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Re:50M Facebook profiles harvested for Cambridge Analytica i... by John_KZ on Saturday March 17, 2018 @01:12PM (#16607924)
The problem is that regular people no longer have a place to communicate. It used to be that the workplace, church, neighborhood or union meetings were the place to socialize and discuss these issues and take collective action. Now we have nowhere to turn to. Modern nomadic culture alongside temporary jobs, low trust and personalized news all make sure that we cannot take collective action on anything.

We need to find a new way to communicate before this cancer becomes so widespread that the last bastillions are lost.

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Re:50M Facebook profiles harvested for Cambridge Analytica i... by krapp on Saturday March 17, 2018 @01:29PM (#16608018)
> It used to be that the workplace, church, neighborhood or union meetings were the place to socialize and discuss these issues and take collective action

People still socialize and discuss issues in the real world. Having a Facebook group for a church or neighborhood doesn't preclude anyone from going to church or physically interacting with their neighbors. People also still take collective action in the real world - Antifa, BLM and the Tea Party are three modern examples, but there are countless others which simply don't get media attention.

And, all else aside, social media is still perfectly adequate for enabling communication between most people.

I'm sorry, but your comment seems more rooted in hyperbole than reality.

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Re:50M Facebook profiles harvested for Cambridge Analytica i... by mch82 on Sunday March 18, 2018 @12:02PM (#16612547)
If you include the word “privately” then some of the criticism you’re receiving may fall away. “Regular people no longer have a place to communicate privately”.

This is increasingly true. Actions are increasingly recorded. Privacy is increasingly undermined. We have a big problem on our hands.

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Re:50M Facebook profiles harvested for Cambridge Analytica i... by CaptSpify on Saturday March 17, 2018 @02:22PM (#16608272)
> The problem is that regular people no longer have a place to communicate.

Have email, chat, forums, physical letters, meetings, etc gone away for some reason?

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