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Post by data_ders » Fri, Oct 29, 2021, 7:46 PM UTC

twright0 wrote: post #86

nemothekid wrote: post #28

Personally, I'm less bullish on FB/Meta now. Half of me believes if someone can turn it around it would be Zuck, and the other half believes that FB's culture has optimized the wrong the thing for the past 5 years. Consider this, and call me out if I'm wrong, for the past 5 years we were led to believe by FB/YouTube that algorithmically generated could only have negative consequences as it moved people to more and mo…

> Then TikTok came along and it's kind of disproven that? ... none of the algorithmically generated content is as polarizing as what I would find on the other apps. I don't think this is fully accurate. The big differentiator for Tik Tok's algorithmic feed from FB's or Youtube's (in my mind) is not its accuracy or lack of polarization, it's actually that it draws much firmer and harder to cross lines between the part…

Post by LordDragonfang » Fri, Oct 29, 2021, 7:47 PM UTC

vineyardmike wrote: post #92

threeseed wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

a) The CSAM scanning on your phone only happens if you specify that you want your photos to be uploaded to iCloud Photo Library. And if doesn't happen client-side then it simply happens server-side with less privacy and security. b) iPhone parts showing errors issues was a bug that was already fixed and applied to TouchID security validation. If it's something new then it's almost guarenteed that this is a good thing…

1) Lets not have client side scanning apologists here. They are setting a terrible precedent. Even if apple does it right, the copy cats won't and that'll be terrible for everyone. 2) Apple customer support has a history of being deceitful. In the US it is illegal for them to reject jailbroken devices from warranty and I've been told by apple they will void your warranty on their internal services if you bring them a…

Post by randoglando » Fri, Oct 29, 2021, 7:51 PM UTC

LurkingPenguin wrote: post #32

It's really hard to use much of what Zuck says for reasonable analysis. Examples: > I care about this existing, not just virtual and augmented reality existing, but it getting built out in a way that really advances the state of human connection ... > I think we’ll have hopefully an opportunity to shape the development of the next platform in order to make it more amenable to these ways that I think people will natur…

Post by r00fus » Fri, Oct 29, 2021, 7:53 PM UTC

thebean11 wrote: post #94

r00fus wrote: post #30

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So pray tell, what do investors see in it? As a geek I see a hobby horse.

Selling digital goods with fat margins, app store revenue, and ads in digital spaces

Post by jensensbutton » Fri, Oct 29, 2021, 7:54 PM UTC

gz5 wrote: post #73

rory wrote: post #33

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The Amazon comparison is apt, but I think Apple shifting revenue from hardware to services is a better one. Apple was able to catch the paradigm shift of us starting to use our phones for everything, and make loads of money by offering services to a captive audience and sharecropping opportunities to app developers. Facebook tried to become a platform during the last paradigm shift and failed. Selling users to advert…

Apple is nice comparison. Apple leveraged the power of its brand in that transition (and created a flywheel of sorts to strengthen its brand), whereas the current FB brand wouldn't likely extend as well. So helps show one reason why FB likely saw the need to change naming and start building a new brand (whereas Apple (and Amazon) went the other way).