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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    1. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 9 Sep 2016

      Aral Balkan Retweeted P Nielsen Hayden

      Once it has, think about what Facebook *is*. Imagine a factory farm. Now replace the livestock with humans. There.https://twitter.com/pnh/status/774251225567096832 …

      Aral Balkan added,

      P Nielsen HaydenVerified account @pnh
      Facebook deleted a post by the Prime Minister of Norway. Let that sink in. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/09/facebook-deletes-norway-pms-post-napalm-girl-post-row?CMP=share_btn_tw …
      4 replies 12 retweets 6 likes
    2. Wendy Cockcroft‏ @wendycockcroft 9 Sep 2016
      Replying to @aral

      Don't exaggerate. Other social media options exist, why not use those instead? It's the lack of adoption that keeps incumbents in...

      2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      Aral Balkan‏ @aral 9 Sep 2016
      Replying to @wendycockcroft

      Not an exaggeration; an analogy. See https://ind.ie/beyond-the-clouds …

      12:36 PM - 9 Sep 2016
      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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        2. Wendy Cockcroft‏ @wendycockcroft 12 Sep 2016
          Replying to @aral

          Yeah, I know that we're the product, Aral, but that's the trade-off; you use it because everyone else uses it. We're not helpless...

          2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 12 Sep 2016
          Replying to @wendycockcroft

          And what if all the viable alternatives have the same business model?

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. Wendy Cockcroft‏ @wendycockcroft 12 Sep 2016
          Replying to @aral

          Define "viable." The real question is, how do you make a living when you're making and sharing free stuff? The need to pay the rent...

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        5. Wendy Cockcroft‏ @wendycockcroft 12 Sep 2016
          Replying to @wendycockcroft @aral

          ...has created this situation. If there are other business models (and I'm sure there are) then how can you apply them to a social...

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        6. Wendy Cockcroft‏ @wendycockcroft 12 Sep 2016
          Replying to @wendycockcroft @aral

          ...media platform, and — $64k question — how do you get everyone you know to use it? Can there be such a thing as an ETHICAL social...

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        7. Wendy Cockcroft‏ @wendycockcroft 12 Sep 2016
          Replying to @wendycockcroft @aral

          ...media platform? You've got enough reach (given the number of your followers) to get people to try a new one. Which one will it be?

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        8. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 12 Sep 2016
          Replying to @wendycockcroft

          https://ind.ie/heartbeat  – https://ind.ie/beyond-the-clouds … Aware of all that. Living it :)

          2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        9. Wendy Cockcroft‏ @wendycockcroft 12 Sep 2016
          Replying to @aral

          Watching the video.

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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