Well, that's quite a frightening and thorough piece of journalism. Also depressing as hell. Grateful to have read it. The terrible trajectory is played out in a novel by Project Itoh titled Genocidal Organ, though in that story the weaponized media was a tool for a western power rather than to make a handful of rich arseholes more money. I appreciate for most western powers are a tool just for that purpose.
Great piece. Is breaking it up really the answer though? The obvious cleavages could easily go on with their own specialized version of the engagement algorithm. Burying the pieces and salting the earth sounds workable, but surely launching it into the sun, somehow, has to be more permanent?
Most Buddhists are not quite the peace-loving hippies you've been led to believe. They were committing atrocities in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Myanmar long before FaceBook came along.
I shared this on my FB (ironic really) This is what I wrote.
"Another John Birmingham piece..<have your gin ready> Read it. *Then go do something that makes you happy
*serving suggestion"
Thanks John. Chilling! I think the reptilian eyes are perfect!
This is a great piece, and it reinforces why I subscribe.
Well, that's quite a frightening and thorough piece of journalism. Also depressing as hell. Grateful to have read it. The terrible trajectory is played out in a novel by Project Itoh titled Genocidal Organ, though in that story the weaponized media was a tool for a western power rather than to make a handful of rich arseholes more money. I appreciate for most western powers are a tool just for that purpose.
The simplest motives are most often the most fitting ('make a handful of rich arseholes more money').
Great piece. Is breaking it up really the answer though? The obvious cleavages could easily go on with their own specialized version of the engagement algorithm. Burying the pieces and salting the earth sounds workable, but surely launching it into the sun, somehow, has to be more permanent?
I had to wait until this morning to read this thinky piece in full. The red wine was adding too much to my outrage. Outstanding work once again.
Friggen scary when a website can rile Buddhists up enough to commit these atrocities.
Most Buddhists are not quite the peace-loving hippies you've been led to believe. They were committing atrocities in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Myanmar long before FaceBook came along.
Hence all religions are dangerous mind-washers, and the new religion of Facebook is no different.
This crystallised the disquiet I have felt, it also opened my eyes to the genuine evil that fb is capable of. A powerful piece.
Just read this - immensely disturbing. Humans are such shits.