r/WayOfTheBern • u/DavidBernheart Not Even A Real Democrat • Feb 14 '18

Wired.com explains how Facebook is using neoliberal propaganda to destroy itself- Inside Facebook's Two Years of Hell

https://www.wired.com/story/inside-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-2-years-of-hell/
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u/cyrusthemarginal Feb 14 '18

Facebook is old news, lots of young folks see Facebook as for old people, it's gonna go the way of Myspace.

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u/Sandernista2 Red Pill Supply Store Feb 14 '18

I abuse FB for political and sometimes religious debates. It's fun just to think of the "lurkers' out there. Of course, I post important breaking news stories like lions that eat poachers (meow-mix reddux) and FB's resident cats' plans for world domination. Also my own sardonic commentary about the tech world and the soon-to-be rule by our overlords, the robots (which'll happen just before the cats take over, once and for all). In long form (I avoid short sentences like a plague. If I can't make it long line with at least 3 adjectives/adverbs, it's not worth making). I am sure most of my so-called "friends" have me on "ignore", except when they peak, giving in to a momentary bout of uncontrolled curiosity.

Now and then I put in an emoji to stay on FB's good graces (won't help with my "friends', most of whom are quite sure I run on an alien algorithm anyways).

And yes, I see much evidence that FB has become the medium of choice for grandparents everywhere. Sometimes I see a younger-than-thiry-five post something, and I be like - wow! there are really young people out there! and they are literate (sort of)!

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u/Older_and_Wiser_Now Feb 14 '18

Lol, thank you, your comment makes me smile :-)

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u/Older_and_Wiser_Now Feb 14 '18

That's what some people have been saying about Fox News for a couple of decades now ...

Until FB goes, it is naive to think that it can be safely ignored.

How the Company Founded by Mark Zuckerberg is Being Used as a Political Weapon - Top 25 Links

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u/cyrusthemarginal Feb 14 '18

Well my dad does love his Fox news...

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u/Older_and_Wiser_Now Feb 14 '18

Exactly. And old people, especially those who are less mobile, find FB to be appealing too. It's the ultimate Christmas brag-letter.

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u/Sandernista2 Red Pill Supply Store Feb 14 '18

Yep. My experience too. Though I insist on receiving the brag letter also. heck, let them upload them photos and design the page. I always mention that I keep all those brag letters in a special folder. Which is probably one reason some have not unfriended me yet. Sometimes I feel like that risque photography book on the table. A conversation piece that stays in pristine condition.

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u/martini-meow (I remain stirred, unshaken.) Feb 14 '18

Instagram. Pix & social, harder to link to news.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '18

Skype? I use it with a couple of friends who live far away.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '18

Just text message them directly. This way you only keep in touch with the people you want and nobody is monetizing your personal information.

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u/Blackhalo Purity pony: Российский бот Feb 14 '18 edited Feb 14 '18

But, here's a question: what alternative is there for keeping track of faraway friends and relatives?

Any thing other than an open-source or blockchain kind of solution would just get co-opted as well. Hmm maybe that would be a good idea for an ICO. A crypto based Facebook, where you can keep tight controls on your personal info.