For the record, the issue with FB is *not* that its business model is ads. Advertising serves a valuable function in society. It connects buyers and sellers, it's useful to many. The issue is basing its product on manipulating people, and misleading the public about its impact.
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Serving as a willing tool in the corruption of democracy and the spread of hateful propaganda, making millions in the process, then lying to the public about it, is more than a "bug" that you can shrug off. It's a fundamental moral failing. "Evil", by another word.
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On top of the social alienation and depression it creates, and the hundreds of billions of wasted hours of human time it causes. Some tech products empower human potential, some tech products destroy it. Some do a bit of both. FB is not in the gray zone.
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Replying to @fchollet @generativist
I disagree. There's a great deal of grey area. It quite obviously is a great way for people to connect over a distance, especially to nurture our various social groups. The downside is the meddling or inadequate curation, and the way some people use it to further their abuse.
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Up until a few minutes ago, I used it for family and friends too. Mine are 3000 miles from me, and I miss them terribly. I just deactivated my account though.https://twitter.com/generativist/status/965589213558247424 …
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💥 (wannabe) Ƀreaker of (the Bad) Loops 💫 @generativist1/ I reacted to@robjective's nonsense a day ago. It's been slowing churning inside my mind ever since. Today, I deactivated my@facebook account. I can no longer pretend it isn't an inherently evil product, and my participation is a mere drop in the bucket.#deactivatefacebook https://twitter.com/generativist/status/965027286859833345 …Show this thread2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @generativist @fchollet
Perhaps I missed the latest news. It has certainly been used for some bad things (rating friends, emotional manipulation etc, insensitive advertising, slipping up on privacy, having poor process on abuse).
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Replying to @annwitbrock @fchollet
Yes. The balance has tipped for me. You have a healthy desire for social connection to your friends and family. It's the nuclear strong force they rely upon, allowing them to act irresponsibly without consequence.
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Replying to @generativist @fchollet
That FB rely on. They've never been noted for responsibility. They seem to only learn in hindsight. I'm expecting users will again push back causing them to pivot to something more socially acceptable. Trends only come from low-grade papers and ones that are heading that way.
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I think they'll enact the minimum change possible -- enough to bleed backlash without effecting their profit model. That's their pattern. At 515 billion in market cap and the source of news for literally most people, I'm personally unwilling to offer them any more leeway.
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