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by dasil003
755 days ago
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There's a fair amount of insight in this article buried under layers of insults and ad hominem attacks. Perhaps it's a bit ironic that the author feels the need to frame things in this way to drive engagement because that's what the internet has become. It might feel cathartic to blame Zuckerberg for this, but honestly he was just a fucking kid when these wheels were set in motion, manipulated by forces larger than himself. The incentives created by capitalism + internet + global web/smart phone adoption mean a lot of what happened was inevitable. If someone in Zuck's position had taken a moral stand along the way, you could just swap out their names with any of a million opportunists ready to swoop in. I say this not to absolve Mark, Sheryl or anyone else involved, but just to recognize that these are systemic failures that need systemic solutions. Pinning the blame on individuals doesn't get us any closer to solving the general problems that all social media platforms invite. |
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For literally decades, the institutions and laws that may have provided those solutions have been gutted or eliminated.
Collapse is inevitable.