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"When she received Facebook’s offer, she was upfront with her recruiter: she didn’t think the company was making the world better, but she would join to help fi

• JohnClark1337 5y ago
  Narcissism
• Tarsul 5y ago
  must be some kind of overconfidence bias. Though arguably it probably appears easier to change facebook than philipp morris or exxon mobile (at least if you don't frequent hacker news and read all about how zuckerberg ticks), in that the idea of facebook (connect people) is basically a good one so why shouldn't the corporate version of it work?
• gwittel 5y ago
  The various teams in Facebook recruit under the surmise of helping protect people. Be it marketplace (payments), spam/phish/malware, inauthentic content, etc. For many, this is a strong draw. Unfortunately, Facebook leadership has repeatedly shown that investing in this area is not a priority unless it hits their bottom line. I applaud Sophie for speaking out, I just wish it would make a bigger difference. In the end, I don't think Facebook will change their behavior will unless forced.
• websites2022 5y ago
  The only people who ever changed the world are the ones who thought they could.