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It’s why I could never work at Meta, knowing how much I would feel responsible in aiding various genocides around the world. How any engineer there is able to e

It’s why I could never work at Meta, knowing how much I would feel responsible in aiding various genocides around the world. How any engineer there is able to ethically live with themselves is beyond me (but I also don’t make that Meta money)

Terr_ 2y ago
I've been getting cold-emails from them lately, and I've been toying with the idea of regretfully informing them that I don't think I could bring of enough of the "Masculine Energy" their CEO has been talking about.
DaSHacka 2y ago
Arguably, depending on your country, paying your taxes is significantly worse...
- miltonlost 2y ago
  Yes, this thing I MUST DO if I don't want to go to jail, is somehow worse than voluntarily working for a private company. Yes, we do live in a society.
  - DaSHacka 2y ago
    Aw shucks, too bad we gotta fund genocide on our dime. Wouldn't wanna go to jail, after all. At least we can boycott the company with a CEO that... likes trump and Joe Rogan? That'll show 'em! How can those Meta workers live with themselves? Just think of all the AI-slop cat videos the algorithm recommends to their geriatric userbase! That's the _real_ genocide, I say.
    - tempfile 2y ago
      Is "likes" the new euphemism for "gives millions of dollars"? You do presumably realise that when they imprison you for refusing to pay your taxes, they take the money anyway? I am wondering whether you thought about this comment at all before posting it.
    - _Algernon_ 2y ago
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohingya_genocide#Facebook_content_management_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohingya_genocide#Facebook_con... Definitely more than "just cat videos".
      - maeil 2y ago
        For those less familiar with this topic, Facebook did indeed know about this while it was going on, they just didn't prioritize it.
wombatpm 2y ago
RSU’s can be very comforting.
EtCepeyd 2y ago
> why I could never work at Meta [...] How any engineer there is able to ethically live with themselves is beyond me https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/i-was-wrong-about-the-ethics-crisis/ https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/i-was-wrong-about-the-ethics-cr...

Terr_ 2y ago

I've been getting cold-emails from them lately, and I've been toying with the idea of regretfully informing them that I don't think I could bring of enough of the "Masculine Energy" their CEO has been talking about.

DaSHacka 2y ago

Arguably, depending on your country, paying your taxes is significantly worse...

miltonlost 2y ago
Yes, this thing I MUST DO if I don't want to go to jail, is somehow worse than voluntarily working for a private company. Yes, we do live in a society.
- DaSHacka 2y ago
  Aw shucks, too bad we gotta fund genocide on our dime. Wouldn't wanna go to jail, after all. At least we can boycott the company with a CEO that... likes trump and Joe Rogan? That'll show 'em! How can those Meta workers live with themselves? Just think of all the AI-slop cat videos the algorithm recommends to their geriatric userbase! That's the _real_ genocide, I say.
  - tempfile 2y ago
    Is "likes" the new euphemism for "gives millions of dollars"? You do presumably realise that when they imprison you for refusing to pay your taxes, they take the money anyway? I am wondering whether you thought about this comment at all before posting it.
  - _Algernon_ 2y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohingya_genocide#Facebook_content_management_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohingya_genocide#Facebook_con... Definitely more than "just cat videos".
    - maeil 2y ago
      For those less familiar with this topic, Facebook did indeed know about this while it was going on, they just didn't prioritize it.

wombatpm 2y ago

RSU’s can be very comforting.

EtCepeyd 2y ago

> why I could never work at Meta [...] How any engineer there is able to ethically live with themselves is beyond me https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/i-was-wrong-about-the-ethics-crisis/ https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/i-was-wrong-about-the-ethics-cr...