Zucks evil empire

[selzero@syzito.xyz]

Zucks evil empire

https://futurism.com/facebook-beauty-targeted-ads

[kristen_d@mastodon.social]

@selzero Endlessly insecure billionaire shitbag knows how to push insecurity buttons.

[retech@defcon.social]

@selzero That is absolutely sinister.

[indonische@mstdn.social]

@selzero what the prank

[jargoggles@kolektiva.social]

@selzero
This is *dark.* This is a straight up evil thing to do.

[myyeehaa@mastodon.social]

@selzero Thought that sounded familiar... just now reading the book referenced in the article, "Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism" by Sarah Wynn-Williams. It covers the gradual transition of FB from greedy but clueless company to a greedy, malevolent, and world-changing force. Worth a read for anyone still using platform; it's pretty chilling.

[cazzphoenix@social.vivaldi.net]

@MyYeeHaa @selzero Just finished that today. You'd think the opening would be the worst thing you read and somehow it isn't.

[shredderfeeder@shredderfood.com]

@selzero That's fucked up...

[imprinted@mastodon.uno]

@selzero
Fuck Facebook and all the things Meta, use #alternative software.

[gardengeek@mstdn.social]

@selzero

I'm sorry. what does it say about me, that the first thing that comes to my mind is, SEE?? See, Dad? Mark wasn't so bad. (I tried to date Mark in 1985, he was very kind and cool, he played soccer.)

Edit: Mark J. A totally different Mark than Zuck. Jesus. fuck. Was everyone named Mark back then or what?

[beatricejess@masto.bike]

@selzero but are there still teens on FB ?
I doubt it.

[fatuus@mstdn.fr]

@alice @selzero I am still wondering how people can work in such teams and agree to setup such a f*ck up model

[selzero@syzito.xyz]

@fatuus @alice It just evolves doesn't it.

"Hey people are complaining about a bad stomach maybe we can sell them medicine"

2 steps later...

Profit motive doesn't have morals.

[cordiallychloe@tech.lgbt]

@fatuus @alice @selzero

Honestly, it's bc things happen in bubbles.

"Hey, we need this functionality that does x"
"Okie dokey boss!"
*Functionality is created*

*Shitty person with no empathy for humanity steps in*
"Oh you know how we could abuse this existing functionality? Make teens feel like shit and take their parents money!"

I literally see it at my job. I work for a bank and people are talking about increasing overdraft fee pricing. There's no consideration about the actual person who's affected. The conversation is always just "we'll make $X profit with these changes!"

It's just completely depersonalized and dehumanized. That's the whole damn problem with capitalism.

[cordiallychloe@tech.lgbt]

@alice @fatuus @selzero

Pharma was actually the worst, I found. People would make the most insane recommendations and I'd push back because they were so awful for the consumer. Like, I understand needing to make money, but there's gotta be a line.

There's actually way more empathy in banking, believe it or not. It's still imperfect, but people at least actually talk about the customer here as if they matter.

[lefty@mas.to]

@CordiallyChloe @fatuus @alice @selzero
They aren't self-policing?!
I'm shocked! Shocked, I say!

[mkb@mastodon.social]

@CazzPhoenix @MyYeeHaa @selzero I didn’t think anything could lower my opinion of FB and Zuck, but that book did.

The author is the reader for the audiobook too. That always takes it up a level.

[mamalake@beige.party]

@selzero know how fb began right? A hot or not profiling of college girls. The seed became the tree and monetized itself along the way.

[disisdeguey@expressional.social]

@selzero Honestly I don't understand why people still on #fuckmeta
Everyday is something sinister coming from that company.

[thetenuousorder@meow.social]

@alice @selzero The data used for advertising is fully anonymous, Alice

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