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> You must be either the most naieve person on the planet or a complete moron to sell your company to an advertising company and not expect them to put advertis
by wdr1 8y ago
> You must be either the most naieve person on the planet or a complete moron to sell your company to an advertising company and not expect them to put advertising in your product.
I know both Acton & Koum from Yahoo!. To describe either as "naive" or "a complete moron" is ridiculous. If that is the depth of your thought, it would explain why you're writing angry comments on a message board while they are retired billionaires.
- bitL 8y agoHe wrote that as a counterpoint to the idea of hypocrisy that is radiating from Acton's latest statements - "of course he wasn't noble", which is what he pointed out as the likely explanation, not naivete nor "being a moron".
- anoncoward111 8y agoI mean, there are plenty of billionaires who make ridiculous statements from time to time. Donald Trump being one of them, for example. WhatsApp's founders are awesome! But Acton shouldn't be surprised that FB behaved as they did. He is smart and knows that publicly he should act surprised.
- cptskippy 8y ago> I mean, there are plenty of billionaires who make ridiculous statements from time to time. Donald Trump being one of them, for example. I think it was established during the election that he isn't a billionaire. He also makes ridiculous statements on a weekly if not hourly basis, so "from time to time" is misleading.
- anoncoward111 8y agoI think your analysis is like disagreeing about the salinity of different oceans. Either way, they're all pretty damn salty compared to potable water.
- JumpCrisscross 8y agoI think "somewhat dishonest" is a better term. They aren't morons. They knew they were selling to a cutthroat advertising business. To feign surprise, after becoming a retired billionaire out of said advertising business's purse, seems disingenuous. "I was offered a lot of money and traded a material risk to our users' privacy for a lot of money, for myself and my employees" is closer to the truth.
- _jal 8y agoInsulting someone because you either miss or choose not to see their point is not a good way to get people to trust your judgement.
- ouid 8y agoI think the argument is not that they are not morons, but that they clearly "did expect" this.
- sctb 8y agoEven if you're replying to a shallow and dismissive comment, personal attacks have no place here. We have to resist this temptation if we're to have any hope of an insightful discussion.