Marxine

Marxine , 11 months ago to fediverse in Some good-faith questions of some seemingly apparent benefits of a potential Corporate Fediverse, and the detriments of defederating from a Corporate Fediverse. Could I get some answers?

With all due respect, you (and your account) sound too much like astroturf material. The primary business of Meta is influencing public opinion, and that’s the biggest danger it poses to any group.

If you’d like to invite the company that has collaborated with Rohingya’s genocide, feel free to do so. I’d never be able to do so and sleep well at night.

I won’t further engage past this comment our of respect for my own time and for your ability to comprehend my points.

Marxine , 11 months ago to fediverse in I don't get people that are here in the fediverse and *want to bring over* the content that is on FB, IG, TikTok, etc.

But it can be a replacement with original content. Even if they have the same topics, it’s beneficial to let each community grow their own culture.

Marxine , 11 months ago to reddit in This is what the official Reddit app looks like, by the way

Images we can feel. It hurts to look, ffs

Marxine , 11 months ago to technology in Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads app – report

As much as I’d love to see billionaires dragging each other through the mud and kicking each other’s heads, I’m not that optimistic.

That’s why the best option is to lock them in a room and forget the keys.

Marxine , 11 months ago to technology in Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads app – report

They’ve probably served as “consultants” at the bare minimum though

Marxine , 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to fediverse in What will Meta gain from fediversing?

Meta’s biggest business has been the manipulation of public opinion for years now. Their entry in the Fediverse is just their latest attempt at keep doing it. Privacy invasion and targeted ads are just tools that enable it for the former, and finance it for the later.

Marxine , 11 months ago to fediverse in Why Defederating from Facebook/Meta is So Important

Eugen is either naive or is in cohorts with Meta. As a tech worker, I know firsthand how foolish can techbros be. He.probably thinks he can “negotiate an advantageous position” with Meta.

Marxine , 11 months ago to fediverse in Why Defederating from Facebook/Meta is So Important

Bravo. This goes straight to the main goal of Meta: they want us exposed to their manipulation, their astroturfed content and their psychological traps. They want our attention to their content, and the best defense we can have is negating them from having any of it.

Marxine , 11 months ago to fediverse in Is this true?

They have other ways to gain aside from data collection. Manipulation of public opinion is another possibility.

Marxine , 11 months ago to fediverse in About Instagram's "Threads" and people's concerns about privacy

My main concern isn’t even about privacy, but being exposed to Meta “curated” content. They’ll definitely use the platform to misinform and manipulate public opinion.

Marxine , 11 months ago to fediverse in What should we do about Threads?

Yup, my main concern is being fed stuff Meta wants us to see so they can misinform and manipulate public opinion. I want to never interact with Meta again.

Marxine , 11 months ago to fediverse in What should we do about Threads?

The Wikipedia foundation could be a good player in the fediverse, but they don’t seem too proactive in integrating with us right now.

Marxine , 11 months ago to fediverse in What should we do about Threads?

Lots of devs are foolish/naive, Eugen is just one of many to fit this bill.

Marxine , 11 months ago to fediverse in What will Meta gain from fediversing?

Same here. Gotta listen to them again

Marxine , 11 months ago to technology in I think people are over reacting to the launch of Threads by Meta

It definitely would have done better. It not necessarily would be the current big thing, but would have way more usage and versatility now.