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> I mean what else can you really do? Mental health outcomes are a second order effect of FB’s stuff. I don't think Mr. Zuckerberg can do much, besides pivotin
by rkk3 5y ago
> I mean what else can you really do? Mental health outcomes are a second order effect of FB’s stuff.
I don't think Mr. Zuckerberg can do much, besides pivoting to a new-flagship product which is what he might be trying to do with "Meta".
With FB/IG they are just responding to demand in the market. Maybe there are low hanging ways to make it fundamentally better for mental health, but at a certain point that objective will clash with $ and who know's if it's what consumers want if given the option https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_(cigarette) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_(cigarette)
The government should probably step-in to research and regulate but its more systemic than just FB. Apple/Google don't get their fair share of the blame, they are selling Skinner Boxes as a service to all these companies. It's ridiculous you can't have more control of notifications. If I want to get a notification for a New Message, Tagged in a post or an update from Delivery driver... I have to also let these apps poke me whenever they want to try to get me addicted to their platforms.