unfalsifiable. It kind of reminds me of the church. Ironically, the idea of "punching up" comes out of a moral community -- and guess what a religion also is?