Monday, April 09, 2018
Brave New World? - Derek Hunter
While he doesn't actually say any of these, I will.
"Most things that can be used for good can also be used for evil."
"Be careful what you wish for."
"There's no such thing as a free lunch."...
Derek Hunter includes this in his post at Townhall.comT:
"Hilariously, the pearl-clutching extended to the concept of data collection by Facebook itself. What did people think they do there? Having billions of members who join something for free isn’t exactly the pathway to getting rich, unless and until you do something with all the information your members voluntarily give you. It’s a trade – you get to post cat videos and vacation pictures on their website so you can make your friends jealous, they get to sell advertisements based on the information you give them.
Would anyone have signed up for Facebook if it were $50 a year but there were no ads? Maybe, but only a fraction of what they currently have..."
