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I worked at Facebook thinking it was trying to improve and have a positive impact on the world. Working there made me realize that the #1 goal was to increase a

by ummonk 5y ago

I worked at Facebook thinking it was trying to improve and have a positive impact on the world. Working there made me realize that the #1 goal was to increase active users, user engagement, and profitability, and having a responsible impact on the world would take a back seat to this. Additionally, it was clear that Zuck’s vision for the world is to create a universal platform through which the world connects and socializes, and the recent metaverse push is a dystopian continuation of this vision.

moralestapia 5y ago
>thinking it was trying to improve and have a positive impact on the world Were you like a very early employee or are you just that naive? FB's intent became quite clear, quite fast in their history. Like, remember when they became so famous for their lack of ethics that even a hollywood movie came out whose plot is pretty much only about that? And that was 12(!) years ago ... so, I am truly wondering, from where exactly did you get this idea of a company trying to change the world for good?