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Zynga is a game company. Who would anyone feel any worse working there than at and enterprise software company or somewhere like fb, tw or google? I'd ask this
by cdibona 15y ago
Zynga is a game company. Who would anyone feel any worse working there than at and enterprise software company or somewhere like fb, tw or google?
I'd ask this question to the developers at CarrierIQ though....those guys should be ashamed.
Edited to add: No, no one seems anymore ashamed to work at Zynga than one does at any game company.
- JonnieCache 15y agoThe aesthetic and ethical concerns with Farmville-style games are well documented. http://insertcredit.com/2011/09/22/who-killed-videogames-a-ghost-story/ http://insertcredit.com/2011/09/22/who-killed-videogames-a-g... And HN discussion of above: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3114239 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3114239 Although yes, working for cIQ is worse, and working for BAE is much worse still.
- absconditus 15y agoHow is CarrierIQ worse? Has it been proven that anything malicious or questionable was done with any data that might have been collected?
- JonnieCache 15y agoThat is a fair point. I guess cIQ represents a greater potential for malpractice. I know pretty much exactly what happens at zynga, and while I don't like it, its no worse than many other unhappy commercial practices. What happens with the cIQ data is hidden from our view, and there is great potential for really bad stuff. However, like you say, it's a closed box. It could all be utterly innocent. Somehow though, I doubt it.
- lurker17 15y agoWhys is working for BAE worse than CIQ or Zynga? Is your idea of boring worse than your idea of evil?
- JonnieCache 15y agoErm, I was referring to British Aerospace Engineering, the weapons manufacturer. Actually directly handmaking bombs to drop on pakistani kids is definitely more evil than making shit games.