Why Facebook is well placed to weather an advertising boycott

Re:Why Facebook is well placed to weather an advertising boy... by bredren on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @11:57PM (#23709850)

> You end up "socializing" more with strangers who hate you than with your friends.

There is a lot to read into this as I think many service’s social element is some form of fostering conflict.

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Re:Why Facebook is well placed to weather an advertising boy... by rahoulb on Thursday July 02, 2020 @09:32AM (#23712887)

I can't remember where I saw it, but someone described advertising driven social media as like a pub where they make their money from people having a fight by the front door rather than from selling beer.

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Re:Why Facebook is well placed to weather an advertising boy... by sjtindell on Thursday July 02, 2020 @01:34AM (#23710322)

I like that observation. The times when I was the most invested in YouTube and Reddit were both when I was having lots of arguments on the platform. Great food for thought.

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