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> It's fundamental meant to manipulate people. Manipulation implies that you're lying to people to get them to buy things, but is it easy to make that argument
by threatofrain 6y ago
> It's fundamental meant to manipulate people.
Manipulation implies that you're lying to people to get them to buy things, but is it easy to make that argument for FB? What would be the leading argument here?
And why should we think that automated processes tend towards manipulation (lying) as a strategy in the marketplace?
- ceph_ 6y ago> Manipulation implies that you're lying to people No it means you are trying to change their behavior, usually in an unscrupulous way. These ads aren't lying. But they are certainly pushing a narrative. Which at best, is normalizing the violent actions taken. And at worst, is recruiting people for that cause.
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- megous 6y agoHow does manipulation imply lying? When you're manipulating someone you're trying to change their behavior from something the might not want to do to something you want them to do. You don't need to lie to do that.
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