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I don't know why you want a government agency to dictate product strategy.

ecb_penguin 1y ago
It's the European way
komali2 1y ago
Because things in the State should help people, not exploit them. If the thing, in this case, a corporation, is harming people, why not force it to stop?
- bitpush 1y ago
  > If the thing, in this case, a corporation, is harming people Having messaging feature inside an app is harming people? Have we lost all perspective? Why stop at this? Why dont we have a dedicated device just for messaging because if you really think about it, iPhones are actively harming people.
- richwater 1y ago
  > If the thing, in this case, a corporation, is harming people, why not force it to stop? Lack of a messaging app is harming people? Let's be serious here.
  - komali2 1y ago
    No, the feed is harming people. Social media and the dark patterns they use to maximize engagement are harming people.
psychoslave 1y ago
From a government point of view, it makes sense to jump in when the product is a psy-ops at societal level, doesn’t it?
array_key_first 1y ago
Because most products are not only shit, they're designed in such a way to be as shit as possible. Because that legitimately works. Even if the government agency makes the worse decision possible, which they probably will, that's still an improvement, because we're completely maxed out on shit levels. That's how bad many products are today.
- bitpush 1y ago
  Really? You think government officials are best positioned to come up with next ChatGPT feature, or what how to implement authentication in a webapp?
  - array_key_first 1y ago
    Define best positioned? Best positioned as in, make the most money? No, of course not. Best positioned as in, not completely and totally fuck their users up the ass? Yes! Look at Meta, Google, OpenAI, you fucking name it. These companies are a cancer onto humanity. They are actively making everyone's lives worse, on purpose, for the pursuit of advertiser revenue and new and innovative addiction mechanisms. It's sort of like asking, who would you rather make your food? The government, or R.J. Reynolds? Shockingly, the answer is the government!
balder1991 1y ago
I suppose that’s because people already lost faith in the current system and where things are going as it is.

It's the European way

Because things in the State should help people, not exploit them. If the thing, in this case, a corporation, is harming people, why not force it to stop?

bitpush 1y ago
> If the thing, in this case, a corporation, is harming people Having messaging feature inside an app is harming people? Have we lost all perspective? Why stop at this? Why dont we have a dedicated device just for messaging because if you really think about it, iPhones are actively harming people.
richwater 1y ago
> If the thing, in this case, a corporation, is harming people, why not force it to stop? Lack of a messaging app is harming people? Let's be serious here.
- komali2 1y ago
  No, the feed is harming people. Social media and the dark patterns they use to maximize engagement are harming people.

psychoslave 1y ago

From a government point of view, it makes sense to jump in when the product is a psy-ops at societal level, doesn’t it?

array_key_first 1y ago

Because most products are not only shit, they're designed in such a way to be as shit as possible. Because that legitimately works. Even if the government agency makes the worse decision possible, which they probably will, that's still an improvement, because we're completely maxed out on shit levels. That's how bad many products are today.

bitpush 1y ago
Really? You think government officials are best positioned to come up with next ChatGPT feature, or what how to implement authentication in a webapp?
- array_key_first 1y ago
  Define best positioned? Best positioned as in, make the most money? No, of course not. Best positioned as in, not completely and totally fuck their users up the ass? Yes! Look at Meta, Google, OpenAI, you fucking name it. These companies are a cancer onto humanity. They are actively making everyone's lives worse, on purpose, for the pursuit of advertiser revenue and new and innovative addiction mechanisms. It's sort of like asking, who would you rather make your food? The government, or R.J. Reynolds? Shockingly, the answer is the government!

balder1991 1y ago

I suppose that’s because people already lost faith in the current system and where things are going as it is.