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I think Sheryl Sandberg might go down as the Thomas Midgley Jr[0] of the 21st century; the single person most responsible for internet pollution and toxicity.
by saulpw 4y ago
I think Sheryl Sandberg might go down as the Thomas Midgley Jr[0] of the 21st century; the single person most responsible for internet pollution and toxicity.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr.
- smt88 4y agoZuckerberg and Google have far more share of responsibility than Sandberg, even though Sandberg is certainly also a morally bankrupt person who enthusiastically contributed to the poor state of modern society.
- vineyardmike 4y agoExcept Sheryl is responsible ads at both FB and Google. Maybe it’s not just one company. But the industry. Or maybe it’s her ;)
- gowld 4y agoShe worked on them, and maybe made them more successful. DoubleClick launched in 1996 and merged with Google in 2007. Google bought Urchin and Adaptive Path / Measure Map in 2005. The ad and tracking industry was not due to one person's influence.
- smt88 4y agoZuckerberg was the ultimate authority at Facebook. Everything the company did is his responsibility.