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This is being downvoted likely because "Mark was a kid", but in many ways he was right. A priori, there is no reason to trust any website or company on the int

This is being downvoted likely because "Mark was a kid", but in many ways he was right. A priori, there is no reason to trust any website or company on the internet. The fact that people trust Google with intimate search queries, or trust Facebook with their personal photos and info, or trust Apple with their messages, or trust a website like Amazon in shopping is really amazing. They are all private companies that are, strictly speaking, beholden only to their shareholders. And for whatever reason, people either forget that or erroneously believe there is legislation governing their behavior.

abiox 8y ago
> downvoted likely because "Mark was a kid" well, it's often used as a lazy sort of character assassination. it's also (perhaps ironically) a good example of why "right to be forgotten" can make sense.
- TAForObvReasons 8y ago
  The 15-year apology tour and various dark patterns that Facebook employs certainly suggest that if "dumb fucks" was a youthful error Zuckerberg has done nothing to change. If he learned and course-corrected the company, then your criticism would be fair; that hasn't happened, so the comment is still relevant today. I don't see these citations as "lazy character assassination"; rather, "this is who he is, he laid the cards bare more than a decade ago"
- coding123 8y ago
  Can't reply to TAForObvReasons directly due to thread limits but, you're right on - actually just about anyone in this game sits in the same boat. MZ was the only one that admitted it.
- Fnoord 8y ago
  > it's also (perhaps ironically) a good example of why "right to be forgotten" can make sense. Or, perhaps ironically, a good example of why "right to be forgotten" does not make sense.
coding123 8y ago
He was a kid, but lol, damn kids are honest. Yes all people are dumb fucks. That's like straight up impossible to challenge that claim too.

abiox 8y ago

> downvoted likely because "Mark was a kid" well, it's often used as a lazy sort of character assassination. it's also (perhaps ironically) a good example of why "right to be forgotten" can make sense.

TAForObvReasons 8y ago
The 15-year apology tour and various dark patterns that Facebook employs certainly suggest that if "dumb fucks" was a youthful error Zuckerberg has done nothing to change. If he learned and course-corrected the company, then your criticism would be fair; that hasn't happened, so the comment is still relevant today. I don't see these citations as "lazy character assassination"; rather, "this is who he is, he laid the cards bare more than a decade ago"
coding123 8y ago
Can't reply to TAForObvReasons directly due to thread limits but, you're right on - actually just about anyone in this game sits in the same boat. MZ was the only one that admitted it.
Fnoord 8y ago
> it's also (perhaps ironically) a good example of why "right to be forgotten" can make sense. Or, perhaps ironically, a good example of why "right to be forgotten" does not make sense.

coding123 8y ago

He was a kid, but lol, damn kids are honest. Yes all people are dumb fucks. That's like straight up impossible to challenge that claim too.