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Thanks for the facts. I think the basic premise of the article seems sound and unsurprising -- facebook users are the product sold to advertizers. > That’s th

Thanks for the facts. I think the basic premise of the article seems sound and unsurprising -- facebook users are the product sold to advertizers. > That’s the lie that gets you in the door, and then Facebook uses every nasty trick it can to do one thing: keep you scrolling. As long as you’re scrolling you’re looking at Facebook ads. What your comment suggests to me is that getting users to post and comment is probably instrumental to getting them to view more ads? More content, more scrolling, more ads? Or is that mistaken as well based on your experience?

mgraczyk 4y ago
Yes in the long term. People who post are more likely to be retained for a long time for a lot of reasons, partially because they are more likely to receive feedback on their posts and the feedback keeps them engaged. The ultimate long term goal of Facebook is to get everyone to use VR. The shorter term goal (3-5 years) is to get people to keep coming back to Facebook and enjoying it.
anonymous_sorry 4y ago
Lets assume for a second that Facebook's only goal is to maximise global scrolling, (measured in metres, say). They obviously need content for people to scroll through. If I post something compelling, potentially all my friends will scroll an extra 20cm. If I have 300 friends, that's a total of 60 metres extra scrolling in the world. More than I alone am likely to scroll in a day.