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I don't believe it. I actually agree with AOC on something

Laika

Well-Known Member
Premium Member
Facebook.

AOC Pounces on Facebook Blackout: 'Break Them Up'


Yea. Break up this monopoly.

There's gotta be some angle I'm not seeing though. ...

In the meantime, the enemy of my enemy is my friend for now.


Gottcha! Welcome to the Dark Side Comrade. We have some wonderful food shortages waiting for you in our socialist paradise. :D

And yes, she's right. Facebook's monopolistic practices are a problem for social media and the internet.

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ImmortalFlame

Woke gremlin
Facebook.

AOC Pounces on Facebook Blackout: 'Break Them Up'


Yea. Break up this monopoly.

There's gotta be some angle I'm not seeing though. ...

In the meantime, the enemy of my enemy is my friend for now.
That's how she getsya!

You'll be waving a red flag and reading about anarcho-syndicalism in no time at all, comrade!

I'll send you the deets for our next meetup. It's a basket-weaving and hand-fasting ceremony to raise money for homeless trans children in Lithuania.
 

Stevicus

Veteran Member
Staff member
Premium Member
A lot of buzz about Facebook these days.

Why this Facebook scandal is different

“There were conflicts of interest between what was good for the public and what was good for Facebook. And Facebook, over and over again, chose to optimize for its own interests, like making more money,” said Haugen in the 60 Minutes interview on Sunday.

I and others have been saying this about capitalism for years and years - decades, in fact. Every business wants to optimize for its own interests, and every business wants to make money. My grandfather always said this about every business: "They are in business to make money," which means that they can't be expected to care about anything else.

Has the general public gotten so naïve and trusting that they've forgotten about this? Is this really that much of a shock to people?
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
I and others have been saying this about capitalism for years and years - decades, in fact.
Interesting thing about capitalism.....we have all these
platforms for communication, & they're full of hostility,
political discord, religious animosity, etc. It's the social
"wild west.
Let's imagine that this evil capitalism were replaced with
socialism. Under its typical strong central authority, it
could make our communication venues suit stability &
correct political agenda.
What does this look like in countries with this much more
tight regulation, eg, PRC, N Korea, Cuba? We could
ask RF members who live in those countries what they
think of the advantages of their system over ours.
 

pearl

Well-Known Member
That's how she getsya!

But here's the thing about her, as others, they are obligated to keep the promises to their constituents who elected them. That's the problem with the democratic senators who won't vote for a bill, if they want to be re-elected especially in a red state.
 

Stevicus

Veteran Member
Staff member
Premium Member
Interesting thing about capitalism.....we have all these
platforms for communication, & they're full of hostility,
political discord, religious animosity, etc. It's the social
"wild west.
Let's imagine that this evil capitalism were replaced with
socialism. Under its typical strong central authority, it
could make our communication venues suit stability &
correct political agenda.
What does this look like in countries with this much more
tight regulation, eg, PRC, N Korea, Cuba? We could
ask RF members who live in those countries what they
think of the advantages of their system over ours.

Whataboutism much?
 

Laika

Well-Known Member
Premium Member
What does this look like in countries with this much more
tight regulation, eg, PRC, N Korea, Cuba? We could
ask RF members who live in those countries what they
think of the advantages of their system over ours.

Internet access is virtually non-existent in North Korea and heavily supervised where people do have it. China's internet is a separate entity, with the "great firewall" separating China's internet from the rest of the world so the Communist Party can censor content.

Not sure about Cuba, but Wikipedia indicates that it's development has stagnated due to a lack of funding, tight government restrictions and the U.S Embargo.
 

fantome profane

Anti-Woke = Anti-Justice
Premium Member
Interesting thing about capitalism.....we have all these
platforms for communication, & they're full of hostility,
political discord, religious animosity, etc. It's the social
"wild west.
Let's imagine that this evil capitalism were replaced with
socialism. Under its typical strong central authority, it
could make our communication venues suit stability &
correct political agenda.
What does this look like in countries with this much more
tight regulation, eg, PRC, N Korea, Cuba? We could
ask RF members who live in those countries what they
think of the advantages of their system over ours.
It is funny you ask this question of RF members. RF is itself a regulated venue. And everyone here agrees to that regulation.
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
It is funny you ask this question of RF members. RF is itself a regulated venue. And everyone here agrees to that regulation.
It is indeed. It's a for profit venue. It sets its own
rules, & makes a pretty penny in the process.
But my question addressed members from socialist
countries. They've yet to respond. Why is that?
 

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
Internet access is virtually non-existent in North Korea and heavily supervised where people do have it. China's internet is a separate entity, with the "great firewall" separating China's internet from the rest of the world so the Communist Party can censor content.

Not sure about Cuba, but Wikipedia indicates that it's development has stagnated due to a lack of funding, tight government restrictions and the U.S Embargo.
Hmmm....it seems that there can be worse
things in social interaction than Facebook.
People should be cautious about advocating
for a system with worse outcomes.
 

Laika

Well-Known Member
Premium Member
But my question addressed members from socialist
countries. They've yet to respond. Why is that?

Because the glorious builders of socialism are too enthusiastic and preoccupied with their daily lives to ever be online unlike us decadent procrastinating western capitalist dogs.

That or they are trapped in gulags with limited internet signal... :D

Hmmm....it seems that there can be worse
things in social interaction than Facebook.
People should be cautious about advocating
for a system with worse outcomes.

Yeah. quite possibly. :)
 

Twilight Hue

Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Facebook is fun to hate & blame for increasing hostilities.
But I see them as more the symptom than a cause.
Still, I favor curbing monopolistic practices.
It's not anti capitalist which is why AOCs statement caught me off guard. I suppose a broken clock is right twice a day.

I do think however the pushing out competition by 'too big to fail' corporations are hurting what it means to live in a free republic.
 
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