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I'd really love to be a fly on the wall in the internal FB conversations on this one because from the outside it makes no sense. They are either unbelievably t

by anm89 5y ago

I'd really love to be a fly on the wall in the internal FB conversations on this one because from the outside it makes no sense. They are either unbelievably tone deaf and about to get themselves in serious trouble which feels unlikely given the amounts of money involved or they are playing some crazy chess game. Unbelievably the first feels more likely here. You'd have to assume at an organization the size of FB there are a couple of adults in the room but maybe none with enough sway to stop this slow motion train wreck?

malermeister 5y ago
Having worked at Facebook before, it's definitely the first. People and especially execs at Facebook are incredibly out of touch with how their product is perceived. I also know that the actual perception of Facebook in Europe is even worse than in the US, due to higher importance of privacy. They think everyone loves them and would hate to see them go, to the point where they might pressure their governments, when in reality most Europeans hate Facebook and would love to see them gone. The amount of hubris and ego-driven miscalculation is insane.
- doktorhladnjak 5y ago
  "See? That's the thing with you plastics. You think everybody is in love with you when actually, everybody HATES you!" s/plastics/Facebook