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> The interesting question here is whether Facebook is somehow accidentally amplifying it. > Certainly it is not in Facebook's interest to allow this kind of d
by kodah 5y ago
> The interesting question here is whether Facebook is somehow accidentally amplifying it.
> Certainly it is not in Facebook's interest to allow this kind of data harvesting
Mark Zuckerberg has been quoted through leaked documents to be a strong purveyor of "engagement" at nearly all costs. I don't think giving Facebook the term "accidental" is appropriate anymore. Their desire for engagement trumps the health of their network. I'll dig through my favorited submissions for the WSJ article.
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That was easy: https://archive.md/GQFLq https://archive.md/GQFLq
People are rarely motivated by evil, but they are motivated by opportunity to which an outcome can be perceived as pure evil by the people it affects most.
- taurath 5y agoEngagement is a really dirty word to me nowadays - the attention economy comes with all sorts of really bad side effects. We’ve turned almost all conversations into an ad in order to sell more ads. It’s you vs 100 people with a doctorate in psychology at any given time.
- termau 5y agoAgreed. I've actively taken steps to combat it, only use my phone in black and white mode, and removed all apps. Stick to my PC for general browsing and my phone use as gone down to 30 minutes a day (mostly calls, messages with the wife, and email).
- fsiefken 5y agosame here
- d3nj4l 5y agoHere's a funny thing: I did most of the things you did, but I kept going back to twitter et al using my browser. The biggest change, though, was removing my ad blocker. Being confronted with tons of garbage ads forced me to stop using these services faster than the minor inconveniences like deleting the app.
- raindropm 5y agoHey....now that's Adblock usage I somehow overlook. I remember can't browse IG more than a couple minutes on a phone because there is an ads for every 5 pictures, but I can browse it mindlessly on my PC with Adblock installed, because the experience is so clean. Maybe they knew all along. :p
- ogma 5y agoDeath penalty for Zuck, please.
- gary_0 5y agoFacebook isn't "cartoon villain" evil, it's "paperclip maximizer" evil.