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Facebook is a "gov't" for its user-citizens, the same way dairy farmers are a "gov't" for their cows. In other words, FB is not a gov't, it's a company that se
by cies 9y ago
Facebook is a "gov't" for its user-citizens, the same way dairy farmers are a "gov't" for their cows.
In other words, FB is not a gov't, it's a company that sells the product it creates from interaction with its users and sells to it's customers (other companies that want to advertise and/or analyze data).
Main difference with dairy farmers is that cows are property of of the farm, they're forcefully made pregnant, have their babies taken short after birth, and get killed, all at the whims of the farmer. FB has less control over it's, much more vocal users.
That's why FB's farmer, Mark, needs help writing speeches and and dealing with the "real gov't" (which to some extend represents the people, a.k.a. FB users). Full circle.