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The fact that Mark is not trustworthy is a real issue, and I've been screaming it from the rooftops since 2004 because I was actually there. In fact, it was the
by thinkcomp 9y ago
The fact that Mark is not trustworthy is a real issue, and I've been screaming it from the rooftops since 2004 because I was actually there. In fact, it was the subject of my first post on Hacker News, for which I was ridiculed.
See also:
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/71uva5/iama_classmate_of_mark_zuckerberg_who_created_the/ https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/71uva5/iama_classmate...
- patkai 9y agoIs it even legal for him to run for president, given that he founded / owns the most powerful manipulation tool in the world?
- srtjstjsj 9y agowhy would that be illegal, unless someone created the law very recently?
- patkai 9y agoI don't know the US constitution, this is why I asked. My assumption is that running for president is not compatible with certain things, e.g. owning and/or editing media. E.g. could somebody in theory buy most of the newspapers, TV and radio channels, get on their boards and run for president?
- ghostDancer 9y agoUsually is the other way round , powerful people buy and manipulate the media so the one they want gets elected, and that way the can move everything behind the curtain.
- fwn 9y agoThere's no sub clause for "inventors of powerful machines" not to be qualified for the presidency.
- yuhong 9y agoI think the big problem is the ad bubble itself now. I have mentioned the ad bubble and Google on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/912750677331283968 https://twitter.com/BrendanEich/status/912750677331283968