DeleteFacebook: Perspective from Mastodon
I&#x27;m reposting this comment because I would like to open the discussion up beyond facebook and social media and into the reality that technology has provided marketing with some pretty ridiculous tools. :<p>I feel like you used to be able to avoid getting swindled by ignoring the swindler, ex. close the door to the saleman, or ignore the gypsy pear salesmen at the market.<p>Today, marketing is engineered at such a level that it is difficult to acknowledge it&#x27;s influence. That, and you are constantly bombarded by ads, either explicitly or implicitly.<p>I don&#x27;t think I am saying anything novel. I guess I am curious what this means about society and our political systems. People with power and wealth could still be toppled when you exposed them to the truth. How in the fuck does that even come close to happening today? How do you overcome marketing that is engineered to exploit the psychological vulnerabilities you are not even aware of? How do we patch our society and governing systems from being pwned?<p>This isn&#x27;t meant as a rant. I am curious, because to the best i can tell we don&#x27;t live in a society where voting matters and we have a say in our governance.