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This 2014 Alternet piece by Harmon Leon only really talks the cult-like aspects of Facebook from a consumer POV [1]. The only other thing I saw (but have not re

This 2014 Alternet piece by Harmon Leon only really talks the cult-like aspects of Facebook from a consumer POV [1]. The only other thing I saw (but have not read) is Minda Zetlin's article here [2] I do know people who got sucked into FB, not as individuals but via acquisition. I don't hear from those people any more and suspect they realised any association with me would not be in their career interests. [1] https://www.alternet.org/2014/12/8-ways-facebook-cult-just-scientology/ https://www.alternet.org/2014/12/8-ways-facebook-cult-just-s... [2] https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/facebook-culture-cult-like-former-employees-report.html https://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/facebook-culture-cult-like-...

lifeplusplus 5y ago
Reading article helped me process what I've been feeling. Which reminded me fb also has internal Facebook like thing called workplace and all new hires are basically being encouraged to post photos of their whole life like other 10k employees are their close relatives. Also cringey LinkedIn style "I'm so grateful..." blurbs. Basically it feels like they want me to publicly obsessively say "metaverse is the future I'm so happy our values are the best I'm grateful to be here mark is a genius that's why I'll work 60 hours a week"
- jcpham2 5y ago
  Standard social media virtue signaling
  - lifeplusplus 5y ago
    onboarding is a grooming session - "why don't you share how one of metaverse products changed your life"
    - burntoutfire 5y ago
      I wonder what happens if you give reasonable, sane, but negative answers- e.g. "none of the products has had any effect on my life" etc.
      - lifeplusplus 5y ago
        I think you would become pariah and would be avoided by instructor and other people in the class. From instructor to keep the presentation going in the pre-planned direction and from fellow participants to avoid coming under negative light due to association.

lifeplusplus 5y ago

Reading article helped me process what I've been feeling. Which reminded me fb also has internal Facebook like thing called workplace and all new hires are basically being encouraged to post photos of their whole life like other 10k employees are their close relatives. Also cringey LinkedIn style "I'm so grateful..." blurbs. Basically it feels like they want me to publicly obsessively say "metaverse is the future I'm so happy our values are the best I'm grateful to be here mark is a genius that's why I'll work 60 hours a week"

jcpham2 5y ago
Standard social media virtue signaling
- lifeplusplus 5y ago
  onboarding is a grooming session - "why don't you share how one of metaverse products changed your life"
  - burntoutfire 5y ago
    I wonder what happens if you give reasonable, sane, but negative answers- e.g. "none of the products has had any effect on my life" etc.
    - lifeplusplus 5y ago
      I think you would become pariah and would be avoided by instructor and other people in the class. From instructor to keep the presentation going in the pre-planned direction and from fellow participants to avoid coming under negative light due to association.