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I wish I could agree with you're more nuanced viewpoint, but seeing a whole industry making insane amounts of money based on abusive and deceptive business mode
by tmalsburg2 8y ago
I wish I could agree with you're more nuanced viewpoint, but seeing a whole industry making insane amounts of money based on abusive and deceptive business models suggests that there truely is a broader issue. Whether the underlying attitude is best describe by "move fast, break things" is debatable but we can't easily dismiss the idea.
- Vinnl 8y agoI think the point is that that quip usually refers to technical breakage, i.e. "it's better to ship more often and potentially break something that you then fix equally quickly, than spending thrice as much time analysing the problem to ensure there's no breakage in the first place". In other words, an entirely different meaning that what the grandparent meant when they said it was a great phrase for it.
- Angostura 8y agoThe point that the poster was making was that while the phrase normally refers to its technical development philosophy, it seems that it also seems to reflect Facebook's attitude to other issues, such as regulation and privacy.
- sharemywin 8y agoand uber and theranos. and probably others. airbnb had a lot of people that broke their leases and deed restrictions and local zoning laws.
- kibibu 8y agoThe point is that, while it applies to technical issues, it equally applies to ethical ones. - "Should we share this data?" - "I don't know, we'll figure that out in version 2"
- greglindahl 8y agoThat's an excellent reason to attack abusive and deceptive business models. Have at it.