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When the actor seems irrational, you should step back and ask "who is the actor and what are their motivations?" This doesn't feel like an act of Facebook as a
by CobrastanJorji 6y ago
When the actor seems irrational, you should step back and ask "who is the actor and what are their motivations?"
This doesn't feel like an act of Facebook as a whole. They should be thinking long term, big picture. Zuckerberg seems to have an image of Neuromancer's Matrix in his head, and we ain't there yet. He'd definitely take this step but I wouldn't think he'd do it until he more solidly owns VR.
What I see here is a senior manager type, maybe a VP or a bit below it, who needs numbers that go dramatically up and to the right in the short term and is thinking about their own personal success. They'd be the ones to say "how do we turn this acquisition into Facebook-measurable success metrics so we can prove that we're worth all this spending? Ah, yes, mandate Facebook logins, great idea, do it."
- whywhywhywhy 6y agoThink you're spot on, makes a lot of sense of this move that doesn't really make sense.
- md5person 6y ago> "What I see here is a senior manager type, maybe a VP or a bit below it, who needs numbers that go dramatically up and to the right in the short term and is thinking about their own personal success." I mean, there are plenty of other ways to demonstrate value without forcing people to login with a Facebook account to use their Oculus devices. In-fact, I'm not sure what added value this requirement demonstrates in the first place? People already pay for the hardware, servicing, apps/games, and upgrades.
- jiofih 6y ago“Demonstrate added value” can be an entirely fictional construct in business environments. Don’t take it literally.
- whywhywhywhy 6y agoMaybe the metric they're judged on is "connections" (Taking a hint from that memo in the sibling comment) not sales or even users.
- damnyou 6y agoCorrect. The VP is also the person who wrote the "Ugly" memo that was leaked: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/growth-at-any-cost-top-facebook-executive-defended-data https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/growth-at-any-c... Hardly a surprise.