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During Obama it didn't seem like the problem it is today. I'm not saying it wasen't a problem, but America thought these FANG companies were solving our proble

During Obama it didn't seem like the problem it is today. I'm not saying it wasen't a problem, but America thought these FANG companies were solving our problems. I never liked Google Executives going to the White House, but I don't think it was because Obama sold out. Tech was very new. Google honestly wanted to help. It seemed like every young guy wanted to be Zuck. Hell even Zuck thought he could run for president one day. It was all so inspiring. Now it's just ugly.

earthscienceman 5y ago
You lived in a bubble, nobody wanted to be Zuck in my circles and he was mocked ruthlessly for how out of touch and selfish he was. His comment about becoming president was seen to reinforce that. Facebook was also widely seen as rapidly becoming the place for drama and vapid political commentary. This was ... college during 2008, so not exactly last year.
- bcrosby95 5y ago
  Yes, no one I knew wanted to be zuck. But I'm surprised you could find much drama or political commentary through all the app spam of the late 00's in Facebook.
- stemlord 5y ago
  Same here, so many of us have been eagerly waiting for this bs to unfurl for a very long time now.
DannyBee 5y ago
I was there in DC with Google from 2006-2012, and I think that's a fair view. We got asked if we could help, and wanted to help, so we tried where we could. Of course now everyone just wants to paint everything with malicious and negative intent so I'm sure someone will in response, but it really was just a bunch of smart techies trying to help. (Can't speak generally to zuck, but at least from what I saw people didn't really view Facebook and zuck the same way)
IncRnd 5y ago
> During Obama it didn't seem like the problem it is today. > I'm not saying it wasen't a problem, but America thought these FANG companies were solving our problems. You are unintentionally projecting what you believed to be the truth, thinking that others also believed the same as you. I can assure you that not all of America thought those FANG companies were solving our problems.
GeekyBear 5y ago
>During Obama it didn't seem like the problem it is today. The career antitrust officials at FTC thought Google should be prosecuted, but the political appointees (of both parties) that control the agency shut down their investigation. >The investigators, who handed the document to the five FTC commissioners who would decide whether to launch an antitrust suit, found in 2012 that the search company's "conduct has resulted -- and will result -- in real harm to consumers and to innovation in the online search and advertising markets." https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/google-causes-real-harm-to-consumers-and-to-innovation-ftc-says/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/google-cause... Meanwhile, the EU proceeded with their own antitrust investigation into many of the same issues and Google was found to be guilty.

earthscienceman 5y ago

You lived in a bubble, nobody wanted to be Zuck in my circles and he was mocked ruthlessly for how out of touch and selfish he was. His comment about becoming president was seen to reinforce that. Facebook was also widely seen as rapidly becoming the place for drama and vapid political commentary. This was ... college during 2008, so not exactly last year.

bcrosby95 5y ago
Yes, no one I knew wanted to be zuck. But I'm surprised you could find much drama or political commentary through all the app spam of the late 00's in Facebook.
stemlord 5y ago
Same here, so many of us have been eagerly waiting for this bs to unfurl for a very long time now.

DannyBee 5y ago

I was there in DC with Google from 2006-2012, and I think that's a fair view. We got asked if we could help, and wanted to help, so we tried where we could. Of course now everyone just wants to paint everything with malicious and negative intent so I'm sure someone will in response, but it really was just a bunch of smart techies trying to help. (Can't speak generally to zuck, but at least from what I saw people didn't really view Facebook and zuck the same way)

IncRnd 5y ago

> During Obama it didn't seem like the problem it is today. > I'm not saying it wasen't a problem, but America thought these FANG companies were solving our problems. You are unintentionally projecting what you believed to be the truth, thinking that others also believed the same as you. I can assure you that not all of America thought those FANG companies were solving our problems.

GeekyBear 5y ago

>During Obama it didn't seem like the problem it is today. The career antitrust officials at FTC thought Google should be prosecuted, but the political appointees (of both parties) that control the agency shut down their investigation. >The investigators, who handed the document to the five FTC commissioners who would decide whether to launch an antitrust suit, found in 2012 that the search company's "conduct has resulted -- and will result -- in real harm to consumers and to innovation in the online search and advertising markets." https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/google-causes-real-harm-to-consumers-and-to-innovation-ftc-says/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/google-cause... Meanwhile, the EU proceeded with their own antitrust investigation into many of the same issues and Google was found to be guilty.