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I've been suspecting that he's a sociopath. First, being in a position of power puts him in the right demographic. Then, he seems to continue to do whatever he
by orblivion 16y ago
I've been suspecting that he's a sociopath. First, being in a position of power puts him in the right demographic. Then, he seems to continue to do whatever he can get away with, then come with an apology that seems sincere enough that people buy it, and then he keeps on as before. I don't know how you can launch Beacon, the way it was launched, with other people knowing what was going to happen (1), and be surprised when it's a PR disaster. Either he's stupid or he was just testing what he can get away with.
(1) http://gigaom.com/2007/11/06/facebook-beacon-privacy-issues/ http://gigaom.com/2007/11/06/facebook-beacon-privacy-issues/
- malloreon 16y agoOne could argue the timing simply wasn't right. Beacon failed in 2007, but Instant Personalization and the "Open Graph" are really the same thing, and they're already everywhere.
- orblivion 16y agoBeacon in and of itself is fine. Springing it on people as opt-out, and relying on some Javascript to warn them as they make purchases, is the problem.
- hugh3 16y agoHonestly, I've always been skeptical that "sociopaths" really exist as a psychologically distinct group from, say, run-of-the-mill jerks. It's easy to find first-person accounts of what it's like to be, say, schizophrenic or delusional or manic-depressive or to have Asperger's, but I've never heard of anyone admitting "I'm a sociopath. Here's what it's like to be me."
- orblivion 16y agoProbably because they don't have the incentive to out themselves. Remember it's effectively admitting that they're evil. But on the Internet it would be safe, assuming you believe this guy. He's pretty convincing: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/a5xvv/iama_diagnosed_sociopath_ama/ http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/a5xvv/iama_diagnosed_s... This was posted several months ago, looks like he's still taking questions.
- klochner 16y agoIt wasn't really that hard: http://www.amazon.com/Little-Bastard-Autobiography-Sociopath/dp/1605639451 http://www.amazon.com/Little-Bastard-Autobiography-Sociopath...