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Social media, ultimately, is information. There is no point in polarizing Facebook as good or bad. It is access to certain types of information and one must lea
by remir 5y ago
Social media, ultimately, is information. There is no point in polarizing Facebook as good or bad. It is access to certain types of information and one must learn to discern if it can serve them or not.
- r00fus 5y agoRootkits are information, too. Why do we have anti-malware functionality built into our systems/networks? Yes, I am am making the analogy that large parts of FB are equivalent to malware.
- white-flame 5y agoFacebook (and most other businesses in the space) is a system of manipulating and editorializing individuals' social communication in order to extract engagement-related profit. This is not a common carrier, but an active distorter.
- stemlord 5y agoWrong, facebook is a politically involved corporate entity. Additionally they've proven relentlessly over the past decade plus to give zero fucks about improving their scorched earth method of making money.