[discordance]

Hey Meta folks, remember that time when Facebook:

- harvested user data which helped a company manipulate a US election and the Brexit outcome?

- played a role in spreading hate speech, which was used to support a genocide in Myanmar?

- harmed the mental health of a generation of young people.

Just highlighting some data points. I'm really not suggesting you stand up for yourself and do something that might harm your employer that is now harming you.

[alex1138]

Myanmar to me is damning because a) if you read Sarah Wynn's book things were reported to the company and nothing was done about it b) possibly the algorithm, you're not getting a chronological list of posts; FB favors "engagement". Though I don't know how this works in other languages

but c) because they forced this on themselves. Free Basics is Zuck's idea to own everything. They expand into markets without, I guess, checks and balances. Remember this? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10791198

[bradlys]

Wonder when Americans will apply this to themselves with their own government which does far worse things everyday instead of posting these comments.

[mannanj]

Who knows. Probably when they are pushed some more. Most populations you'll find will tolerate more abuse than you think; isn't it easy to measure the abuse factor of a peoples' by just measuring and varying the things like food, cost of living, basic comforts and then striving to meet just above the minimum threshold?

And, finally, when you as a leader cannot meet those needs any longer, you push for war as the chimpanzee alphas do and prolong your position of power even longer.

edit: to answer your question, I think when they are less sick, have more perceived power and agency. The Americans of today are more sick, more self-perceived as disempowered, and in general a naive and gullible, cowardice people.

[BiteCode_dev]

You have much less control over what the government does than choosing your job. I have rejected job offers from both facebook and google. If FAANGS want you, you have the choice of employers. And you chose.

[mannanj]

People downvote you because they are gullible, naive, peace-loving hippies or wait I mean they hate the hippies, but also still hate any semblance of eye-for-an-eye or retribution or revenge. It's better that you bend over, take it, and then just complain passively aggressively on social media about being powerless.

Dont propose anything that the powerful do. Because you are supposed to be a subservient slave knowing your place.