One could argue that Facebook's hiring spree enabled them to scale and further handle large amounts of users and photos. Is this a total waste to society? Cou

One could argue that Facebook's hiring spree enabled them to scale and further handle large amounts of users and photos. Is this a total waste to society? Could the Arab spring have happened without such social tools? Is the world a better place when common people are empowered to fight against perceived repression? I'm not taking a stance on those revolutions will affect their countries. I will say, however, that a government that can protect itself against revolt has little incentive to look out for its people. Society can be made 'better' in many ways.