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Facebook is asking to use Meta AI on photos you haven’t yet shared

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Re: Facebook is asking to use Meta AI on photos you haven’t yet shared

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Post by reaperducer »

mslansn wrote: post #254
pyman wrote: post #238

The joy of deleting Facebook in 2021 is something I'll never be able to put into words. A company that's right up there with gambling and tobacco: designed to keep you hooked, no matter the cost.

All companies want you to give them more money no matter the cost.

All companies want you to give them more money no matter the cost.

This is false; and considering the hundreds of thousands of companies that people encounter every day that do not operate with your singular mindset, I can only assume the comment was not made in good faith.

Re: Facebook is asking to use Meta AI on photos you haven’t yet shared

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Post by reaperducer »

nikolayasdf123 wrote: post #251
pyman wrote: post #238

The joy of deleting Facebook in 2021 is something I'll never be able to put into words. A company that's right up there with gambling and tobacco: designed to keep you hooked, no matter the cost.

deleted it in 2018. happy ever since. did not regret for a moment

I got locked out of Facebook right about that time. Looking back at the last eight years, I can say without qualification that it did wonders for my personality, my mental health, and the way I interact with other people.

A couple of times I've looked back at my messages and photos from the annual data downloads I did back then. I can't believe how angry I was, and that I would think it was O.K. to talk that way to perfect strangers.

Then I dig a little deeper, and see that the early messages were fine. I was a nice to strangers. But as my Facebook use continued, the tone and unpleasantness of the messages becomes palpable. It's like watching a malignant Facebook disease spreading in my own brain. Kind of horrifying now that I put it into words.

Glad I'm Facebook-free today, and enjoying life almost as much as someone in an Apple commercial.

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Post by ethbr1 »

tclancy wrote: post #236
nelox wrote: post #194

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Venus, in her naked glory, I could understand at a stretch, but Saturn?

If you won’t take to arms for Venus, when will you?

Venus needth not arms! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_de_Milo

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Post by RamblingCTO »

robin_reala wrote: post #188

Remember that you can delete your Meta accounts and have nothing to do with them. It’s not hard to do.

> and have nothing to do with them. It’s not hard to do.

you know they still collect data about you and build a profile, right?

Re: Facebook is asking to use Meta AI on photos you haven’t yet shared

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Post by huhkerrf »

puttycat wrote: post #253

Some time ago I asked on HN "will you go work for Meta?" [1]. I'm so glad I didn't pass their (ridiculous, redundant) set of interviews. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40935199

I mean, the very first two replies on your link are "yes" and the third is "maybe."

Doesn't seem very unanimous to me.

(My comment makes less sense now. OP had originally said the replies were unanimously negative, but has since edited the comment to remove that.)

Re: Facebook is asking to use Meta AI on photos you haven’t yet shared

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Post by qoez »

gambiting wrote: post #255
fredley wrote: post #250

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The best time to delete Facebook was many years ago. The second best time is now.

Unfortunately, many of the old forums for various non-IT-related hobbies have disappeared and moved over to facebook groups and there is no alternative as such. Discord is great for anything related to software or hardware with computers, there are some fantastic communities, but if you are into cars or mountain biking or watches or fellwalking/hiking etc......you really don't have any alternative to facebook. I'm tr…

It's worth it to miss out on that information to delete your account. I don't have one and I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything
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