Comment by kmlx

unpopular personal opinion: facebook is the latest scapegoat of society. people are so much smarter than the NYT article suggests, and the so-called “power” of facebook is mainly just a reflection of our own internal flaws. the amplification of these flaws is actually very helpful: in order to fix them we need them exposed loudly/boldly. and so we reach the main pain point: privacy. since we’re extremely social animals, privacy could be considered to be anti-human. and thus our jungian duality (another flaw) is exposed in all it’s glory: we love to be loved, but our rational side counters our every move. facebook is just another tool to expose our animalistic flaws. one of many.