if the concern is abuse, i wouldn’t give it to gov

Right, because it's better to trust that analysis to FaceBook. Why they could even pop-up something suggesting you seek help.

i assume this is sarcasm which is unhelpful.

the original claim was to trust no one. my comment was the government should also not be trusted.

people put on such a front on social i wouldn’t trust any analysis. especially not health related

If that was your original intent, you phrased it really badly. You didn't say "trust no one". People were asking what to do with it, and you said "i wouldn’t give it to gov". That isn't "this is dangerous and shouldn't exist".

> I'd say very little good can come from this.

> if the concern is abuse

not my intent, OP. the comment i replied to suggested gov instead. i made a comment about gov

there was as much reason to assume what i meant as much as what you assumed

I see what you're saying now. Sorry to misinterpret you.

The concern is directing public resources in ways that are most effective. I'm thinking about populations and not individuals.

i like your idea of improving effectiveness

population level data of social media is vulnerable to abuse by gov. social media is a poor input and gov will exploit ambiguity to their benefit.