Funny, then, how as a US citizen I'm all about this.
I don't want to undermine Facebook's business model because I hate them. I hate them because they run on a business model I want undermined.
There are real, present dangers to having your data hucked around like it's going out of style.
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Let's also think for a second about the unprecedented level of propaganda and general bullshittery this stuff enables.
The whole reason we're so desperately divided right now is because the marketing managers in politics have been able to see with fine-grit granularity what makes people tick, so they know precisely which buttons to push to start the next distraction/flamewar every time people start talking about dangerous topics like election reform, lobbying, and antitrust - all stuff that people on both sides of the aisle have no trouble getting behind. Quick, get em talking about guns and gays!
I don't want to undermine Facebook's business model because I hate them. I hate them because they run on a business model I want undermined.
There are real, present dangers to having your data hucked around like it's going out of style.
<Tinfoil hat section>
Let's also think for a second about the unprecedented level of propaganda and general bullshittery this stuff enables.
The whole reason we're so desperately divided right now is because the marketing managers in politics have been able to see with fine-grit granularity what makes people tick, so they know precisely which buttons to push to start the next distraction/flamewar every time people start talking about dangerous topics like election reform, lobbying, and antitrust - all stuff that people on both sides of the aisle have no trouble getting behind. Quick, get em talking about guns and gays!
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