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  • jtrek@startrek.website
    291·
    1 day ago

    As with all things involving humans, you can’t really change minds with facts. It’s just emotions and peer pressure.

    Not a bad post, but I expect it won’t sway people who aren’t already on board.

    • cmbabul@slrpnk.net
      251·
      1 day ago

      It wildly depressing how many folks are still on and refuse to get out of Zucks world. Most even acknowledge it’s bad but it’s almost like cigarettes

      • FineCoatMummy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        4·
        20 hours ago

        it’s almost like cigarettes

        It really is. They employed psychologists to make it as psychologically addicting as possible. They studied the ways to make ppl engage the most. Which turned out to be in-group vs out-group rage. They designed their algorithms to pump that, nonstop. And on top of htat, every other psych trick they could find.

        Avg person has no chance, when an entire ass team of big dollar PhD psychologists comes at them.

      • deathmetaldawgy@lemmy.mlEnglish
        5·
        1 day ago

        I gave up Facebook way before cigarettes… No but seriously it does kinda suck because I do have my buddies numbers and text/call em but I’m a zoomer & we grew up in the internet age.

        Even millennials / Gen X are planning family gatherings, BBQs/hangouts, even underground punk rock shows are just private Facebook groups now. Nobody really hands out zines or posts fliers around anymore for word of mouth, why would you?

        Anyone who would already wants to go heard about it on Facebook. The posters were made on a laptop, never printed, posted to Instagram and FB. Kinda makes it easy to miss stuff, especially if it’s like the only way your dad or the new friend you made contacts the world or whatever. I still would never go back, tho. Just go out and talk to people in person lol & then let other people tell you about their crazy facebook posts later lol it’s more fun that way!!