The Campfire Trail: August 29 - DIY Homestead

August 29, 2022

Day 333 of the Adventure

Over the weekend I had written a piece on saving money on home energy and food costs. Upon sharing it, I was blocked and suspended by our "Social Media Giant Friend, FB" for violating their "Community Standards". I realize that it's their computer algorithms that make the decision and not real people. At the same time, it's real people that program the algorithms. So, my question is, what kind of community calls saving on food and fuel "hostile" to their community, while at the same time, itself, chooses to post questionably vulgar content and ads to my personal page on a regular basis? It's an interesting testament to their definition of "Community".

I know the Mayberry days have long since left the room and even the hope of regaining some of that community innocence is even nothing more than a rapidly vanishing fantasy. Still, you would think that the term "Community" would suggest just that. A community of people with a common experience of trying to live in some sense of harmony.

Some definitions of community are as follows:

The people of a district or country considered collectively, especially in the context of social values and responsibilities.

A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.

With those definitions in mind, I can't even imagine what kind of community facebook is trying to build and foster. I think it's one that I would not be much interested in being a part of. Yet within that community of questionable values, I find those who do share the hope of an existence of shared values and goals of which I can appreciate and participate with. I wonder if facebook should refer to its "Community Standards" as "Conformity Standards" instead.

Carry On

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