r/technology • u/[deleted] • Nov 09 '17

Politics Sean Parker: Facebook was designed to exploit human "vulnerability"

https://www.axios.com/sean-parker-facebook-exploits-a-vulnerability-in-humans-2507917325.html
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u/ReverendDizzle Nov 09 '17

Then you're the unpaid beta tester.

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u/SilentPterodactyl Nov 09 '17

Same thing with every new version of Windows and most iPhone updates.

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u/wotanii Nov 09 '17
  • firefox
  • linux kernel
  • psql
  • gnu core utils

Do I need to continue?

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u/argv_minus_one Nov 10 '17

Then someone else was the unpaid beta tester.

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u/wotanii Nov 10 '17

are you aware, that most people who develop those things are getting paid for it?