Re:Facebook drains users' cellphone batteries intentionally ...
by pas on Monday January 30, 2023 @02:17PM
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but it's also probably false with a likelihood of at least 99%
Facebook is designed fundamentally to be a social graph, a representation of people's lives, blablabla. the more time people spend representing their lives on FB, the more attached they are to their online persona/profile/connections (and the dopamine rewards through likes and engagement), the more money it makes.
misinformation bubble? who cares. if that is what people want to represent, FB provides it, sure, but it's not what it is designed for.
Facebook is designed fundamentally to be a social graph, a representation of people's lives, blablabla. the more time people spend representing their lives on FB, the more attached they are to their online persona/profile/connections (and the dopamine rewards through likes and engagement), the more money it makes.
misinformation bubble? who cares. if that is what people want to represent, FB provides it, sure, but it's not what it is designed for.