With all due respect, that sounds like Stockholm syndrome to me.
If Facebook makes you feel "helpless" and "filled with dread", then probably the most empowering choice is to stop using Facebook.
Re:Beware Centralization
by jimkleiber on Sunday October 03, 2021 @12:55PM
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I'm pretty sure Stockholm Syndrome is when one falls in love with their hostage taker, which sounds pretty different than me feeling distance or animosity towards Facebook. Fair point in that it may not be so healthy for me to stay, although leaving also has its strong downsides, which may contribute to this feeling of helplessness, and yet I'm almost certain it's not Stockholm syndrome.
Honestly, I'm not sure how it would look. I imagine it might feel different. I imagine I might feel a little more hopeful, instead of so helpless. A little more calm, less filled with dread. I imagine I might feel a little more relaxed, believing I have some say in a safety valve to keep the platform going, in case some leader takes it in a direction that most of us don't want.
I don't know if I'd even want direct democracy, where we users vote on feature prioritization and other nitty-gritty details, I may like some type of representative democracy.
I don't know. It may not look different but maybe it would feel different. Does that make any sense?