• billwashere@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The point is MOST users don’t change it or even know how. I seriously doubt anyone in my family would even know that it is possible, know that there are other search engines, or that Google knowing everything about their searches is not a good thing. And yes they all use Facebook too.🤦‍♂️

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      1 year ago

      I think the tech community should come to the realization that most people (no, not in your immediate circle which is mostly tech) don’t want choice; they want ease of use, which means guidance.

      Why would a person, who can’t differentiate between google, a web browser, an app, or even the internet, want to change their device settings on their own which requires 10 clicks when their experience can be configured by zero clicks by a mega corp? This is a systemic issue in our society and needs to be corrected at school level in some sort of “Social media awareness/IT class”.

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        1 year ago

        I agree completely. The biggest issue is it requires critical thinking which is unfortunately not a common skill. Maybe this is one of the first things that needs correcting.