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1. switching.social (switchingsocial)'s status on Thursday, 12-Sep-2019 13:00:18 EDT switching.social

   Excellent interview with Roger McNamee, one of the early backers of Facebook and Zuckerberg's mentor:

   https://www.channel4.com/news/roger-mcnamee-facebooks-business-model-of-converting-peoples-lives-into-data-is-morally-wrong

   He now deeply regrets what Facebook has become:

   "The business model of converting lives into data, and then using that data to manipulate behaviour... that's just morally wrong."

   #DeleteFacebook #Facebook #MarkZuckerberg

   • Zed Ex Fuuma repeated this.
   • switching.social (switchingsocial)'s status on Thursday, 12-Sep-2019 13:06:08 EDT switching.social

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     From the same interview:

     "(Social media is) about holding our attention. The things that hold our attention most are posts that trigger 'fight or flight'... what are those? Hate speech, disinformation, conspiracy theories."

     👏 Exactly.

     ...and this is from an insider who knows as much about Facebook as anyone.

     Social media is a grave threat to the world if it continues to be misued like this. It is corroding our ability to see things rationally, and making it easier to manipulate people.

     Zed Ex Fuuma repeated this.