On 11/14/2017 2:49 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Nov 2017 21:40:17 -0000, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
>
>> "Wayne Boatwright" wrote in message
>> 9.44...
>>
>> On Tue 14 Nov 2017 01:39:19p, Ed Pawlowski told us...
>>
>>> On 11/14/2017 8:53 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
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>>>> I think it might be time for another length vacation from RFC.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Kill file would fix it.
>>>
>>
>> I have always used a kill file, but I don't know of one that can kill
>> a quoted post within a post. There's the rub.
>>
>> Wayne Boatwright
>>
>> ==
>>
>> I am not you, but if I see a post with a response from someone I don't like
>> to read ... guess what ... I don't read it!!!
>
> Yes, that works well, but some people here must have OCD. They see a
> post they know they're not going to like, but they have to read it
> anyway. We're lucky that we have the ability to not read.
>
https://nypost.com/2017/11/09/sean-p...ted-a-monster/
Sean Parker, who played a pivotal role in turning Facebook into a
money-minting juggernaut, admits that he is now €śsomething of a
conscientious objector€ť to the social networking giant.
Facebook €śliterally changes your relationship with society, with each
other,€ť Parker told Axios in a Wednesday interview. €śGod only knows what
its doing to our childrens brains.€ť
The 38-year-old tech tycoon €” whose hardball exploits as Facebooks
first president were depicted in Aaron Sorkins 2010 Hollywood flick
€śThe Social Network€ť €” said Facebook is designed to exploit €śa
vulnerability in human psychology€ť to get its users addicted.
€śThe inventors, creators €” its me, its Mark [Zuckerberg], its Kevin
Systrom on Instagram, its all of these people €” understood this
consciously,€ť he said. €śAnd we did it anyway.€ť
Parker, who is now founder and chair of the Parker Institute for Cancer
Immunotherapy, explained that Facebook uses likes and shares to create a
€śsocial-validation feedback loop€ť that keeps users coming back.
€śWe need to sort of give you a little dopamine hit every once in a
while, because someone liked or commented on a photo or a post or
whatever,€ť Parker said. €śAnd thats going to get you to contribute more
content, and thats going to get you €¦ more likes and comments.€ť
Parker said he never anticipated the consequences of what would happen
when Facebook grew to have 2 billion monthly users.