Facebook is the worst thing that's ever happened to the internet

Re:Facebook is the worst thing that's ever happened to the i... by mAEStro-paNDa on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @12:22PM (#18970065)

I agree much with your premise here. The capabilities that social media have provided are extremely valuable.

That said, I disagree with your conclusion. The issues that have come from Facebook and others are due to centralization, commodification of user data, the proliferation of echo chambers and advertising. Universal accessibility isn't the culprit, although that has generated issues on it's own as well.

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Re:Facebook is the worst thing that's ever happened to the i... by vertexFarm on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @02:50PM (#18971749)

Just out of curiosity, what capabilities do you think are extremely valuable? This isn't an attack or anything, I ask with sincerity.

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Re:Facebook is the worst thing that's ever happened to the i... by mAEStro-paNDa on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @04:37PM (#18972782)

This part could go with some rephrasing. Otherwise, first thing to come to mind is Twitter. Connecting directly to journalists and representatives, current events as they unfold in real-time, seem invaluable to me. Despite being in the era of the tweeting POTUS, and one where trust in the media is at a low, this still appears to be a net positive capability.

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