Comment by posabsolute | Hacker News Reader

Comment by posabsolute | Hacker News Reader

I think people like the author are missing the point,

I'm pretty sure 20 years old and less people really don't care about their timeline privacy and if they do, they can easily change that.

People that "care" about those issues are 25+ tech people, my mom do not care, and teens in my family reallly do not care

the new facebook features prove that facebook is really moving forward in the 'social' space and are succeeding. Google+ a threat? I don't think so, maybe for the old facebook, but not this.. I can already see all new moms going crazy about that timeline feature.

It's boring to see so much articles about how bad 'privacy' is, how creepy facebook is and etc. Seriously anyone can see that.. there is privacy if you look for it, if you don't it simply to assume that you want your profile public..

"I'm pretty sure 20 years old and less people really don't care about their timeline privacy and if they do, they can easily change that."

People without experience to see why they should care don't know to, but that doesn't mean they won't be affected.

I didn't care about preparing my business for a recession when I first started it because I hadn't had to manage through one. I do now.

Tech people who understand data care because they know the ramifications younger, less tech-savvy people don't.

People aren't just crying wolf. Thinking about alternatives creates huge opportunities. Wikipedia and Linux came out of people foreseeing the limitations of proprietary software.

Who knows what awesome social media alternatives might come from people foreseeing the limitations of social media based on centralized servers?

I don't understand why people think teens are all okay with a lack of privacy. One of my businesses deals with hundreds of high school athletes every year. I can tell you that about half of them post EVERYTHING online. The other half is very careful about what they post. Some of the teenagers we deal with are very careful - a lot of them are, in fact.

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