tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post1191054156868983530..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Is Facebook a Threat To What Remains of Our Democracy?The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-31181963860068794732017-05-27T13:47:44.546-07:002017-05-27T13:47:44.546-07:00No, not for several years now. Once upon a time it...No, not for several years now. Once upon a time it was my virtual home tho. Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465953801145126160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-62180543291832347602017-05-27T09:35:05.258-07:002017-05-27T09:35:05.258-07:00Yes, I remember Brainstorms well. You got me invol...Yes, I remember Brainstorms well. You got me involved with them in their period of decline. Have you been back recently? The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-43508743395564012032017-05-27T08:37:02.281-07:002017-05-27T08:37:02.281-07:00You're welcome. In '97 I was a member of a...You're welcome. In '97 I was a member of a fairly well known and influential virtual community called Brainstorms. This article was discussed for weeks and I've never forgotten it. Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465953801145126160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-67463829763798486472017-05-27T08:13:47.660-07:002017-05-27T08:13:47.660-07:00Hi, Dana. Sincere thanks for that link. Awfully pr...Hi, Dana. Sincere thanks for that link. Awfully prescient article for the times - back before 9/11, our permawars in Afghanistan and Iraq, now Syria, Trump etc.<br /><br />It's an important essay. I think I'll post it in hope that others will read it.<br /><br />Thanks again.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-54015612898360102512017-05-27T06:14:04.543-07:002017-05-27T06:14:04.543-07:00Is there anything about our current culture that i...Is there anything about our current culture that is *not* a threat to democracy? <br /><br />Gardening, perhaps. Making pies - although it does depend on who the pie is made for and why. <br /><br />"I submit that the democracy we are encouraging in many poor parts of the world is an integral part of a transformation toward new forms of authoritarianism; that democracy in the United States is at greater risk than ever before, and from obscure sources; and that many future regimes, ours especially, could resemble the oligarchies of ancient Athens and Sparta more than they do the current government in Washington."<br /><br />Robert Kaplan wrote that in the December, 1997 issue of The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1997/12/was-democracy-just-a-moment/306022/<br /><br /><br /><br />Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465953801145126160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-63439990330763702412017-05-26T15:38:28.837-07:002017-05-26T15:38:28.837-07:00https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/jan/14...https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/jan/14/facebookAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-49083042803720010872017-05-26T15:35:13.047-07:002017-05-26T15:35:13.047-07:00Why do people freely provide personal information ...Why do people freely provide personal information to a data collector in which control is totally invested in one man with dubious social conscience? <br /><br />In the Western World Internet privacy issues are somewhat esoteric. In some parts of the world these issues can be deadly. I mean this literally. When the palace guard tracks your location through your phone, when spies read your text messages, when some regional marketing manager is faced with losing sales or selling you out, you better run and hide. <br /><br />___________<br /><br />As a side issue, I have a lot of difficulty posting to this blog. The reason is that I have a couple of ad blockers and cookie destroyers running. The data miners take steps to force compliance. Tobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-91390402957841617912017-05-26T13:48:34.040-07:002017-05-26T13:48:34.040-07:00
I wish I could argue your points, Deb, I truly do...<br />I wish I could argue your points, Deb, I truly do but I fully agree with you.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-77164237948230769682017-05-26T13:05:10.718-07:002017-05-26T13:05:10.718-07:00Im on facebook. They are relentless with their dat...Im on facebook. They are relentless with their data mining, and they read Private messages to sell more products/services ....and none of this is surprising/<br />but what is, is how many people willingly jump in-- eyes wide open, and typing all sorts of information...public, private its all under scrutiny.<br />and the games, surveys, links, news stories, and fun comment threads to elicit even more information, and people just go along with it.<br />I gave up long ago, warning people that quizzes they fill out and spread around like a virus are actually data mining tricks.<br />the facebook folks can change opinion, and have a willing group of targeted consumers, all for sale. We are the product not the buyer, and folks still allow themselves to be exploited.<br />one day they will have the mindless army/lobby they want to take over the world:Pdebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17230156686226794005noreply@blogger.com