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I am not confident that "make everyone happy", either equally, or even in varying amounts, should even be the primary objective here a good response would be o
by ImPostingOnHN 5y ago
I am not confident that "make everyone happy", either equally, or even in varying amounts, should even be the primary objective here
a good response would be one that starts with respectable principles and values and proceeds according to those, even when it costs money
of course, that won't happen voluntarily, because money
- nradov 5y agoIn a company that operates worldwide, which country's or culture's principles and values should take precedence?
- ImPostingOnHN 5y agoa good start would be for them to pick any that they can consistently apply and then seek feedback, but ideally it would explicitly describe what the trade-offs are between user safety and profits at the moment, the only principles they consistently apply seem to be: protect zuckerberg first, company profits second, everything else third, but that's just my perception -- they should make clear what their principles are so we can judge whether or not they consistently stick to them, and whether or not we need legislation to nudge those priorities around for the good of society