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Can we all just agree that there are different variations on the theme of dark patterns and market domination and that one corporation isn't the "end all/be all
by r00fus 6y ago
Can we all just agree that there are different variations on the theme of dark patterns and market domination and that one corporation isn't the "end all/be all" of evil? They're both bad. At least you can reasonably avoid FB but if you're in China, how do you avoid WeChat?
- em-bee 6y agoi am not trying to argue that wechat is better than facebook. yes, they are both bad. i am just trying to offer some counterpoints to show that wechat isn't really worse either. the only reason i need to be on wechat is to keep in touch with friends. the same would be true elsewhere where some people are only on facebook/whatsapp. (there are some facebook only groups that i would like to join too) wechat payment is convenient, but there are alternatives. and cash still works (online shopping also works directly with a bank account). i managed to avoid wechat for the greater part of a decade here, until i was no longer able to avoid it because i was locked out of to many contacts who were only on wechat.