The way this is all going I think, was nicely summed up by Charlie Brookers 'Black Mirror'

The episode NOSEDIVE presented a not too distant future.

Summed nicely in this article by the Atlantic.

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/10/black-mirror-nosedive-review-season-three-netflix/504668/

When facebook first appeared to everyone, it was a nice idea that genuinely was concerned with connecting people. I believe it's emergence directly affected the fall of the then popular Friends Reunited.

However, "They" (and I'm sure we all have varying ideas of whom they are) saw the potential as the sites popularity grew, Data is the new gold, and Facebook must have the monopoly on the mines. So many people click through privacy agreements without reading the small print, but as the age old adage goes, If you've got nothing to hide you've got nothing to fear.

https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/you-may-have-nothing-hide-you-still-have-something-fear

Having said all that, I do use Facebook, I do try to keep my privacy tight.

Thank you. I'll be digging and lurking for a while, in an attempt to not just BLEH out words.
Nice to find a place online though where the conversation is more than Yanny or Laurel.

Godspeed.

Hello All.

I just joined this morning. Thought I should say hello.

So hello.