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by catilac 2670 days ago
Just stop using Facebook. Stop putting the onus on Facebook to fix all of this. We just need to stop using it. There are alternatives out there; start using them.

These articles are always going to come up. We're going to act surprised for 5 minutes, and continue to feed the machine.

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After seeing these comments, I think we have it all completely wrong (that is, the mental model of those of us who wish FB stopped existing). Don't ask people to stop using Facebook. Encourage them to use it more.

We should instead call out the people who fund Facebook as sponsoring child abuse. [1]

And those who work at Facebook as inciting pogroms. [2]

And finally, those who defend Facebook as "dumb fucks" because, well, that's what they are anyway according to Mark Z.

At the same time, don't ask anyone to stop using Facebook. In fact, they should use Facebook so much that they bring down Facebook's servers. [3] Encourage the low ARPU "deadbeats" to keep using Facebook and its network as much as possible.

Just call out everyone who is giving them money [4].

Lets see how long FB operates after that.

[1] https://www.npr.org/2019/02/21/696430478/advocates-ask-ftc-t...

[2] https://newrepublic.com/article/147486/facebook-genocide-pro...

[3] https://www.jbaynews.com/whatsapp-crashes-almost-worldwide-o...

[4] https://m.signalvnoise.com/become-a-facebook-free-business/