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They are too busy counting their money.

by GDC7 5y ago

busterarm 5y ago
Pretty much this. Every friend I have who has gone to work there admits that they've sold their soul and acknowledges that the company is doing harm. They care more about the money that they're making.
- hunterb123 5y ago
  Yes because all other software companies are saints and FB is just killing people left and right. Personally Twitter is more of a stain of society, but for some reason HN has a stiffy for anyone who shits on FB. We have some awesome stuff because of FB open source; React, PHP, HHVM, JSX, etc. I agree they should stay out of politics, but they seem the most reserved of all services w/ the censoring. Maybe that's why they are hated? They don't censor enough and that's where the conservatives are?
  - busterarm 5y ago
    > Yes because all other software companies are saints and FB is just killing people left and right. I didn't say anything of the sort -- was just talking quoting my friends who work at Facebook. > Personally Twitter is more of a stain of society, but for some reason HN has a stiffy for anyone who shits on FB. I don't have any friends at Twitter. > We have some awesome stuff because of FB open source; React, PHP, HHVM, JSX, etc. The Church has tons of good causes but also has priests that literally fuck kids. Should they be above criticism for it? Should we give them a pass even though they actively covering up such vile villainy? Facebook's actions are a fairly good analogue...
    - hunterb123 5y ago
      > I didn't say anything of the sort Yeah, you didn't say anything of substance, just slander. > admits that they've sold their sold (soul) > and acknowledges that the company is doing harm. > They care more about the money that they're making. None of those are quotes btw, they are secondhand anecdotes mixed in with your opinion. > The Church has tons of good causes but also has priests that literally fuck kids Yeah well until you break the case that FB is fucking kids how about you find a better analogy. Or maybe come up with an actual reason you want to state about why you don't like FB and why you are singling them out over other terrible social media companies. > Should we give them a pass even though they actively covering up such vile villainy? Vile villainy. Good one. Care to expand? Nothing you said is specific, just angry feelings. What do YOU really want them to do? -- edit -- None of that was clear until your last comment, it's still not fully clear. You kept saying FB, not social media companies. It seems you have a generic issue with social media, not FB. Does that stop at forums, news aggregators, or what? Is Reddit included, is Hacker News? What's the core issue for you?
      - busterarm 5y ago
        I've said repeatedly in comments going back years that social media companies shouldn't be legal enterprises, period. The same way that dumping toxic waste isn't legal. I've been perfectly clear in expressing my intentions. I don't know what this political bias you're accusing me of is from but if you look at other comments I've made you'll see you're way off the mark.
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They are too busy counting their money.

by GDC7 5y ago

They are too busy counting their money.

Pretty much this. Every friend I have who has gone to work there admits that they've sold their soul and acknowledges that the company is doing harm. They care more about the money that they're making.

hunterb123 5y ago
Yes because all other software companies are saints and FB is just killing people left and right. Personally Twitter is more of a stain of society, but for some reason HN has a stiffy for anyone who shits on FB. We have some awesome stuff because of FB open source; React, PHP, HHVM, JSX, etc. I agree they should stay out of politics, but they seem the most reserved of all services w/ the censoring. Maybe that's why they are hated? They don't censor enough and that's where the conservatives are?
- busterarm 5y ago
  > Yes because all other software companies are saints and FB is just killing people left and right. I didn't say anything of the sort -- was just talking quoting my friends who work at Facebook. > Personally Twitter is more of a stain of society, but for some reason HN has a stiffy for anyone who shits on FB. I don't have any friends at Twitter. > We have some awesome stuff because of FB open source; React, PHP, HHVM, JSX, etc. The Church has tons of good causes but also has priests that literally fuck kids. Should they be above criticism for it? Should we give them a pass even though they actively covering up such vile villainy? Facebook's actions are a fairly good analogue...
  - hunterb123 5y ago
    > I didn't say anything of the sort Yeah, you didn't say anything of substance, just slander. > admits that they've sold their sold (soul) > and acknowledges that the company is doing harm. > They care more about the money that they're making. None of those are quotes btw, they are secondhand anecdotes mixed in with your opinion. > The Church has tons of good causes but also has priests that literally fuck kids Yeah well until you break the case that FB is fucking kids how about you find a better analogy. Or maybe come up with an actual reason you want to state about why you don't like FB and why you are singling them out over other terrible social media companies. > Should we give them a pass even though they actively covering up such vile villainy? Vile villainy. Good one. Care to expand? Nothing you said is specific, just angry feelings. What do YOU really want them to do? -- edit -- None of that was clear until your last comment, it's still not fully clear. You kept saying FB, not social media companies. It seems you have a generic issue with social media, not FB. Does that stop at forums, news aggregators, or what? Is Reddit included, is Hacker News? What's the core issue for you?
    - busterarm 5y ago
      I've said repeatedly in comments going back years that social media companies shouldn't be legal enterprises, period. The same way that dumping toxic waste isn't legal. I've been perfectly clear in expressing my intentions. I don't know what this political bias you're accusing me of is from but if you look at other comments I've made you'll see you're way off the mark.

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