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by cpmouter 2937 days ago
What people's disgust? 0.00001% of their userbase? This is completely useless, why don't we move on?
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They used to say that exact thing about the struggle for civil rights.

How many men cared about women having the vote?

How many American citizens cared about freeing the slaves?

How many people cared about the rights of black Americans in the 1950s?

How many people care about kneeling during the anthem now?

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It's always "Nobody except for a few ideologues and some virtue signalling leftists..." Until it isn't. Meanwhile, some people just keep plugging away at it. Perseverance, aided and abetted by other social factors, aided and abetted by a few unpredictable notorious events, over time...

That's what creates change.

The only difference is people 100% opt into Facebook and can 100% opt out, as opposed to the way more important issues you listed.
Facebook collects data about non users as well, so your claim that people who never opted in can somehow opt out is bullshit.
> How many men cared about women having the vote?

> How many American citizens cared about freeing the slaves?

> How many people cared about the rights of black Americans in the 1950s?

How many?

From my understanding it was in most cases a significant minority. Significantly larger than the opposition.

Enough to annoy you, apparently, which is a good thing. That means there's an effect.
Everyone must learn the difference between something that is unimportant and something they aren't personally moved by.