Predatory Behavior Runs Rampant in Facebook’s Addiction Support Groups

Re:Predatory Behavior Runs Rampant in Facebook’s Addiction S... by wongarsu on Monday May 21, 2018 @11:42AM (#17119200)

So running a plantation on slave labor, mistreating those slaves, doesn't impact whether you are a good or a bad person? After all, you don't have anything personal against those people, slavery is just good business, and the more work you get out of your slaves the more money you make.

I'm all for cutting people slack for systematic issues, environment, zeitgeist etc. But just giving it a free pass because it's business seems very wrong. Most of the bad things in this world are "just business".

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Re:Predatory Behavior Runs Rampant in Facebook’s Addiction S... by matte_black on Monday May 21, 2018 @12:05PM (#17119366)

Many plantations were run without mistreating slaves. And many plantation owners had no choice but to use slaves as they couldn’t afford paid labor, or needed to keep profits up to stay competitive. It’s like holding a wolf by the ears: not a situation you want to be in, but not something you dare to let go.

Today’s equivalent might be H1B Visas, which many companies in the valley make ample use (and even abuse) of.

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Re:Predatory Behavior Runs Rampant in Facebook’s Addiction S... by Goronmon on Monday May 21, 2018 @01:33PM (#17120124)

Many plantations were run without mistreating slaves.

Slaves are mistreated by definition of being slaves.

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