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> Of course, here it is ten years later, and the guy in charge just sent it back fifty years. Way to upstage me, dude. I feel like there's a link to a story mi
by wodenokoto 2y ago
> Of course, here it is ten years later, and the guy in charge just sent it back fifty years. Way to upstage me, dude.
I feel like there's a link to a story missing there
- isoprophlex 2y agoThe guy in charge being Lizardman, who almost tripped over his own claws to get rid of fact checkers, to allow calling non-heterosexuals metally ill, etcetera etcetera now that we are witnessing the second coming of The White House Cheeto
- declan_roberts 2y ago[flagged]
- isoprophlex 2y agoThe moment big tech senses a shift in the political magnetosphere, they don't just bend, they quantum tunnel into perfect alignment with the new paradigm. What's more, in this case it is as if they were waiting for permission to shed their liberal democratic haha rainbow flags exoskeleton and reveal their true form without even bothering with keeping up appearances Punchline being that these tech companies were never the bastions of progressive values they claimed to be -- they were surfing the zeitgeist until a bigger wave came along
- ReptileMan 2y ago[flagged]
- this_user 2y agoIt's about the company's recent course change, which includes Zuckerberg's Joe Rogan interview from last week. IMO this has a lot to do with the younger generations. Gen Z were heavily supporting Trump in the recent election, and Zuck has probably realised that he needs to align Meta with them if they want to remain a relevant player in the social media space.
- jazzyjackson 2y agoI don't buy it, Gen Z hasnt swung right, but the young left has swung apathetic. Zuck has his own reasons for sucking up to Trump and it's not to stay popular with the kids, who have already moved on from Meta properties.
- XorNot 2y agoThe hypothesis I saw proposed is that his marriage is breaking down/actually done. Basically he's going the Elon route.
- fishstock25 2y agoThis is why it's important not just that people do the right thing but also why they do it. Circumstances can change, but if people do the right thing for the "right reasons", then what they do won't change. Doing sth because of somebody's spouse is a bad reason, imagine the relationship goes sour and they face a divorce, boom they change their tune.
- pessimizer 2y agoWhat's important is that we break these companies up so they aren't used as tools by the powerful. Neither Zuckerberg's or Musk's income streams should be allowed to have such an important effect on everyone's lives, but as long as these communication companies are allowed to exchange their obedience for a regime's lack of antitrust enforcement, our 1st Amendment rights are meaningless. > This is why it's important not just that people do the right thing but also why they do it. I care about what Zuckerberg, Loraine Powell Jobs or Musk feel the right thing is about as much as I care about what my bus driver thinks the right thing is. What we need is a functioning government.
- antonvs 2y agoA functioning government is not possible as long as money is speech, corporations are people, etc. That directly translates to government by the wealthiest people.