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It's really gotta sting when, as a young man, you create this technological powerhouse only to be cursed to preside over its decline into a malevolent, warmed-o

It's really gotta sting when, as a young man, you create this technological powerhouse only to be cursed to preside over its decline into a malevolent, warmed-over AOL. I helped my mother fix her access to facebook and it's one of my biggest regrets in life. She leaned hard into the covid misinformation that facebook spreads, turned into a delusional anti-vaxxer, and I can't help thinking that my innocently helping her fix her account is ultimately going to lead to her death.

jumelles 5y ago
He's actively part of all of this. "But at least one of the decisions was driven by Mr. Zuckerberg, and all were approved by him, three of the people said." "Mr. Zuckerberg, who had become intertwined with policy issues including the 2020 election, also wanted to recast himself as an innovator, the people said. In January, the communications team circulated a document with a strategy for distancing Mr. Zuckerberg from scandals, partly by focusing his Facebook posts and media appearances on new products, they said."
- mandeepj 5y ago
  Zuck could become CIO (Chief innovation officer) for few years, if he wants to disconnect from any FB negativity.
- Jweb_Guru 5y ago
  And beyond that, we all know the story of how and why Facebook was actually created. There was never any intent to create something that would have a positive influence on the world. I kind of doubt he's struggling much with his conscience.
strict9 5y ago
Can't imagine the guilt that comes with that situation, though you definitely don't deserve it. I think the amount of vaccine misinformation propagated by facebook will be the source of numerous reviews and studies in the future. It's overwhelmingly sad to see so many people die because they did not get vaccinated, presumably after being influenced by fb misinformation and cable news pundits. As a side note, the content warnings of fb posts are almost laughable, as most include this blurb: "According to the World Heath Organization" ... as though the WHO is reputable in the eyes of those brainwashed by anti-vaccine propaganda.
ggggtez 5y ago
"These stupid mother fuckers trust me" - Mark Zuckerberg, about Facebook users Don't forget for a moment that Mark Zuckerberg is a monster. From the start he only cared about one thing: getting your data.
- Nextgrid 5y ago
  To be fair everyone said stupid things when they were younger. The problem with Zuck is that he hasn't changed a bit considering his entire business is just getting "dumb fucks" (his words) to trust him at large scale despite a proven track record of abusing this trust.
binkHN 5y ago
> ...preside over its decline into a malevolent, warmed-over AOL. Never thought of it this way. So spot on. The fact is Facebook really is its own isolated and bastardized "Internet," and it's so very AOL. Here's to the "all new" AOL!
- egfx 5y ago
  AOL was a community I actually logged into everyday before it became a website. Website Facebook not so much.
germinalphrase 5y ago
Would you find it unethical to - you know - unfix it?
autokad 5y ago
when people say anti-vaxxer I get so confused. They call people who are against vaccines vaxers, which is kind of stupid because thats like calling people who wont play ball 'ballers'. They just did the 'er' thing to dehumanize the people, but its created a lot of confusion because now you hear 'anti vaxer'. are they against vaccines? or against people who are against vaccines? o_O
- bckr 5y ago
  > They call people who are against vaccines vaxers No, "anti-vaxxer" is the whole term. It means "person who is against vaccination". "-er" does not dehumanize, it characterizes. Your own example demonstrates this: "baller".
  - autokad 5y ago
    its not always a term to dehumanize, but is often used as a way to do so. recognize nuance in the world. characterizing someone is also a way to dehumanize them, FYI. If you don't like a group of people and you want to get other people on board with hating them, just put some word_er and label them as such. it makes it much easier to garner hate for said group. This isnt a debate, this is a known known.

jumelles 5y ago

He's actively part of all of this. "But at least one of the decisions was driven by Mr. Zuckerberg, and all were approved by him, three of the people said." "Mr. Zuckerberg, who had become intertwined with policy issues including the 2020 election, also wanted to recast himself as an innovator, the people said. In January, the communications team circulated a document with a strategy for distancing Mr. Zuckerberg from scandals, partly by focusing his Facebook posts and media appearances on new products, they said."

mandeepj 5y ago
Zuck could become CIO (Chief innovation officer) for few years, if he wants to disconnect from any FB negativity.
Jweb_Guru 5y ago
And beyond that, we all know the story of how and why Facebook was actually created. There was never any intent to create something that would have a positive influence on the world. I kind of doubt he's struggling much with his conscience.

strict9 5y ago

Can't imagine the guilt that comes with that situation, though you definitely don't deserve it. I think the amount of vaccine misinformation propagated by facebook will be the source of numerous reviews and studies in the future. It's overwhelmingly sad to see so many people die because they did not get vaccinated, presumably after being influenced by fb misinformation and cable news pundits. As a side note, the content warnings of fb posts are almost laughable, as most include this blurb: "According to the World Heath Organization" ... as though the WHO is reputable in the eyes of those brainwashed by anti-vaccine propaganda.

ggggtez 5y ago

"These stupid mother fuckers trust me" - Mark Zuckerberg, about Facebook users Don't forget for a moment that Mark Zuckerberg is a monster. From the start he only cared about one thing: getting your data.

Nextgrid 5y ago
To be fair everyone said stupid things when they were younger. The problem with Zuck is that he hasn't changed a bit considering his entire business is just getting "dumb fucks" (his words) to trust him at large scale despite a proven track record of abusing this trust.

binkHN 5y ago

> ...preside over its decline into a malevolent, warmed-over AOL. Never thought of it this way. So spot on. The fact is Facebook really is its own isolated and bastardized "Internet," and it's so very AOL. Here's to the "all new" AOL!

egfx 5y ago
AOL was a community I actually logged into everyday before it became a website. Website Facebook not so much.

germinalphrase 5y ago

Would you find it unethical to - you know - unfix it?

autokad 5y ago

when people say anti-vaxxer I get so confused. They call people who are against vaccines vaxers, which is kind of stupid because thats like calling people who wont play ball 'ballers'. They just did the 'er' thing to dehumanize the people, but its created a lot of confusion because now you hear 'anti vaxer'. are they against vaccines? or against people who are against vaccines? o_O

bckr 5y ago
> They call people who are against vaccines vaxers No, "anti-vaxxer" is the whole term. It means "person who is against vaccination". "-er" does not dehumanize, it characterizes. Your own example demonstrates this: "baller".
- autokad 5y ago
  its not always a term to dehumanize, but is often used as a way to do so. recognize nuance in the world. characterizing someone is also a way to dehumanize them, FYI. If you don't like a group of people and you want to get other people on board with hating them, just put some word_er and label them as such. it makes it much easier to garner hate for said group. This isnt a debate, this is a known known.