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Facebook is not the government. They are doing something positive in their locus of control. And of course people are upset about it because... reasons.
by nostromo 7y ago
Facebook is not the government.
They are doing something positive in their locus of control. And of course people are upset about it because... reasons.
- AlexandrB 7y agoAre they giving their content moderation contractors $1k? I’m guessing not.
- outside1234 7y agoWhy would they need it? They are still coming into work. </sarcasm>
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- hiram112 7y agoI think the main reason I'm personally cynical about these types of 'good deeds' - whether it's Facebook giving $1K to their already well-paid employees or Bill Gates giving billions to charities - is that, in a perfect world, these ultra wealthy do-gooders probably shouldn't have so much fun money to give away in the first place. Our system should be much more balanced, where employees and researchers and charities don't need trickle down handouts. Bill Gates became (one of) the world's richest individuals via a monopoly and predatory capitalism, and destroyed many companies and individuals on their path to riches. Facebook's wealth derives from selling users' personal information that they should have never been allowed to obtain in the first place. I realize someone like Gates or a company like Facebook is going to be damned if they do and damned if they don't, but it doesn't change the fact that our system is not even close to as fair as we're constantly told it is.