All of the Big Tech companies claim their primary mission is to change the world for the better. They’ve certainly fulfilled half of this goal. Consider some of the ways the world has changed since the rise of Silicon Valley:
According to the CDC, the youth suicide rate in this country increased by 56% between 2007 and 2017.
Americans are more politically divided than ever. We’re currently witnessing levels of social unrest not seen since the ‘60s (pick your century — 1960s or 1860s).
Income inequality has never been higher.
In Myanmar, military personnel used Facebook to incite genocide against ethnic minorities.
Jeff Orlowski’s new documentary The Social Dilemma offers a terrifying peak behind the Silicon curtain. Despite some corny dramatizations, the film features powerful interviews with Big Tech defectors who expose the industry’s only real objective: manipulating human behavior for profit.
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To me, while I do understand the use to stay in touch, but it's a dangerous place to call "home".
Seems to me we are abandoning truth, accepting lies and any conspiracy theory that feeds what we want.
A state GOP senator in Pennsylvania once told me that "democracy is hard work". Part of that is first caring about the truth, learning how to recognize it, keep searching for it.
I learned early that if I wanted a government that I was proud of, I needed to work at it.
It seems to me, and this is just my opinion, that until something happens to wake us up, we will continue to
accept untruths and conspiracy theories because it is easier than caring.
That also reminds me of another phrase that I was not around to hear first hand by Jefferson..."The government you elect is government you deserve.''" nor this similar "Joseph de Maistre: ""Every country has the government it deserves""
We seem to get comfort now from being against things instead of being for something. Opens the door for manipulation
Sorry...I just love my country a lot