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I think it is a symbiotic relationship. We all benefit from Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple. Even facebook. I don't mind using them, thanks to these companies, mos
by system2 8y ago
I think it is a symbiotic relationship. We all benefit from Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple. Even facebook. I don't mind using them, thanks to these companies, most of us have jobs. I know it is not common to hear on HN, but I think these companies propelled the technology with or without their evil intends.
- smt88 8y agoHow do I benefit from Facebook? I agree that I benefit from Amazon and Apple, but those benefits are mostly luxuries that I can easily live without. I actually can't even buy things on Amazon anymore because the marketplace has become so polluted.
- system2 8y agoWell, for marketers, Facebook was very valuable. I know all about the data and privacy issues, but millions of people made money because of Facebook. I don't like it, I have to.
- smt88 8y agoYou said that we "all" benefit from Facebook. The vast majority of us are not marketers. Even for marketers, somehow they got by in the ~5,000 years of civilized history before Facebook began. They still made money without it.