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Comment · 5 years ago

I also wonder about those in Silicon Valley telling young men "don't go to college" and the mostly male fascination with entrepreneurship and crytocurrency. The entire meme stock and "apes together are strong" seems like a young male flex. Could it be that college is just seen as "gay"?

Are Academics Disproportionately Gay? A new analysis suggests that's the case, and that academic work -- at once solitary and social in nature -- makes it particularly attractive to those who are not straight.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/01/26/study-suggest...

Comment · 5 years ago

I wonder if it could be because masculinity is being challenged on campus in the current era. Why would a male who has issues with women want to go to a place where he will be challenged to change his views in sensitivty and toxic masculinity courses? Conversely, why would a male who does not have issues with women go to a place where he will be labeled as having toxic masculinity? It's not like these issues haven't been all over the press for years.

#MeToo Is Making Colleges Teach Toxic Masculinity 101

https://www.thedailybeast.com/metoo-is-making-colleges-teach...

Toxic Masculinity and Higher Education

https://www.higheredjobs.com/Articles/articleDisplay.cfm?ID=...

And so on. A quick search turns up 1000's of such links

Comment · 7 years ago

Maybe the section of the AI devoted to you has tagged you as someone who likes outrage. Maybe you have posted some outrage stuff. My experience is opposite from yours.

Comment · 7 years ago

They can't show everything so a filter must be used. They try to show you things similar to what you have liked so you are happy, along with ads related to what you like so you will buy. I can hide/unlike/unfollow things I don't like to tune the filter. How is this complicated? Do people who hate Facebook not understand how to use it? Edit:sp

Comment · 7 years ago

1) I can tweak what is shown on the feed to good effect

2) I don't want porn, terrorism, hate or scams on my newsfeed

3) It cost a lot of money to run and maintain Facebook

4) Apple controls apps on it's store, Google too. Control has to be put in place to prevent scams, hacks and bitcoin miners from being installed. Facebook isn't the internet. It's a safe social space for my 81 yr old mother.

Comment · 7 years ago

Don't people know how to use Facebook? There's no outrage on my newsfeed because I've eliminated/unfollowed/hidden it. My cool friends and family are left, I'm reading some pretty interesting groups I like, and I try not to argue/provoke anyone when I make comments. This doesn't inhibit my speech, it only makes me pay attention to tone. I wish the people who hate Facebook would get off it and then talk about something else that interests them.