Subj : Re: Most memorable modern
To   : Foriest Jan Smith
From : Nightfox
Date : Mon May 19 2025 01:37 pm

 Re: Re: Most memorable modern
 By: Foriest Jan Smith to Cougar428 on Mon May 19 2025 09:30 pm

FJ> I've definitely been met with hostility when I tell a coworker I think
FJ> social media has been a negative factor on the human race, lol. It has its
FJ> positives but generally I think it's just been used to do more harm than
FJ> good...

It seems some people are drawn to getting into arguments with people about politics & such on social media, and then get tired of doing that and stop using it.  I can't say I'm drawn to that; I mainly just check updates from family & friends, and sometimes look at postings for events from various groups.

I guess collecting our data isn't really a good thing..  I think that's why most sites & services on the internet are free though.  If you aren't paying for it directly, either you are the product or they get revenue from ads, or maybe both.

If they start being honest, maybe social media sites like Facebook could take a poll and see if people would be willing to pay a subscription in order to have them not sell their personal data.  But then the issue would be trusting them..

Nightfox

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