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You made an "edgy" but incorrect generalization based on sparse anecdata. It was good for your comment karma, but it's silly to stand by it. AirBNB's CAN-SPAM
by millamox 10y ago
You made an "edgy" but incorrect generalization based on sparse anecdata. It was good for your comment karma, but it's silly to stand by it.
AirBNB's CAN-SPAM violating email was clearly unethical. A media company showing up on Facebook more than you would prefer is, at worst, mildly annoying. There's an important difference.
Ethical people do not need to leave Silicon Valley. Dishonesty is not prerequisite to success. Your claims are wrong.
- downandout 10y ago>Ethical people do not need to leave Silicon Valley. Dishonesty is not prerequisite to success. Your claims are wrong. Again, you're implying things that I simply didn't say. >A media company showing up on Facebook more than you would prefer is, at worst, mildly annoying You're right, that's not spam, but that's not what I was referring to either. I'm not going to write a massive explanation here of the specific Facebook spamming techniques employed by Buzzfeed et al, but suffice it to say that they are actively and aggressively spamming to "prime the viral pump" with certain stories.
- millamox 10y agoThis is boring. Conversation is a waste of time if one of the participants (you) just lies and tries to rewrite history anytime they were wrong about something. Ethics work is SV. Many of the most successful founders are highly ethical. Aggressive growth doesn't require a lack of morality. Downandout could not be more wrong. But he also lies to "win" pointless internet conversations, so it's hardly a shock that he thinks we all must lie professionally as well.