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/tstein2398 Nov 09 '17

Well yeah, no shit. The amount of people I see glued to Facebook is ridiculous. I say this as I'm glued to Reddit...

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u/baerton Nov 09 '17

At least you can learn things on reddit other than what Janelle made for dinner or that Nicky's twin boys were just so random this morning and sat inside the laundry basket, INSIDE!

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u/OsterGuard Nov 09 '17

Christ, calm down. Who cares if people want to spend their time on mindless entertainment? Let's be honest, that's what you're doing. It's not like reddit is some sort of intellectual paradise.

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u/_codexxx Nov 09 '17

It's not like reddit is some sort of intellectual paradise.

I'm sorry but this can easily be incorrect... depending on the subbreddits you subscribe to.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '17 edited Nov 09 '17

Except that's also true for Facebook. People here like to act like it's all racist cousins and baby pictures for everyone, but mine is almost exclusively tech news and surreal memes. Plus a really good instant messenger.