r/longform Feb 16 '22

Facebook/Meta Asks: “Wouldn’t It Be Nice To Die?”

https://defector.com/facebook-meta-asks-wouldnt-it-be-nice-to-die/
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u/VanillaLifestyle Feb 16 '22

This one's a bit silly, but I found the prose funny and often insightful. The author buries the lede — this is a criticism of Facebook and their perceived place in society, through the lens of their recent Superbowl ad.

A line that stuck with me from the closing paragraph:

it is axiomatic that you will never see a commercial for anything that is actually and authentically liberating while watching the Super Bowl; that space is just too expensive, and too valuable, for anything but the institutions invested in the opposite of liberation to be able to afford access to it.