Good riddance. Like any tech company, the topic has nuance. FB provides utility, no doubt about it. It's also a massive double-edged sword with nasty trade-offs.
What is finally coming to light through this is the anger that's existed forever with individuals who want to opt out, but can't. Individuals who do not want this moralizing, tone-deaf inevitability projected by Zuck/Sandberg/supporters. Every parent that's had to fight their PTA, citizen that's fought their community group, or parent even countering own parents about wanting to participate in those critical aspects of civic life, but not doing it on Facebook - "no, you can't post a picture of my kid on there." This is putting aside the Q, the DJT, the absurd Hurricane Maria VR tour Zuck took, the "Lean In" paired with insta body shaming....the everything of the last 4+ years.
FB is not some corner of the internet, it's not like privacy/encryption/crypto types you can sort of ignore and leave it at that. It wormed its way into so many aspects of life, and the only way to live a "normal" life and avoid it is to be sort of an abrasive a-hole to people you love. I'm so glad this anger is finally getting a voice. If this turns south, the company has what's coming to it.
What is finally coming to light through this is the anger that's existed forever with individuals who want to opt out, but can't. Individuals who do not want this moralizing, tone-deaf inevitability projected by Zuck/Sandberg/supporters. Every parent that's had to fight their PTA, citizen that's fought their community group, or parent even countering own parents about wanting to participate in those critical aspects of civic life, but not doing it on Facebook - "no, you can't post a picture of my kid on there." This is putting aside the Q, the DJT, the absurd Hurricane Maria VR tour Zuck took, the "Lean In" paired with insta body shaming....the everything of the last 4+ years.
FB is not some corner of the internet, it's not like privacy/encryption/crypto types you can sort of ignore and leave it at that. It wormed its way into so many aspects of life, and the only way to live a "normal" life and avoid it is to be sort of an abrasive a-hole to people you love. I'm so glad this anger is finally getting a voice. If this turns south, the company has what's coming to it.