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It owes us precisely what we demand of it.
by gress 12y ago
It owes us precisely what we demand of it.
- freehunter 12y agoDefine "we". How many people are demanding Facebook change? What percentage of their userbase, and what percentage of their income? How much will Facebook stock decrease if they say "no"? The answer is none, as evidenced by the fact that this is the status quo. Listen, I don't want to defend big corporations or their sleazy ways. What I'm saying is, no one is entitled to use Facebook. Thomas Jefferson didn't demand states recognize Google's privacy policy. Amazon isn't enshrined in the Magna Carta. So don't talk about sacrifice like you're losing a leg. No one is pointing a gun at you and demanding you post to Twitter.
- gress 12y agoThis is a total straw man. The issue here is about tracking by advertisers seeking to discover personal details about you. Avoiding this is not simply a matter of just not using one product. It's pervasive across all major services on the internet. Having a severely curtailed access to the internet is most definitely a sacrifice in modern life.