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by roymurdock
3874 days ago
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I didn't downvote, but you failed to explain how Facebook's product could figuratively resemble a swarm of burrowing parasites. The original author is trying to hint at his perception of Facebook as a time/energy leech, and its ability to become deeply ingrained in someone's life, to the point where the person might not even realize they're carrying such a leech around. It also highlights the product's highly distributed nature. Seems a bit macabre and dramatic to me, but there you go. |
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As far as I can see, that's not why the analogy was used. Clearly my interpretation was not clear enough, so to spell it out:
A mission to spread Facebook to those who haven't been connected to the Internet yet is not necessarily a noble goal. It is only a noble goal if Facebook is a net positive in people's lives. If it is a net negative then spreading Facebook further through a program like Internet.org could do more harm than good. The less problematic features of Internet.org could be seen as the sugar coating on top of a less attractive proposition, parasites that disrupt how people relate to each other.
I don't use Facebook that much, and I know some that are happy to use it casually, but I also know people who appear to be practically addicted to it. It's not too much to ask that we examine whether its benefits outweigh its drawbacks.