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A little while ago I played with the idea that if the masses were convinced that breaking up Facebook (or Google, Amazon, etc) was a good idea and that it eventually happened - the…

Anybody give this a quick skim and can offer any insight?

I think that in the west, we have a different dynamic between tech and government - one that makes a huge difference. In China, it would appear that the government is deeply involv…

Ah, yes, I see that now. That's a shame - quite annoying really. I don't get it. I don't really see what it is I wrote that warranted getting "flagged". I just said I wasn't keen o…

I don't know whether one could "stop where the internet is going". I think the internet is what it is. It has its merits and it has its flaws. I'm just saying we seem to be pointin…

Regarding "using a throwaway account", please see my response to piffey below. In short, I don't have a main - I'm usually always just a reader. I actually wholeheartedly disagree …

That's very fair criticism, and you're right, promoting something to others based on the probability of it triggering a reaction has some pretty major downsides. Although I don't k…

> I am not sure what the alternative you propose is. Dig your head deeper into sand? I was trying to edit my comment earlier to purposely extend on this point, but was unable to. W…

Please see my response to piffy.

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I was hoping for a more in-depth answer, but okay, ad-hominem it is then.

I know this is a highly unpopular opinion (and hence the throwaway), but I really don't understand this idea of wanting to "break up" Facebook and the underlying motivation behind …