by Tyler_JC » Fri 30 Jan 2009, 19:10:42
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Jotapay', 'I') don't use it (or any other social networking sites) because it's just a huge data mining operation for corporations and the government.
And with that information they will do...what?
Find out where I live? I believe they already know that.
Try to sell me tickets to my favorite bands or their new CDs? It would save me the hassle of having to look for them.
There's nothing I post on my facebook that is damaging to me personally or a breach of my privacy. I put that information online because I
want other people to see it. Isn't that why these websites exist in the first place? I want my friends to find out what I like so that I can find people with similar interests.
The reason I hate the advertisement industry is that they are constantly trying to sell me junk I don't want and will never want. Advertisement of junk products/services wastes my time and fills up my mailbox.
At the same time, I don't live on a doomstead. I need to purchase products and services to survive. I would strongly prefer a world in which corporations already knew what I wanted. It would save me time and allow me to make much better decisions.