You know, I had other things I wanted to yell about. I have about five essays in my drafts folder about like, deep systemic issues and big bad shadows on the horizon. And I have like three jobs, all of which are screaming for my attention. But I cannot

I recently listened to a “tech” podcast host drone on for 45 minutes about the “Elon vs Zuck” cage match and this piece perfectly captures the frothing, screaming stream-of-conciousness in my brain at the thought of seeing another discussion about Twitter vs Threads/Insta/Face/burning-sh*itpile. I felt some small amount of catharsis just from reading.

  • trashhalo@beehaw.org
    3·
    1 year ago

    Key moments pulled from kagi.com

    • The author is upset and suspicious of Mark Zuckerberg and his new social media platform Threads.

    • The author believes Zuckerberg is not to be trusted given Facebook’s history of data harvesting, privacy violations, and spreading misinformation.

    • Facebook bears responsibility for spreading conspiracy theories and radicalizing people.

    • The author thinks the positive reception of Threads is likely due to astroturfing and artificial boosting by Zuckerberg.

    • Zuckerberg has a long history of unethical behavior and putting profits over people.

    • The author worries that Threads will be used to manipulate the 2024 election and spread misinformation.

    • The author thinks people are too easily falling for Zuckerberg’s rebranding as a “cool uncle” figure with Threads.

    • The author argues that Zuckerberg has not changed and Threads will eventually become just like Facebook.

    • The author warns against trusting Zuckerberg and Threads, comparing it to a panther that seems cool at first but will eventually harm people.

    • The author believes Zuckerberg’s ultimate goal is to control what information people see online.

    • distractedcactus@beehaw.orgOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      That is completely accurate and logical representation of the article after it’s had the heart ripped out KALIMAAA-style and been lowered into a pit.

  • Feanor@beehaw.org
    1·
    1 year ago

    “a half-baked Mastodon instance Frankenstein-stitched to the rib of Instagram” Nothing to add just a brilliant quote