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by codyswann 8y ago
I'm leading development on a React Native app using AppSync. So far it's amazing. It leverages Apollo for offline/GraphQL capabilities and Apache VTL to bind resources. It also integrates really nicely with AWS Amplify. One t
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by codyswann 9y ago
How am I changing goalposts? I'm making the point that "a lot" is a throwaway term. It's like saying a car is "very fast." Well, compared to a jet, a car is not fast at all. Also, "a lot" means someth
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by codyswann 9y ago
I'm very well informed and I'm 100% ok with Facebook using whatever data I put on it. The fact that some people choose to remain uninformed about what Facebook is doing with the data that these people willfully give them is on tho
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by codyswann 9y ago
Tell me why anyone should care. You have the option of using Facebook or not. If you don't have a Facebook account, they don't have your data. If you don't have a Walgreens loyalty card, they don't have your data. People
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by codyswann 9y ago
More people believe the world is flat than know what a "decentralized social network" is.
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by codyswann 9y ago
And yet if you said "Or you can pay me directly to use this service," how do you think people would respond? And you literally just described the profession of marketing. So if you replaced the inflammatory phrase "manipulate
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by codyswann 9y ago
"A lot" of people also think the world is flat. Let's be specific here. I would say 90% or more of Facebook users couldn't care less if their data is sold to advertisers. I'm one of those people. Tell me why I shoul
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by codyswann 9y ago
Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our own bullshit that we fail to realize that the average Facebook user has no idea what "decentralized" means; nor cares that their personal data is being sold. This is another example of faux ou