I really wouldn't be that cynical about it in that sense. I don't work at Facebook. I never have. But I've seen this work. It really can happen. The problem is

I really wouldn't be that cynical about it in that sense. I don't work at Facebook. I never have. But I've seen this work. It really can happen. The problem isn't traditional office politics, as far as I've seen. The problem is that sometimes the influential engineers can be shortsighted about other teams' needs and it can actually be hard for management to step in and say hey look.