skillzdadirecta Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Also that it was deliberately designed to be as addictive as cigarettes Quote Facebook's former director of monetization Tim Kendall says he had a role in making Facebook as addictive as cigarettes — and worries that Facebook could be just as damaging to its users. In a testimony before the House Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee published Thursday, Kendall accused Facebook of building algorithms that have facilitated the spread of misinformation, encouraged divisive rhetoric, and laid the groundwork for a "mental health crisis." "We took a page from Big Tobacco's playbook, working to make our offering addictive at the outset," Kendall said in prepared remarks submitted to lawmakers ahead of Thursday's hearing. "The social media services that I and others have built over the past 15 years have served to tear people apart with alarming speed and intensity. At the very least, we have eroded our collective understanding — at worst, I fear we are pushing ourselves to the brink of a civil war." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Facebook and Mark Zuckerburg bear a large amount of responsibility for the current state of this country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentWorld Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 What if the development of social media is the answer to the Fermi paradox. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 1 hour ago, CayceG said: Facebook and Mark Zuckerburg bear a large amount of responsibility for the current state of this country. Don't forget Twitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 46 minutes ago, SilentWorld said: What if the development of social media is the answer to the Fermi paradox. There are probably multiple answers to the Fermi Paradox in fairness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 During my time on Facebook, I could watch it turn people into supersized, insane caricatures of themselves. I can only imagine how severe this influence actually is if even I, as a common user could clearly see it. I also fully blame social media for my mother's nonsensical, harebrained ideology which has become a problem to the point where we don't really speak much anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I mean, yeah... I spend about 15 minutes a week on facebook, and almost all of that is reading what all of my shit brained right winger "friends" and family are posting and shaking my head. After 5 minutes I'm generally ready to kill people, so yeah. The next question is this... would a civil war be so bad? Do we even need to fight? Let's just let em go. Split the nation in two and let all the Trump fuckfaced fucker faces go start their own shithole country. Fuck em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 29 minutes ago, Bloodporne said: During my time on Facebook, I could watch it turn people into supersized, insane caricatures of themselves. I can only imagine how severe this influence actually is if even I, as a common user could clearly see it. I also fully blame social media for my mother's nonsensical, harebrained ideology which has become a problem to the point where we don't really speak much anymore. Apparently I'm lucky because like 99.5% of Facebook feed is decidedly not crazy shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, Jason said: Apparently I'm lucky because like 99.5% of Facebook feed is decidedly not crazy shit. It wasn't even just political shit or anything for me. It just turned out that apparently most people I know, and I'm sure me to others as well, had interests, weird character traits, family drama etc. I just never wanted nor needed to know about. Like shit man, I like hanging out at the bar once in a while and you're a good mechanic but I would've preferred to not know about you not paying child support and making a public show out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osxmatt Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Facebook is a right-wing hellhole. I feel much better having deleted it. If only I could delete the entire site too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I’ve been off Facebook since 2013, and was only on it for a year. That year was enough and I’ve never felt an urge to reactivate my account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, Bloodporne said: It wasn't even just political shit or anything for me. It just turned out that apparently most people I know, and I'm sure me to others as well, had interests, weird character traits, family drama etc. I just never wanted nor needed to know about. Like shit man, I like hanging out at the bar once in a while and you're a good mechanic but I would've preferred to not know about you not paying child support and making a public show out of it. I don't really get any of that either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 @Joestradamus- we're gonna use your boss's skull as a drinking goblet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 15 minutes ago, Emperor Diocletian II said: @Joestradamus- we're gonna use your boss's skull as a drinking goblet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I'm only on Facebook still because it's still the top place for wedding photography leads/marketing. However, I'm getting close to pulling the plug on that side hustle since I just got a good raise at work (new position) and don't need it as much anymore, especially for the hassle of dealing with brides during the pandemic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 56 minutes ago, osxmatt said: Facebook is a right-wing hellhole. I feel much better having deleted it. If only I could delete the entire site too. True story: I got banned for three days for referring to the Trumps as “white trash”, but when I reported a white woman for having multiple posts proclaiming “WHITE POWER”, I was told that THAT didn’t violate TOS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joestradamus Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 49 minutes ago, Emperor Diocletian II said: @Joestradamus- we're gonna use your boss's skull as a drinking goblet! It truly is an awkward feeling right now. Incredibly cringe when employees circle jerk the guy and all their top execs. I don't look at anything anymore except for my tasks at hand now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaku3 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 13 minutes ago, Joestradamus said: It truly is an awkward feeling right now. Incredibly cringe when employees circle jerk the guy and all their top execs. I don't look at anything anymore except for my tasks at hand now. That happens alot at my job too. Well more the circlejerk is for the company as a whole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 39 minutes ago, MarSolo said: True story: I got banned for three days for referring to the Trumps as “white