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I disagree. If think it's the false sadness — er, "heartbreak" — expressed by the CEO in response to users being upset that angers Gruber. It's one thing to be
by edw 9y ago
I disagree. If think it's the false sadness — er, "heartbreak" — expressed by the CEO in response to users being upset that angers Gruber. It's one thing to be a straight up sociopath and run your sociopathic business but quite another to pretend you care one iota about the people who you are monetizing by turning them into a personal data slurry.
By the way, folks seem to be intent on down voting your comment into oblivion. That, sadly, seems like increasingly typical behavior here, and elsewhere on the internet. The thinking seems to be: "I don't agree with your opinion therefore I will do my best to make your opinion disappear." Does that make anyone smarter? Perhaps someone was deeply, personally offended — in which case, off with your head, right?
- gdulli 9y ago> That, sadly, seems like increasingly typical behavior here, and elsewhere on the internet. "I'll call someone I've never met a lying sociopath but I draw the line at downvotes!"
- nhangen 9y agoI get it. I just think Gruber is a hypocrite. Wasn't long ago he was invited to an Apple meeting so he could then write a blog post shilling for them. The boundaries broken are not comparable, but I just don't feel that Gruber has any moral high ground to stand on because of his affiliation with members in the industry. In addition, it's not like we haven't seen this act before with company CEO's. This sort of thing happens all of the time, and in every industry. He's a smart guy, but his post seems overly-reactionary. I am less bothered by the CEO's comment than by their monetization strategy, but then again, I don't really see the need for the product in the first place.