4 ms·

"That unfortunate first impression, plus the mischaracterization in the film The Social Network, was probably responsible for half of the ever present suspicion

"That unfortunate first impression, plus the mischaracterization in the film The Social Network, was probably responsible for half of the ever present suspicion and paranoia surrounding Facebook’s motives. But occasionally Zuck would have a charismatic moment of lucid greatness, and it would be stunning." The lockdown thing is interesting, but you have to wade through this blathering, fawning, puff-piece nonsense. There are many more such gag-inducing sections in this piece. Good luck.

dave2000 10y ago
I read about "facebook's motives" and other companies motives, and suspicions about this and that in the media and I think - why do people bother? Companies like Facebook and Google and Apple have billions of users and 99.999% of them just do not give a shit about any of this drama. If they didn't like Facebook (or Android, or... etc) they'd just stop using it. I guess it's just "gotta write a story....gotta make a dollar...gotta get some ad impressions" or whatever, but..really..does anyone actually give a shit?
- beagle3 10y ago
  > If they didn't like Facebook (or Android, or... etc) they'd just stop using it. I don't like Android, and I am not using it. But I have to use facebook because some real life events that I should attend are organized on Facebook. Similarly WhatsApp. I give it no permissions, which makes it a little awkward as I have to memorize (or lookup) phone numbers; But I have missed several important announcements when I wasn't on WhatsApp.
billmalarky 10y ago
It was worth the read for me to learn about this story alone in my opinion https://www.quora.com/How-did-Chris-Putnam-get-hired-at-Facebook?share=1 https://www.quora.com/How-did-Chris-Putnam-get-hired-at-Face...
- aoeuasdf1 10y ago
  Thanks for saving me the time!
antongm 10y ago
Only gag-inducing? You didn't actually puke? Disappoint.
- dredmorbius 10y ago
  I've got to admit, you've got potential. Try harder next time.
antongm 10y ago
By the way "this blathering, fawning, puff-piece nonsense" is what some call an actual prose style. Perhaps you've heard of it (if never actually seen it in person). I'd almost pay money to read your review of a Franzen or DFW book.
- dredmorbius 10y ago
  It's straight-up glurge with highly flawed "analysis", ledes buried deeper than mafia turncoats, and very, very, very little substance to show for itself, much of that apparently unconscious or strongly secondary to the main story. It's crap writing, on style, viewpoint, and logic.

dave2000 10y ago

I read about "facebook's motives" and other companies motives, and suspicions about this and that in the media and I think - why do people bother? Companies like Facebook and Google and Apple have billions of users and 99.999% of them just do not give a shit about any of this drama. If they didn't like Facebook (or Android, or... etc) they'd just stop using it. I guess it's just "gotta write a story....gotta make a dollar...gotta get some ad impressions" or whatever, but..really..does anyone actually give a shit?

beagle3 10y ago
> If they didn't like Facebook (or Android, or... etc) they'd just stop using it. I don't like Android, and I am not using it. But I have to use facebook because some real life events that I should attend are organized on Facebook. Similarly WhatsApp. I give it no permissions, which makes it a little awkward as I have to memorize (or lookup) phone numbers; But I have missed several important announcements when I wasn't on WhatsApp.

billmalarky 10y ago

It was worth the read for me to learn about this story alone in my opinion https://www.quora.com/How-did-Chris-Putnam-get-hired-at-Facebook?share=1 https://www.quora.com/How-did-Chris-Putnam-get-hired-at-Face...

aoeuasdf1 10y ago
Thanks for saving me the time!

antongm 10y ago

Only gag-inducing? You didn't actually puke? Disappoint.

dredmorbius 10y ago
I've got to admit, you've got potential. Try harder next time.

antongm 10y ago

By the way "this blathering, fawning, puff-piece nonsense" is what some call an actual prose style. Perhaps you've heard of it (if never actually seen it in person). I'd almost pay money to read your review of a Franzen or DFW book.

dredmorbius 10y ago
It's straight-up glurge with highly flawed "analysis", ledes buried deeper than mafia turncoats, and very, very, very little substance to show for itself, much of that apparently unconscious or strongly secondary to the main story. It's crap writing, on style, viewpoint, and logic.