A little while ago I played with the idea that if the masses were convinced that breaking up Facebook (or Google, Amazon, etc) was a good idea and that it eventually happened - the surviving BigTech "shrapnel" would be…
Anybody give this a quick skim and can offer any insight?
I think that in the west, we have a different dynamic between tech and government - one that makes a huge difference. In China, it would appear that the government is deeply involved with WeChat (which itself, is deeply…
Ah, yes, I see that now. That's a shame - quite annoying really. I don't get it. I don't really see what it is I wrote that warranted getting "flagged". I just said I wasn't keen on maintaining an account and, with…
I don't know whether one could "stop where the internet is going". I think the internet is what it is. It has its merits and it has its flaws. I'm just saying we seem to be pointing the finger at Facebook as the source…
Regarding "using a throwaway account", please see my response to piffey below. In short, I don't have a main - I'm usually always just a reader. I actually wholeheartedly disagree with Karma-type systems in general and…
That's very fair criticism, and you're right, promoting something to others based on the probability of it triggering a reaction has some pretty major downsides. Although I don't know the specifics of Facebook's…
> I am not sure what the alternative you propose is. Dig your head deeper into sand? I was trying to edit my comment earlier to purposely extend on this point, but was unable to. Would nobody agree that perhaps this…
Please see my response to piffy.
You know what is truly ironic? I don't have a "main" account to begin with. I am foremost a lurker. Why did I create a throwaway account, and why did I purposely name and highlight that it was a "throwaway"? Two…
I was hoping for a more in-depth answer, but okay, ad-hominem it is then.
I know this is a highly unpopular opinion (and hence the throwaway), but I really don't understand this idea of wanting to "break up" Facebook and the underlying motivation behind these types of statements. What exactly…
A little while ago I played with the idea that if the masses were convinced that breaking up Facebook (or Google, Amazon, etc) was a good idea and that it eventually happened - the surviving BigTech "shrapnel" would be…
Anybody give this a quick skim and can offer any insight?
I think that in the west, we have a different dynamic between tech and government - one that makes a huge difference. In China, it would appear that the government is deeply involved with WeChat (which itself, is deeply…
Ah, yes, I see that now. That's a shame - quite annoying really. I don't get it. I don't really see what it is I wrote that warranted getting "flagged". I just said I wasn't keen on maintaining an account and, with…
I don't know whether one could "stop where the internet is going". I think the internet is what it is. It has its merits and it has its flaws. I'm just saying we seem to be pointing the finger at Facebook as the source…
Regarding "using a throwaway account", please see my response to piffey below. In short, I don't have a main - I'm usually always just a reader. I actually wholeheartedly disagree with Karma-type systems in general and…
That's very fair criticism, and you're right, promoting something to others based on the probability of it triggering a reaction has some pretty major downsides. Although I don't know the specifics of Facebook's…
> I am not sure what the alternative you propose is. Dig your head deeper into sand? I was trying to edit my comment earlier to purposely extend on this point, but was unable to. Would nobody agree that perhaps this…
Please see my response to piffy.
You know what is truly ironic? I don't have a "main" account to begin with. I am foremost a lurker. Why did I create a throwaway account, and why did I purposely name and highlight that it was a "throwaway"? Two…
I was hoping for a more in-depth answer, but okay, ad-hominem it is then.
I know this is a highly unpopular opinion (and hence the throwaway), but I really don't understand this idea of wanting to "break up" Facebook and the underlying motivation behind these types of statements. What exactly…