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Company CEO's may be top-down bureaucrats, but they don't have power to coerce you. No one is legally required to have a Facebook account, on pain of civil or
by zozbot234 2y ago
Company CEO's may be top-down bureaucrats, but they don't have power to coerce you. No one is legally required to have a Facebook account, on pain of civil or criminal penalties. And if Facebook becomes less popular with its users, Zuckerberg feels the hit immediately as the value of his stake in the venture drops. Government bureaucrats can have vast powers of coercion at their disposal, and there's no obvious way to replace them if this power is abused. Elections are better than nothing, but they're also slow and imperfect.
- nunez 2y agoThere's a difference between hard power, which Facebook doesn't have, and soft power, which Facebook has tons of. No one is legally required to have a Facebook account, but if you want to find out what times businesses are (actually) open and closed, get the latest information about what's happening in your neighborhood or even remain somewhat connected with people, you absolutely need to have an Instagram account and better be fine with using X (hence Musk willing to break the bank to acquire it). In many countries, you must have a WhatsApp account to receive official communications from their governments. In other words, not having a WhatsApp account could be a safety issue.
- anonym29 2y agoThe American consumer lacks the discipline needed to boycott products and services that merely harm the consumer, which is amusing considering how effective the American consumer is at boycotting products and services offered by companies with views which offend the consumer.