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I blame smartphones, the hardware. Without them, social media, the software would be MUCH less invasive.
by pmlnr 6y ago
I 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.