Leaked confidential memo reveals Facebook program to identify and target "insecure" kids

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Oh I don’t think that it’s naïve to imagine it. Something something picture the world that you want. But I sure wouldn’t bet on it. Corporations are soul-less and amoral, but they are made up of people and SOME of them haven’t been converted to the church of the almighty shareholder value.

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I know someone who really dug them Charles Atlas ads…

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This I cannot stand for. When I eat products made of people, I want to know they were secure people.

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That was entirely different… the Charles Atlas ads addressed a genuine need. The best part was when the formerly skinny guy hit that other guy in the face.

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He was more of a Steve Reeves fan.

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Well, that clarifies things. I couldn’t possibly comment, since I’m a Facebook employee, but thank you for the information.

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Ahahaha good one.

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I think of most people – not just teens – who use Facebook as insecure, with heavier use correlating to greater insecurity. All Facebook’s algorithm has to do is measure hours used per day… bam.

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hey Zuck! It’s me, one of the Winklevoss twins! I’m still steamed about how the movie made it look like you were a better rower than us. (I assume that’s what the movie said, I only saw the trailer.) (and I only skimmed the trailer.)

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call me negative and jaded here but considering Facebook’s past, I’m going to go with " targeting people for makeup and weight loss ads…"

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We need an algorithm that detects insecurity and stupidity in older folks and convince them not to reelect Trump

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OMG, No.No.No. (extra No’s to meet min character limit).

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No doubt that’s where the smart money is betting. After all the first step of much advertising is to make people insecure. Create a need and then sell the solution. Because happy contented people make for bad customers.

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The idea of a huge corporation working in concert with law enforcement to identify and target citizens for increased surveillance or intervention sends a chill up my spine.

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You know the two pillars of advertising? Fear and hope. The fear that something is true ( unsexy, fat, unattractive to the opposite sex ) and the hope that Product XYZ will fix it.

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Why do you say that you miss the days of Eliza?

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It sounds like you miss the days of Eliza.

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I vote No.

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