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> Facebook's entire raison d'etre from day 1 is to take as much data from as many sources as possible, then use the most powerful computers, programmed by the b
by jldugger 6y ago
> Facebook's entire raison d'etre from day 1 is to take as much data from as many sources as possible, then use the most powerful computers, programmed by the brightest minds, to use that data to maximise their profit
My impression was that on Day 1 it was really just to rate the attractiveness of the coeds at Harvard.
- _Understated_ 6y agoI believe it was but remember the "dumb fucks" quote from Zuckerberg about why people just give him the data freely. Their entire application has been about data harvesting.