Merkin Baller said:

Gern Blansten said:

Merkin Baller said:

what dreams said:

Merkin Baller said:

I go on Facebook a handful of times a year, & it’s the same shit over & over so I don’t bother with it much. I only keep the account open for the messenger which I use to stay in touch w/ family overseas. 

I did find it odd the one time that I clicked on my Facebook tv feed and there were several Charlie Kirk videos queued up. I don’t have much political stuff if any on my wall or in my likes... & I’ve never clicked on right wing videos or articles that would suggest I’m into that sort of content, so I was genuinely curious as to why those videos were being suggested for me. If anything it should have suggested concert videos as all I ever used to post about was music. 

They have access to your phone or computer, all of it. If you're on the AMT discussing something political, they know it.

They're even hooked into the microphone. I've had every app shut down while having a person-to-person conversation, and as soon as I got back online, the ads were relevant to the offline conversation I was having. 

I struggle with the privacy thing. I wonder what happens when this power ends up in the wrong hands. It seems relatively harmless as it is, but it's not guaranteed to stay that way. Remember the technology in 1984 is the TV that looks inside everyone's homes to track compliance. 

I have not seen Social Dilemma but the novel, The Circle by Dave Eggers, really made me think hard about the topic.

Yeah, but I don’t have the app on my phone at all, nor do I have it open in safari. 

Every 4-6 weeks I either login from my work pc, or get the app on my phone, but once I’m done I log out / delete the app. 

Even if I did, there’s nothing in my habits to suggest Facebook should think I’m interested in Charlie Kirk’s content. Maybe they were simply featuring the most popular videos of the day, idk, but it seemed odd. 

Yes it is odd.  There is a guy in my feed on Twitter that posts the top 10 facebook activities every once in awhile.

It's generally a combo of Dan Bongino, Kirk, Shapiro, Mark Levin.

Facebook is a right wing cesspool.

Seeing several Charlie Kirk videos suggested to me in my TV feed left me with the impression Facebook was promoting his content.

I really can't stress enough how little that guy is on my radar. 
I know who he is through twitter, but I've never discussed him on AMT, interacted with any of his tweets, watched any of his videos, or searched him out, and can pretty safely say I've never even had an in person conversation with anyone about him. Most people in my real life circle have no clue who he, or Ben Shaprio or Dan bongino are... there's nothing in my history or profile or activity to suggest I would be into that type of content. 

Maybe it was indeed done under the guise of 'ten most popular', but it still left me with the impression they're promoting that content. 

Maybe that's just me being a conspiracy theorist too, IDK. 

eeriepadave said:

i'm on it, don't post as much as i used to, but there are a few friends who post like 20 times a day. Seriously? That's just annoying.

F Me In The Brain said:

I would argue that connectivity is the worst thing about facebook/social media.
Assholes in their basements find other conspiracy nuts or racists, or pederasts, or whatever. 

Stay marginalized, whackos.

Too late to put the toothpaste back into the tube, of course.