<story><title>As Facebook Struggles, Rivals’ Leaders Stay Mostly Mum</title><url>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/01/technology/facebook-tech-industry-leaders.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>primitur</author><text>The elephant in the room is not Facebook.&lt;p&gt;Its the generations of people who have, over the last 10 years, grown up to assume that their personal lives are of interest to others, and wish therefore to capitalize&amp;#x2F;profit on exposing their life to strangers.&lt;p&gt;This is going to be a much more difficult precipice to step back from than, say, the rampant piracy of things like Napster, and so on.  We&amp;#x27;ll definitely have to push technology harder and further to establish better ways for these addicts to come down from their highs and return to a more normal level of social interaction - but then again, maybe its too late.&lt;p&gt;(Upvote me if you agree.)&lt;p&gt;Seriously though, I believe we have to appeal to one demographic that gets ignored through all of this, thick and thin: parents.  Its truly the only way to adjust this cultural liability for future generations - we simply must insist on parental controls over social media from now on.&lt;p&gt;And, in addition, we have to establish that parents &lt;i&gt;should&lt;/i&gt; regulate their kids&amp;#x27; use of online&amp;#x2F;social media tools in such a way that we reduce the devolutionary effect on human interaction that is occurring now.&lt;p&gt;Perhaps its truly time for a revolutionary new service: FamilyBook.  You can only gain access with a birth certificate .. mmm ...</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>efdee</author><text>No, the elephant is definitely Facebook and friends.&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Its the generations of people who have, over the last 10 years, grown up to assume that their personal lives are of interest to others, and wish therefore to capitalize&amp;#x2F;profit on exposing their life to strangers.&amp;quot; - Say what? Most people aren&amp;#x27;t looking to capitalize&amp;#x2F;profit on anything, they just want to share bits of their life with others that they count as their friends.&lt;p&gt;Most people are definitely not aware of what happens behind the curtains. The fact that there&amp;#x27;s a big gorilla in the room watching everything they post and profiting of that is the problem.&lt;p&gt;And that gorilla is Facebook.</text></comment>
<story><title>As Facebook Struggles, Rivals’ Leaders Stay Mostly Mum</title><url>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/01/technology/facebook-tech-industry-leaders.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>primitur</author><text>The elephant in the room is not Facebook.&lt;p&gt;Its the generations of people who have, over the last 10 years, grown up to assume that their personal lives are of interest to others, and wish therefore to capitalize&amp;#x2F;profit on exposing their life to strangers.&lt;p&gt;This is going to be a much more difficult precipice to step back from than, say, the rampant piracy of things like Napster, and so on.  We&amp;#x27;ll definitely have to push technology harder and further to establish better ways for these addicts to come down from their highs and return to a more normal level of social interaction - but then again, maybe its too late.&lt;p&gt;(Upvote me if you agree.)&lt;p&gt;Seriously though, I believe we have to appeal to one demographic that gets ignored through all of this, thick and thin: parents.  Its truly the only way to adjust this cultural liability for future generations - we simply must insist on parental controls over social media from now on.&lt;p&gt;And, in addition, we have to establish that parents &lt;i&gt;should&lt;/i&gt; regulate their kids&amp;#x27; use of online&amp;#x2F;social media tools in such a way that we reduce the devolutionary effect on human interaction that is occurring now.&lt;p&gt;Perhaps its truly time for a revolutionary new service: FamilyBook.  You can only gain access with a birth certificate .. mmm ...</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>pjc50</author><text>&amp;gt; assume that their personal lives are of interest to others&lt;p&gt;Celebrities and self-promoters have existed forever. As have gossips. Generally people &lt;i&gt;are&lt;/i&gt; interested in others&amp;#x27; personal lives.&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; parental control&lt;p&gt;This is going to be an endless battle, and will come with ludicrous comparisons to the various ages of personal responsibility. You can as easily end underage internet chatting as you can end underage drinking.</text></comment>