Hidden inside the addictive surveillance monster that FB became, there is a product that many people could benefit from. The "phone book for the whole world th

Hidden inside the addictive surveillance monster that FB became, there is a product that many people could benefit from. The "phone book for the whole world that kinda work." The "one stop shop for getting news about some remote family members". The "local cultural event agenda". Etc... Can such a product exist without ads ? Without political ads ? Without algorithmically personnalized ads ? Without algoritmically personalized ads and an algorithm that rewards toxic and divisive content from troll farms ? Could it turn a profit in the end ? We're at the moment where, as a society, we've witnessed too many people die drunk in insecure cars, and are deciding what kind of drinking age limit and seatbelts need to be enforced. I can bet you we're not going to stop drinking, and we're not going to stop using cars.