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> We're all aware, presumably, of cases where the corporate hierarchy demands action when the data suggests acting at all is harmful. True in most cases - but

> We're all aware, presumably, of cases where the corporate hierarchy demands action when the data suggests acting at all is harmful. True in most cases - but probably not FB. According to Investopedia [0], Zuckerberg owns 57.9% of voting shares as of 2020-12-09. Board pressure has a lot less sway when the chairman & CEO holds such a majority. [0]: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/insights/082216/top-9-shareholders-facebook-fb.asp https://www.investopedia.com/articles/insights/082216/top-9-... -- EDIT: fixed date

WalterSear 6y ago
So Zuckerberg pressured people to 'do something about this'.
- webmaven 6y ago
  > So Zuckerberg pressured people to 'do something about this'. From which logically follows "This is something, therefore we must do it." Yeah, the actual audience for the ad might just be "Facebook executives", and no one else, for all practical purposes. It would be interesting to know whether any metrics (NPS, perhaps?) are even being tracked that the campaign is intended to influence, or if this marks a regression to the "half of my ad budget is wasted, I just don't know which half" days of yore.
- what2build 6y ago
  That something, to my mind, is “brand privacy invasive tracking as bringing you free/cheap shit.” It worked for the last decade. They’re doubling down, unaware the dotcom 2.0 bubble is not bursting but being left behind. Apple shipping a SOC that can do it all will trickle into Dells thinking, driven by backlash against privacy invasive grifting we can do cloud work at home. Concerns over screen time will lead to decoupling from screens. More IOT and voice controls and other input alternatives like smart sensors. Facebook is not a laptop, or an operating system. It’s AIM. We moved on from AIM but kept computing. The tech industry hasn’t matured. It grifted on last generations addiction to TV. More imaginative applications are yet to come.

WalterSear 6y ago

So Zuckerberg pressured people to 'do something about this'.

webmaven 6y ago
> So Zuckerberg pressured people to 'do something about this'. From which logically follows "This is something, therefore we must do it." Yeah, the actual audience for the ad might just be "Facebook executives", and no one else, for all practical purposes. It would be interesting to know whether any metrics (NPS, perhaps?) are even being tracked that the campaign is intended to influence, or if this marks a regression to the "half of my ad budget is wasted, I just don't know which half" days of yore.
what2build 6y ago
That something, to my mind, is “brand privacy invasive tracking as bringing you free/cheap shit.” It worked for the last decade. They’re doubling down, unaware the dotcom 2.0 bubble is not bursting but being left behind. Apple shipping a SOC that can do it all will trickle into Dells thinking, driven by backlash against privacy invasive grifting we can do cloud work at home. Concerns over screen time will lead to decoupling from screens. More IOT and voice controls and other input alternatives like smart sensors. Facebook is not a laptop, or an operating system. It’s AIM. We moved on from AIM but kept computing. The tech industry hasn’t matured. It grifted on last generations addiction to TV. More imaginative applications are yet to come.