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I am against facebook because I don't think we should entrust a company that earns money by knowing everything about it's users with a substantial share of human to human communications.

I think you have to be a special kind of crazy not to consider that a problem.

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"I am against facebook because I don't think we should entrust a company that earns money by knowing everything about it's users"

I would argue that Facebook has less personal data than Google. Facebook has the data you might want public...Google has your worst secrets.

I feel like there's no way they aren't working together and sharing that information. I view mattresses on Amazon, and Facebook shows me mattress ads a few minutes later. I post a link on Facebook, and everywhere I go, I see ads related to that link.

Probably re-targeting pixels

What I said of course also applies to google. I don't use google either (or at least, I go out of my way not to), and I try to minimize my use of any service where I'm the product.

Yes, but, it's ultimately a free tool to keep in touch with acquaintances at the very least. One that is opted-into..

Cost of Admission > Fax Era (less connected)

I wouldn't say it's free. It is just less obvious what you pay.

Yes, and people are notoriously bad at grasping hidden costs of a good or service.

More of a normal kind of crazy. Aunt peggy kind of crazy.

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