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I'll be honest and say that I'm a former Facebook employee. Probably should have disclosed that originally, but I think it gives even more credit to my Hanlon's
by whatevthrow31 9y ago
I'll be honest and say that I'm a former Facebook employee. Probably should have disclosed that originally, but I think it gives even more credit to my Hanlon's razor statement.
It's just safer/easier to use a throwaway. I have these opinions in real life, but I try not to be too controversial in writing.
- csydas 9y agoI had written a response to the parent comment on this considering an alternate possibility, but then saw this and deleted it. If you could update your original post, it would help curb some of the meta-discussion on your comment. As meta comment though, I don't think anything you said is necessarily controversial, it's just debatable. Obviously you need to gauge the potential fallout on your own life, but the comments themselves are fairly innocuous.
- whatevthrow31 9y agoUpdated my original post to include my former employment. It's just a habit of mine to make a throwaway for anything potentially controversial. It really wouldn't be too big if a deal if my identity was connected to any of my throwaways. It just makes me feel safer.
- raleighm 9y agoNot sure I agree on the Hanlon's razor point. Your view of the intentionality of insiders is an insider's view. ;) But in general, I don't doubt that these things are well intended and not malicious. In my case, my complaint isn't that Facebook is malicious or intentional. It's more of a negligence or gross negligence point. [Edited for clarity]