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The developed world is increasingly forcing people to use incompetently designed technology. The #digitalTransformation movement is being forced onto people.

Just like we cannot rely on the public sector to solve the climate crisis, we also cannot rely on the public sector to deploy well-designed privacy-respecting inclusive technology. We always need an analog option.

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How addictive is Facebook? Is the addiction argument far-fetched? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) by evenwicht@lemmy.sdf.org to c/right_to_unplug@sopuli.xyz

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I’m working on a campaign against the use of Facebook by gov administrations. So far I have like 20 or so pages covering human rights violations by the gov when they impose the use of Facebook. But I have not yet written anything about addiction or mental health in this context.

I have never used Facebook myself, so I’m working somewhat blind. The question is whether Facebook is addictive and ultimately to what extent can it be faulted for mental health issues. I mean, of course it’s addictive to some extent, as is just about everything and anything. But the question is whether it can reasonably be argued that when a government pushes the use of Facebook onto people, is the gov significantly undermining people’s human right to living in good health? Or is that a far-fetched or crazy enough that it would actually dilute the campaign against gov-forced use of FB?

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[–] Alistaire@sopuli.xyz -3 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

facebook ain't addictive for smart people.

you open the app and see tons of misinformation, not worth the time. Also people there believe in flat earth and noah flood.

[–] evenwicht@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

There might be some truth to that but I’m not sure it’s relevant, unless you are also saying most of the population is smart.

There are always people who have immunity to various addictions. The question is: when the gov pushes people into Facebook, are they pushing some people into addiction? If the gov were to hand out tobacco samples on the primary school playground, some kids may not get addicted but that does not vindicate such action.

[–] Alistaire@sopuli.xyz 1 points 4 hours ago

The govt. is mostly evil, it's only illegal if they decide it's illegal. My country freely pushes tobacco, gambling.

when the gov pushes people into Facebook, are they pushing some people into addiction? Yes, fk the govt.