Facebook trying to "optimize" the world for "social good" is probably one of the most frightening ideas I've seen mentioned this week. If they are managing to

Facebook trying to "optimize" the world for "social good" is probably one of the most frightening ideas I've seen mentioned this week. If they are managing to do so much harm through indifference and greed just imagine what they could do if they were explicitly trying to manipulate the world for "good"? Powerful groups who try to optimize the world have a pretty poor track record compared to those who just try to do their own stuff right and let the world sort itself out.