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Re:Zuckerberg: this election is not going to be business as ... by Lineup on Friday September 04, 2020 @02:33AM (#24372289)
Right! And that's really a great point, it can be a positive for individuals. Except that for society it has negative value. This is like opening a mine, extracting all the resources, and leaving behind a poisonous scab on the earth. (Not coincidentally the way I picture MZ.)
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Re:Zuckerberg: this election is not going to be business as ... by alphachloride on Friday September 04, 2020 @11:46AM (#24376000)
I have not seen evidence to quantify its value to society as a positive/negative. Would society have been worse off or better off without Facebook? I believe that is not an answerable question because it is alternate history.
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