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While many are commenting that these layoffs are sensible given the situation, I am fearful that laying off approximately 13% of Meta employees will lead to a l

While many are commenting that these layoffs are sensible given the situation, I am fearful that laying off approximately 13% of Meta employees will lead to a less connected world. I don’t think people fully understand the magnitude of step-backwards it will be in terms of people connecting in this world. Does Zuckerberg take responsibility for what this will mean to people who simply need to connect more through great products developed by Facebook and future technologies being developed by Meta?

sagebird 4y ago
To the people downvoting my post- would you care to explain what possible alternatives could exist that would fulfill Facebook’s mission - “to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected”? I sense a deeply cynical and dismissive tone from many commenters and I sincerely wonder how many of you have given any honest thought to Facebook’s mission- or the many great products and features that support that mission. Given the importance of the mission, I find it hard to believe that cutting the workforce by 13% will have anything but dire consequences . Akin to the Middle Ages, or AI winter, humans will almost certainly suffer from being less connected. But what I haven’t heard is calls governments or ngos stepping in to provide funding to lighten the shockwaves of this disruption to connectivity. Surely, this must be considered. When comparing Meta’s mission to that of- say- automakers, or financial lending institutions- isn’t it clear that creating a more connected world should take priority?
britch 4y ago
What is your concern here? What does "a more connected world" actually mean?
- sagebird 4y ago
  Do you think that Meta could be worth 273 billion, and yet promulgate a false, inaccurate or misleading mission statement? Perhaps, but it would not seem like it would instill much confidence in the company leadership.
  - britch 4y ago
    They are a publicly traded company. Their only mission statement that matters is "make money", everything else is PR
  - hnfong 4y ago
    Twitter was allegedly worth 44 billion and Elon Musk would be willing to change its mission statement to a turd if that got him lols. So, yes.
FartyMcFarter 4y ago
If this was sarcasm, well done :)
- sagebird 4y ago
  I wouldn’t dare ;)
osuairt 4y ago
Facebook is cancer.

sagebird 4y ago

To the people downvoting my post- would you care to explain what possible alternatives could exist that would fulfill Facebook’s mission - “to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected”? I sense a deeply cynical and dismissive tone from many commenters and I sincerely wonder how many of you have given any honest thought to Facebook’s mission- or the many great products and features that support that mission. Given the importance of the mission, I find it hard to believe that cutting the workforce by 13% will have anything but dire consequences . Akin to the Middle Ages, or AI winter, humans will almost certainly suffer from being less connected. But what I haven’t heard is calls governments or ngos stepping in to provide funding to lighten the shockwaves of this disruption to connectivity. Surely, this must be considered. When comparing Meta’s mission to that of- say- automakers, or financial lending institutions- isn’t it clear that creating a more connected world should take priority?

britch 4y ago

What is your concern here? What does "a more connected world" actually mean?

sagebird 4y ago
Do you think that Meta could be worth 273 billion, and yet promulgate a false, inaccurate or misleading mission statement? Perhaps, but it would not seem like it would instill much confidence in the company leadership.
- britch 4y ago
  They are a publicly traded company. Their only mission statement that matters is "make money", everything else is PR
- hnfong 4y ago
  Twitter was allegedly worth 44 billion and Elon Musk would be willing to change its mission statement to a turd if that got him lols. So, yes.

FartyMcFarter 4y ago

If this was sarcasm, well done :)

sagebird 4y ago
I wouldn’t dare ;)

osuairt 4y ago

Facebook is cancer.