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I don't think Facebook is separate from the Internet. I think people's purview changes and is different from one another. For some people, "the Internet" is Fa
by mikegioia 11y ago
I don't think Facebook is separate from the Internet. I think people's purview changes and is different from one another.
For some people, "the Internet" is Facebook and maybe Netflix. That's it. They may not even understand that there's more out there, or what a web page even is. Facebook and Netflix are certainly closer to applications than they are websites. I imagine the Internet to them is an extension of the apps they use on their phone.
I would even go so far as to say for some people, Google is the only way they know of to find things. Which to me is more scary, since Google in a sense can control what X% of the population sees as the users aren't even aware of another means of accessing blocked content.
- dhimes 11y agoI would even go so far as to say for some people, Google is the only way they know of to find things Totally agree. I watched a family member Google "budget rental cars" to get to budget.com. Seriously. She wasn't searching, she needed customer service in order to keep a car a few extra days. To her, Google is the "internet" (web, actually, but you know what I mean in this context).