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I ask the same thing about Facebook and Google employees, and people who work for "defense" contractors.

nickpeterson 5y ago
At least defense contractors can argue they’re helping the “good guys”, people at Facebook know they’re part of the problem but they can’t turn down the money.
- geodel 5y ago
  Huh, Monsanto employees can claim they are saving millions from hunger and death by providing GMO seeds. Also saving farmers from ruin by providing disease resistant seeds. Now you can come claiming well that's bullshit. But that can again be said for most of the companies.
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- pstuart 5y ago
  The "good guys" are whoever has the money and is favored by the administration.
- heavyset_go 5y ago
  It genuinely scares me that so many adults think in terms of "good guys" and "bad guys". One of the things that drove me nuts about the Qanon family of conspiracy theories, despite them being insane, was the rhetoric their followers used, calling the US government "the good guys". First of all, what conspiracy theory actually suggests that the government is on their side and not out to get them, and second, do Q followers think we're in a superhero movie with good guys and bad guys?
  - s5300 5y ago
    Wait until you learn that we give people who think like this firearms, the license to kill, & qualified immunity. Very rarely it backfires & we get things like this. https://youtu.be/4fQcjmt2Q_o https://youtu.be/4fQcjmt2Q_o Overwhelmingly, most people think this is fine. I hate it here.
ohyoutravel 5y ago
Google and Facebook sure, but after watching Russia attempt to roll over Ukraine in modern evil explore fashion, I am thankful for defense contractors like those in Turkey who created drones and the software required to smash Russian invasion.
pronlover723 5y ago
What is wrong with working for Facebook or Google? I'd expect most Facebook employees working on the main project feel like they are doing good in the world helping people connect with their friends and families, organizing events, etc... For Google I'd expect most employees feel like their products (search, android, chrome, chrome os, maps, gmail, etc...) help billions of people in positive ways.
- fartcannon 5y ago
  They made a profit building some of the most pervasive anti-privacy software in the world. Google continually attempts to ruin the web, and communication (email), and Facebook uses AI to make people miserable.

At least defense contractors can argue they’re helping the “good guys”, people at Facebook know they’re part of the problem but they can’t turn down the money.

geodel 5y ago
Huh, Monsanto employees can claim they are saving millions from hunger and death by providing GMO seeds. Also saving farmers from ruin by providing disease resistant seeds. Now you can come claiming well that's bullshit. But that can again be said for most of the companies.
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pstuart 5y ago
The "good guys" are whoever has the money and is favored by the administration.
heavyset_go 5y ago
It genuinely scares me that so many adults think in terms of "good guys" and "bad guys". One of the things that drove me nuts about the Qanon family of conspiracy theories, despite them being insane, was the rhetoric their followers used, calling the US government "the good guys". First of all, what conspiracy theory actually suggests that the government is on their side and not out to get them, and second, do Q followers think we're in a superhero movie with good guys and bad guys?
- s5300 5y ago
  Wait until you learn that we give people who think like this firearms, the license to kill, & qualified immunity. Very rarely it backfires & we get things like this. https://youtu.be/4fQcjmt2Q_o https://youtu.be/4fQcjmt2Q_o Overwhelmingly, most people think this is fine. I hate it here.

ohyoutravel 5y ago

Google and Facebook sure, but after watching Russia attempt to roll over Ukraine in modern evil explore fashion, I am thankful for defense contractors like those in Turkey who created drones and the software required to smash Russian invasion.

pronlover723 5y ago

What is wrong with working for Facebook or Google? I'd expect most Facebook employees working on the main project feel like they are doing good in the world helping people connect with their friends and families, organizing events, etc... For Google I'd expect most employees feel like their products (search, android, chrome, chrome os, maps, gmail, etc...) help billions of people in positive ways.

fartcannon 5y ago
They made a profit building some of the most pervasive anti-privacy software in the world. Google continually attempts to ruin the web, and communication (email), and Facebook uses AI to make people miserable.