"You cannot complain about Facebook collecting your life’s history, while at the same time complaining that diaspora* cannot find your former classmates. You cannot complain about WhatsApp collecting your address book, while at the same time stating you do not use eMail because exchanging addresses is too cumbersome. You either get a system that knows who you are or a system that does not."

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https://overengineer.dev/blog/2020/01/01/2010s-alternative-social-media.html

#privacy #DataFarming #SurveillanceCapitalism

The 2010s and alternative Social Media: A decade full of work, hope, and disappointment - Dennis Schubert

Looking back at the decade of 2010 and developments in the internet, in Social Media, and inside alternative Social Media projects.

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