> I wish there was a name for this fallacy because it comes up so often. When you have a systemic problem, you do not have a viable solution if your solution requires the conscientious choices of every affected individual.
I think that's true of the general problem of data privacy, but I don't think it's exactly true of the particular "Facebook" instance of that problem.
Social networks have withered and died before, and there's no reason to think that Facebook can't be nudged in that direction, one user at a time, until the snowball starts. This seems like a pretty opportune time to get that ball rolling.
I think that's true of the general problem of data privacy, but I don't think it's exactly true of the particular "Facebook" instance of that problem.
Social networks have withered and died before, and there's no reason to think that Facebook can't be nudged in that direction, one user at a time, until the snowball starts. This seems like a pretty opportune time to get that ball rolling.