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Facebook spent 23 seconds fighting racism, and failed
- tdkl 12y ago> This is where we would hope that the Internet would come in. After all, that’s the promise of the digital age, isn’t it? Unlimited access to a sea of information. Anyone can learn anything. Underfunded schools are a moot point, because everyone can pull themselves up by their bootstraps with a wireless connection, and fix any stubborn points of ignorance they might have — whether that be advanced algebra or racism. Sadly you won't find this on popular sites like Facebook. Learning is all but popular.
- theorique 12y agoI wonder what the solution is. With so many people encased with their own filter bubble, and and an increasing number unwilling to consider other points of view rationally (i.e. objectively, without judgment, and without jumping to take offense), I only see the situation growing more and more polarized over time. The article would have been improved by reducing the sniping at "white people" and recognizing that this is a broad, human issue. People tend to cluster in groups that have similarities. In some cases, the similarities are along interests (bitcoin geeks, Alabama football boosters) and in other cases the similarities are along ethnic, religious or cultural lines. It's not something that white people are doing to others - it's a human tendency.
- cafard 12y agoMeh. If you give people an opportunity to voice an opinion for (effectively) nothing, some will. Those wishing to hand out bruises may be more motivated to voice their opinions than those who'd rather deal out hugs. To quote Caliban (The Tempest, Act 1, Scene 1) Cal. You taught me language; and my profit on ’t Is, I know how to curse: the red plague rid you, For learning me your language!