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It would allow Zuckerberg to talk more candidly. Public perception and opinion is very important to any of these billion-dollar business leaders. If you have an
by Mirioron 8y ago
It would allow Zuckerberg to talk more candidly. Public perception and opinion is very important to any of these billion-dollar business leaders. If you have an open hearing then there is a snowball's chance in hell that you will hear anything that wasn't carefully planned by teams of PR guys and lawyers.
A closed hearing won't be picked apart and (mis)interpreted ever which way, so the speaker can try to get their true point across. The speaker can also acknowledge faults and mention some sensitive issues without making their company's stock ride a rollercoaster.
- jakelazaroff 8y ago> It would allow Zuckerberg to talk more candidly. This is exactly the problem. If he's not able to talk candidly in public, it suggests that Facebook is doing things to which the public would object.
- Cpoll 8y ago> A closed hearing won't be picked apart and (mis)interpreted ever which way, so the speaker can try to get their true point across. In the same post, this is a very good counter-point, I think. Anything this high-profile will be cherry-picked and de-contextualized a million times. Including in Facebook posts, ironically. Speaking candidly is bad PR for anyone that visible, no matter how virtuous.
- girvo 8y agoThe power differential between randoms taking something he says out of context and that of Zuckerberg himself does not really garner much sympathy for him and his company here.
- Trundle 8y agoAny action by anyone will be objected to by some if the audience is large enough.
- AmericanChopper 8y agoNothing could influence Zuckerberg to talk candidly in front of regulators, he'll be speaking the same carefully planned legalese. At least with a public hearing, the public have the benefit of watching him try to bullshit everybody.