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The evidence for that quotation is weak. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32937710#32938981 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32937710#32938981.
by jbullock35 4y ago
The evidence for that quotation is weak. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32937710#32938981 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32937710#32938981.
- cityzen 4y agoRight, from zuck himself? "They trust me — dumb fucks," says Zuckerberg in one of the instant messages, first published by former Valleywag Nicholas Carlson at Silicon Alley Insider, and now confirmed by Zuckerberg himself in Jose Antonio Vargas's New Yorker piece. Zuckerberg now tells Vargas, "I think I've grown and learned a lot" since those instant messages. https://www.gawker.com/5636765/facebook-ceo-admits-to-calling-users-dumb-fucks https://www.gawker.com/5636765/facebook-ceo-admits-to-callin...
- jbullock35 4y agoGawker didn't get it quite right. Here's what the New Yorker article [1] actually says: > When I asked Zuckerberg about the IMs that have already been published online, and that I have also obtained and confirmed, he said that he “absolutely” regretted them. It doesn't say that Zuckerberg confirmed the particular quotation that you offered. That said, I take your point. The New Yorker author said that he had confirmed the message containing the quote, and Zuckerberg didn't deny sending the message, and he expressed regret about it. [1] https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/09/20/the-face-of-facebook https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/09/20/the-face-of-fa...