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I think a lot of people look down on Meta in the same way they look down on Big Tobacco and (increasingly in the face of climate change) fossil fuel manufacture
by BoxOfRain 4y ago
I think a lot of people look down on Meta in the same way they look down on Big Tobacco and (increasingly in the face of climate change) fossil fuel manufacturers. It's not that the individuals aren't very talented and the businesses very successful, it's that there's a lot of practices associated with those companies which are seen as unethical by the public at large.
- captainbland 4y agoRealistically, working for a lot of the types of companies you mention seems to work out quite well for a lot of people. That "a lot of people" who look down on them are generally not the ones handing out jobs and such. It might matter more if the person in question is thinking of making a career change into politics or something.
- ryandrake 4y agoThat’s exactly how I explained to my elderly parents why I would never work for Facebook in its current form: “If I worked for Philip Morris or a loan shark for a living, would you be proud of me? Would you be excited to tell your friends?” That kind of flipped the switch for them.