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Local man screams on internet to 50 readers that they should no longer invest time into a billion dollar company's social platform because in one micro-community their policy wasn't enforced.
It's thousands of "communities" and millions of pieces of dangerous disinformation. And yes, I think people should absolutely not invest their time into a billion dollar company's social platform when that social platform is directly damaging to society.
Also, currently 8,298 people have read this. I'm not saying that signals a death knell for Facebook, but it's not 50.
Ok. Facebook is directly damaging to society. Is Facebook also directly benefiting society? Is it helping people, for instance, during this season of social isolation due to the pandemic?
How are you feeling justified in claiming that it does more net harm than good? What objective data is driving this seemingly dogmatic response to something you find objectionable online? What makes you believe your solution is more healthy than harmful?
These questions likely won’t elicit a thoughtful, rational/logical response. But they’re valid, worthwhile, even *necessary* questions all the same if we want to solve these issues. It’s your ball.
Appreciate the comment. That’s certainly a valid question. I would say that there are many other options, in terms of social media platforms, that have proven themselves to be more effective at monitoring hate groups. I would, and did encourage people to move to one of those. But I understand that’s not an ideal solution for some. I would also encourage people to reach out to friends and family through email, phone, FaceTime, Zoom, etc, because that type of interaction, overall, is more beneficial to one’s mental health. All the research I’ve read has found that social media is damaging to one’s mental health. However, with all that said, if Facebook is helping someone maintain their mental health, then absolutely that person should remain on Facebook.
Quote from god himself: "Stop be nob".
Local man screams on internet to 50 readers that they should no longer invest time into a billion dollar company's social platform because in one micro-community their policy wasn't enforced.
It's thousands of "communities" and millions of pieces of dangerous disinformation. And yes, I think people should absolutely not invest their time into a billion dollar company's social platform when that social platform is directly damaging to society.
Also, currently 8,298 people have read this. I'm not saying that signals a death knell for Facebook, but it's not 50.
Ok. Facebook is directly damaging to society. Is Facebook also directly benefiting society? Is it helping people, for instance, during this season of social isolation due to the pandemic?
How are you feeling justified in claiming that it does more net harm than good? What objective data is driving this seemingly dogmatic response to something you find objectionable online? What makes you believe your solution is more healthy than harmful?
These questions likely won’t elicit a thoughtful, rational/logical response. But they’re valid, worthwhile, even *necessary* questions all the same if we want to solve these issues. It’s your ball.
Appreciate the comment. That’s certainly a valid question. I would say that there are many other options, in terms of social media platforms, that have proven themselves to be more effective at monitoring hate groups. I would, and did encourage people to move to one of those. But I understand that’s not an ideal solution for some. I would also encourage people to reach out to friends and family through email, phone, FaceTime, Zoom, etc, because that type of interaction, overall, is more beneficial to one’s mental health. All the research I’ve read has found that social media is damaging to one’s mental health. However, with all that said, if Facebook is helping someone maintain their mental health, then absolutely that person should remain on Facebook.
WEAK, if you’re calling neo-nazi groups “micro-communities” then you are minimizing and you have to ask why...