cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/35800407
Related: Meta’s chatbots held ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offered false medical info.
On the one hand, that’s good, but on the other hand, Meta crossed my line over eight years ago, and I’m woefully disappointed that he was using it until this point.
Neil Young and Dolly Parton
Role models we need but don’t deserve
What is up with these CAPS? Are we copying the typographic INCONTINENCE of Trump?
I have noticed people have changed the way they type since around 2016, when trump became president. The amount of people putting “Sad.” Behind a sentence is mindblowing. He gave so many people severe brainworms.
Using caps for emphasis in places where formatting options don’t exist is a practice as old as the internet. I remember doing it in the usenet days.
Oh that is not all. Future generations might be able to map all the brain rot that man has caused.
typographic incontinence
This term tickled my linguizzle gland.
With a single word in caps like that, I read it as yelling the word loudly.
The way it’s used here, by a PR conscious intermediary, it comes across more like bitter sarcasm. Like he would not let them release the statement on his behalf unless they yelled Facebook’s name when calling them out. It is similar to when a child tells their sibling they aren’t allowed to do something, but they say it loudly enough so that everybody understands the parent in the next room hears it too.
Edit to clarify: It is an awesome move to call them out, especially to people who blindly just use Meta’s stuff. I read my own comment and worried it would sound like I was calling the Facebook call-out childish itself. It is not. It is a very good thing to fight for a better world, especially when you have the fame or resources that give you a louder voice.
Quite a normal thing to do no? Way before Trump got elected
To me, it might signal unwillingness to work with Facebook, but still willingness to work with Meta.
Once again, Neil Young reminds us that he has a gargantuan penis.
Good on him. I’m going to make it a point to listen to more Neil Young.
Didn’t have to look far for that heart of gold, seems he already had it.
I almost didn’t get your joke there, good one.
Also, if you’re into low/no budget films, Hooker With a Heart of Gold is a great one, but it’s like 15-20 years old and it shows.
This looks like the exact garbage I love, I’ll definitely have to watch it.
If you enjoy that, Brad Jones has a few other really good ones to check out. Midnight Heat is an amazing dirty cop flick, and Jesus Bro! is a great sendup of shit like pureflix trash.
So based 🙏
A musician/celebrity with high moral standards and personal integrity, imagine that, huh?
I feel like more people should know what’s going on. Facebook has done some scummy stuff in the past. Now Zuck is openly defending his AI grooming children. In and of itself it doesn’t make a lot of sense — what’s the upshot for Meta here? But outside the bubble of logic, it sets kids up to be groomed by real predators. It’s unacceptable.
People say the problem is that all the people they know are on Facebook. Two issues: most of those people would forget you exist if you leave Facebook. Also, you’re the reason they’re there. The second reason is that you are literally the product. You being on Facebook is part of the reason those people are, too, so be the change you want to see in the world.
You use(d) Facebook to stay connected. I use Facebook (with any empty profile) to engage/troll Trump supports. We are not the same.
But seriously, it’s interesting to use it to delve into the right wing zeitgeist.
For example, do not believe the narrative that they are upset about the Epstein list. They’ve been given marching orders to blame it on Biden “because if there was something there why didn’t Biden release it” and “a liberal just withheld the grand jury testimony, so it’s their fault” – don’t bother with the reality or nuance around of any of this, it doesn’t matter to them. They are a cult.
These are the type of people who would dismiss their own child coming forward with moleststion claims and allowing the abuse to continue. I am not exaggerating here. I had one demand physical evidence of Trump raping children; literally demand child porn be distrusted to them before they’ll
be convinced.reshift the goalpost.
Neil young is a real one.
I deleted my FB in 09 because of the social expectations and toxicity that came from it. Definitely in my top 10 best decisions of my life.
Good, but why does this read like “This is official legal notice to FACEBOOK that FACEBOOK is NOT allowed to USE my content”?
It’s a completely different sentiment. For one thing, it’s actually doing something that impacts Meta’s bottom line.
What the background on AI chatbots with kids?
What’s this about AI talking to kids?
Meta had put guidelines in place allowing romantic and sensual conversations with children, such as calling an 8 year olds body a work of art apparently. (I don’t know much about it, so don’t take my word for it)
My expectations were low, but Jesus christ
He did the same thing on spotify and a little while later all his songs (at least the ones I had in my playlists) were back.
