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Honestly, as an engineer, looking at the way FAANG are becoming middle-men in just about every part of human life, I would rather ban all social media and more
by korijn 6y ago
Honestly, as an engineer, looking at the way FAANG are becoming middle-men in just about every part of human life, I would rather ban all social media and more generally mass communication software outright than try and regulate it. It feels to me like it's gotten to the point where this type of software is doing more harm than good.
I know that the software itself is not the issue, the tech has potential to do good, but as humans we are just better off without it, if you ask me.
PS. Not looking to argue. Just wanted to vent.
- pmlnr 6y agoI blame smartphones, the hardware. Without them, social media, the software would be MUCH less invasive.
- korijn 6y agoIt does certainly amplify the power of "user engagement optimization".
- m463 6y agoI think they made people powerless to control their experience. Before that, people bought firewall software for their computer. After that you had to rely on the phone manufacturers to "protect you" which was a blatant conflict of interest. To attract app makers, they needed to give them incentives, which basically boiled down to data after the price of apps plummeted to zero.
- TheJoYo 6y agoA $5 VSP server hosts all the social networking I need and it's owned and controlled by me. I think people overestimate the value that Facebook gives them because of the social graph it holds ransom.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 6y agoThat's a good solution for you. That's not a good solution for 99.9% of the population who have no idea what "ssh" is.
- TheJoYo 6y agoWhy is it not a good solution for those that don't know what `ssh` is?