trash”, but when I reported a white woman for having multiple posts proclaiming “WHITE POWER”, I was told that THAT didn’t violate TOS. The Republican political operatives who call the shots at Facebook - Popular Information POPULAR.INFO This is the online version of the Popular Information newsletter. You can get independent accountability journalism in your inbox every week. Sign up here: (From left to right: Facebook’s Joel Kaplan, Katie Harbath, and Kevin Martin) In recent months, Facebook has repeatedly taken actions that benefit Republicans and the right-wing. For example: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joestradamus Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 i'm ready to call out shit once i leave, once I have another job lined up. but honestly not trying to look at the moment as it's stable and my wife and I aggressively saving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 12 hours ago, CayceG said: Facebook and Mark Zuckerburg bear a large amount of responsibility for the current state of this country. So do the execs at Twitter and Google... I'd throw MS in there too for failing to police Xbox live adequately in the early days. A whole generation was raised in the toxic environment of online gaming where they were given license to behave as awfully as they could imagine with little to no consequences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 32 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: So do the execs at Twitter and Google... I'd throw MS in there too for failing to police Xbox live adequately in the early days. A whole generation was raised in the toxic environment of online gaming where they were given license to behave as awfully as they could imagine with little to no consequences. Not that IGN ever had anywhere remotely near the same reach as any of these but even the IGN boards, despite how ban-happy the mods were, cultivated an edgelord culture. I know how to deal with trolling and flaming literally because of using the IGN boards as a teenager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Delete your Facebook accounts and free yourselves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 5 minutes ago, johnny said: Delete your Facebook accounts and free yourselves It really is like smoking, it took me like 10 attempts. I haven't touched it in a year or so now. It's nice to have the time back and also not give af about dumb artificial lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 I wish I could delete it. But Messenger is the only way I have to easily communicate with my family. I've tried to get them to use other apps, but alas. I haven't posted anything on Facebook nor used it for anything other than Messenger in years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 I keep an account strictly for family and work... I belong to several groups that I've gotten actual jobs from. My last actual post on facebook was a call to boycott facebook. It really IS bad especially for boomers. Some of the stuff my mom has gotten off of there staggers the mind. 5 hours ago, Jason said: Not that IGN ever had anywhere remotely near the same reach as any of these but even the IGN boards, despite how ban-happy the mods were, cultivated an edgelord culture. I know how to deal with trolling and flaming literally because of using the IGN boards as a teenager. What made Xbox worse for me was that it was a paid service with little to no concern for policing its users. I have never been called the N-word more in my LIFE than I did on Xbox live. Its why I don't use the mic to this day with strangers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 5 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: I keep an account strictly for family and work... I belong to several groups that I've gotten actual jobs from. My last actual post on facebook was a call to boycott facebook. It really IS bad especially for boomers. Some of the stuff my mom has gotten off of there staggers the mind. What made Xbox worse for me was that it was a paid service with little to no concern for policing its users. I have never been called the N-word more in my LIFE than I did on Xbox live. Its why I don't use the mic to this day with strangers. Showing my age here but growing up in the arcades , playing fighting games locally , shit talking was just part of the scene. It was friendly banter to throw each other off the game. Calling someone the N word or a F@g would have got you an ass whipping by a half dozen or more folks. I dont understand it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 3 hours ago, johnny said: Delete your Facebook accounts and free yourselves No need to if you never have an account Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 1 hour ago, SimpleG said: Showing my age here but growing up in the arcades , playing fighting games locally , shit talking was just part of the scene. It was friendly banter to throw each other off the game. Calling someone the N word or a F@g would have got you an ass whipping by a half dozen or more folks. I dont understand it. That's the thing... arcade play and couch competition like other face to face interactions had an inherent code of conduct. There were rules you adhered to because if you didn't, there were consequences and either you would get your ass kicked and couldn't go back to that arcade or you were barred from a friend's house for being an asshole or troublemaker. The internet gave folks anonymity and no repercussions for their behavior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarSolo Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 I miss gaming with my friends. My last great memories of us gaming together was shit talking each other while playing WWF No Mercy. And then a brief resurrection when Here Comes the Pain came out. Other than that? It was the occasional thing of my one friend trying to get me into Everquest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 Too many people I know will either use Messenger or the events page as the primary way to organize something for me to complete deactivate my account. But I'm trying to make a point to just log in once a day and check my notifications for only those things, so hopefully I'm at least affecting my numbers for how much I'm a "highly engaged user" or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 The internet was a mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 I use FB frequently and have no regrets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, SaysWho? said: I use FB frequently and have no regrets. I just cut out people who post nonsense and it’s kinda fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, sblfilms said: I just cut out people who post nonsense and it’s kinda fine. Yup. The snooze function is amazing. Snoozed three and it's much better now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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