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you should probably get some distance from IT for a while to get some perspective. Facebook was in the advertising business... Not better but not worst than wha
by bsaul 4y ago
you should probably get some distance from IT for a while to get some perspective. Facebook was in the advertising business... Not better but not worst than what this sector previously did to help brands manipulate the opinion.
It's certainly a great loss to have so many brilliant minds work in that crappy business, but let's not compare that to any kind of atrocities humans have been capable of in the west in the 20th century.
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- thot_experiment 4y agoYou may be right, I hope you are. I make posts in this vein partially in the hope that someone will convince me I am wrong because it would be a hell of a burden lifted off my shoulders if I could exist in this world without feeling constantly assaulted by FB/Microsoft/Apple/Amazon etc. To be clear though, while I think ads/fake news etc are bad, they're not the main reasons I am so negative. I believe that at their core, these organizations operate under incentive structures that encourage dis-empowering people at every turn. Regulatory and userbase capture allow them to continually make choices that hurt users and help their bottom line. It feels like they are emblematic of a world view where normal people aren't trusted with the power of the computer. Where it's okay to play zero sum games. That's vile.
- fenderbluesjr 4y agoStep away from the computer and you will no longer be 'constantly assaulted' by tech companies
- thot_experiment 4y agoSure, but I really really love the computer actually. I'm here because I love it and because I want it to be better for everyone.