Quote of the Day | 0417
If you pulled the plug on Facebook, there would literally be riots in the streets. So in the back of Facebook’s mind, they know that they’re stepping on people’s toes. But in the end, people are happy to have the product, so why not step on toes? This is where they just wade into the whole cesspit of human psychology. The algorithm, by default, placates you by shielding you from the things you don’t want to hear about. That, to me, is the scary part. The real problem isn’t Facebook — it’s humans.
Antonio García Martínez, in: ‘The Internet Apologizes …’
[x]#14006 fan dinsdag 17 april 2018 @ 16:58:24
