VisibleEffective9519

Such bullshit I cannot believe this response

The first flaw is that the amount of data that is harvested is way too much and it’s only going to keep increasing with metaverse etc. Were talking geographical location, browsing habits, proximity to other friends/users, the algorithm even collects the amount of time spent looking at certain posts, etc etc etc. Are we supposed to forever trust Meta to be this noble and trustworthy entity that will always handle our data “safely?” Who’s to say rogue employees or a hacker or even Mark or a future exec doesn’t completely change their approach towards user data. You still have all our data, you choosing to sell it “safely” and “anonymously” means absolutely nothing because the possibility for malicious intent still exists.

And more worryingly the data IS ACTIVELY BEING MISUSED to KEEP US ON THEIR PLATFORMS LONGER + DEEPLY INFLUENCE SOCIETY. People are spending more and more time online because the algorithm has just become too good at understanding what will keep a user hooked and addicted. Right now the incentive for Facebook is the money from ads. Let us take a hypothetical example of a dictator who somehow covertly takes over Facebook and slowly influences the world to believe that he is some legitimate God so he can take over the world. Sounds pretty stupid and far fetched right? But it’s not at all. It is very much possible. Facebook has the power to influence the world on a fundamental, psychological level. And that is where the temptation of power and greed WILL lead us down. It already has. The metaverse is nothing but a more immersive extension of Facebook/Instagram. Very literally an alternate universe where Mark Zuckerberg and other Facebook top execs are by definition God since they have created that reality.

The literal only solution to this is for Facebook to make money in a way that does not involve harvesting user data. But the financial incentive is too good not to. So the end point is Facebook will always be an evil company and it has grown too big. I don’t think Apple, Google or Amazon even come close to being as harmful to society as Facebook is