was reading an article on people talking about that "the social platform for everyone" is doomed to fail

because they won't be able to make money from you or your data if you don't have an account

like geocities and myspace before

They make plenty of money on non-members

@angeryer plot twist everyone got a facebook account, even if they never registered

That's bacially what happens

Shadow profiles galore

brb commit neck rope

you'd think shadow profiles should removed with GDPR

They've got fun connections

But shadow profiles aren’t people! (And totally don’t exist guys we promise)

I hate facebook with a passion

They've done nothing for me, and have only done things to my and other's detriment

unlike other companies like Google, they don't really offer anything unique and useful to everyone

Facebook used to be alright.

Alright was their hieght

I mean.. the best way to use it, was to use it very sparingly.

And that's just not what they were after.

They wanted to plug into people daily.

They can really only make money from people's data now. The problem with most of these services is that they become very costly over time

so companies tend to go to more dubius monetization stategies

Facebook is awful. I hate that without it you’re disconnected from an entire section of people. Not having access to the marketplaces especially is awful if you’re looking for specific stuff since all the niche forums have died and migrated there.

What I really resent

Is something that Vee shed a light on.

Some employers will look at resumes and then google the names of the applicants

Havent used facebook in almost 2 years and Im still waiting to hear what immissing

And then they look up your facebook

Of course they will

And if you have no facebook, or if your facebook is private, you're out of the running IMMEDIATELY

I've never had that issue

That's a convenience that is a DETRIMENT to the people who opt out of it.

A detriment that is worse to you than before it was INVENTED.

So it fucking sucks that way.

Facebook even at its beginning was shady. Never forget the Zuck quote of “they trust me with this info. stupid fucks.”

and I suspect that will die quickly in the instances it does happen due to people bailing on FB

Thats fine, if a company wants to throw me out of the running for keeping my personnel life private i dont want to work for them

@angeryer Where did that quote come from?

... You can say that.

from the Zucc himself

cite

But you act like only stupid companies can make stupid hiring decisions.

with the first version of FB where he gobbled up people's information

The phrase "You can never be too careful" is a poisonous idea.

https://www.businessinsider.com/embarrassing-and-damaging-zuckerberg-ims-confirmed-by-zuckerberg-the-new-yorker-2010-9

Yet it sounds sensible to a lot of people.

Time to read a fun article

"You can never be too careful" means it's better to snoop on their facebook before hiring them.

And it's less careful if they have none at all!

ZUCK: yea so if you ever need info about anyone at harvard
ZUCK: just ask
ZUCK: i have over 4000 emails, pictures, addresses, sns
FRIEND: what!? how'd you manage that one?
ZUCK: people just submitted it
ZUCK: i don't know why
ZUCK: they "trust me"
ZUCK: dumb fucks

Exact

sent by Zuckerberg during Facebook's early days, reported by Business Insider (May 13, 2010)

I don't have a facebook profile, never had one, and never will

You can never be too careful is an extermist idea

ironiclly, all extermist ideas are cancerous

I haven’t had one for 3 years. Don’t miss it one bit though it is limiting not having access to the marketplace specifically for some stuff.

What really grinds my gears is their collection of non-user data

Yep

You shouldn't have to have a browser extension just to get rid of facebook even if you don't have an account

Why do these faggots want to erase privacy so much

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf2pqa-tbm4 <- wisecrack video

i wonder if there is an ulterior motive

Zuckerberg qualifies as evil in my opinion

He’s a reptilian

with his blatant waving of people's rights

and dubious behavior

i think he got swept away by all the money

and possible overworked to the point where he can't care anymore

Nah, he's just a bad person who got worse

I think Jesse Eisenberg portrayed him perfectly.

Because I sorta.. hated Eisenberg.

Or maybe I didn't. I haven't really seen him in anything else.

what did Eisenberg act before that?

right the whiney kid in Zombieland

however most websites these days are bloat JS programs with third-site bloat

True

I wish websites were more simple

someone linked me a website once that talked about a *movement* towards simpler websites

brutalism? or something

"movement"

lol

just make simple website good again

lazy developers are mostly what cause bloaty websites

developers use bloaty, lazy templated "modern" websites these days

Wix lol

Squarespace?

Being an actual developer, things like boostrap and angular make me unhappy

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It has a purpose, but I don't like it

People who don't want to learn and to pay for a developer are the main customers

and that's not bad

but for people who have the skills, it's stupid

are the squarespace and/or wix websites bloated?

well most visually are

What's wrong with a regular page that scrolls anyway? 😧

They are visually and the code is bloaty as well

Bloated websites full of js really screw with retarded computers like mine

had a website the other (from bethesda) that would just reopen itself every second