Cory DoctorowFeb 24, 2023

In 1998, two Stanford kids published a paper in *Computer Networks*: "The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine," in which they wrote, "Advertising funded search engines will be inherently biased towards the advertisers and away from the needs of consumers."

https://research.google/pubs/pub334/

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/02/24/passive-income/#swiss-cheese-security

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Show threadJohn DetersFeb 24, 2023

@pluralistic Thanks Cory! I couldn't understand why you were seeing such a volume of "you should have" responses on Twitter. I take similar precautions to the ones you listed, and also make the occasional mistake. When it happens I feel extra-suckered as a result, and pangs of empathy for people who aren't technical enough to defend themselves the same way (and must hit these more often.)

And it's super frustrating to discover enshittification has been blocking the cure all along.

Show threadKat the Leopardess

@targetdrone @pluralistic Not saying that mastodon is at all immune from people having a superiority complex, or punching down, or kicking somebody when they're down but .... it's interesting to compare the response between Twitter and the Fediverse

The fact Cory got scammed is just a reminder of how many misleading things we netizens have to combat every day. We all need to have our wits about us and help people out if we spot the scam/hustle before they do.

Feb 24, 2023 at 5:25pmWeb
Show threadJohn DetersFeb 24, 2023

@Catwoman69y2k @pluralistic Exactly! If you have the privilege of an education or experience, adopt your circle of friends and family and help them protect themselves.

If you can't handle the altruism, think of it selfishly as "at least I won't have to help them clean up after they get scammed."