“This is the worst kind of discrimination. The kind against me.” –
Futurama
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I get worried when I see Internet personalities come up with entirely new philosophical positions. I generally roll my eyes and ignore them. I can recall reading details of a few “master systems” that could never work unless they were implemented by a group of autistic libertarians on a planet with infinite resources, free fusion power and access to unlimited deodorant.
Oh, wait, I just described Switzerland.
History shows, though, that one “master system” created by a group of guys actually worked. This is, of course, the United States. The United States was a 2.0 version – the original 1.0 Articles of Confederation apparently needed an upgrade to function. (There are those who say the 1.0 version was working just fine, but that’s another story.)
Facebook/Apple Spat
Your business model is not inviolate.
Now let me get this straight… The techies disrupted music, retail, seemingly every walk of life, but when it comes to them disruption is off limits, they must be protected? Who protected MySpace when Facebook disrupted the first big social media site? Who protected AltaVista and HotBot, never mind Yahoo, when Google came on the scene? This is the ultimate in hubris.
In case you haven’t been paying attention, Apple wants to give you the opportunity to opt out of being tracked. But Facebook and Google make their money on selling ads, and by utilizing all the data you inadvertently provide, they allow advertisers to target very specific users, and charge more for this. The other day someone told me they were uptight about putting their birthday online. I hate to tell you, BUT THEY’VE ALREADY GOT IT! They literally know where you live and what your interests are. And Google has your search history, y