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So really, this is what “convinced” employees that maybe Zuckerberg wasn’t about making the world a better place? This is like the naive folks at Amazon (forme

So really, this is what “convinced” employees that maybe Zuckerberg wasn’t about making the world a better place? This is like the naive folks at Amazon (former employee) who now are “rethinking” their jobs because how much Amazon has “changed”. But Zuckerberg is a lightweight when it comes to bending a knee and influencing dictators compared to Apple and Cook. They deal with China. Everyone working at BigTech just needs to admit to themselves that it was always about the money. They are all just going to shut up and let gobs of money appear in their bank accounts every month and stock appear in their brokerage account when it vests. I did my bid at BigTech between the time I was 46-50, made a little money, put it on my resume and moved on.

flashgordon 2y ago
Spot on. I joined big tech when I was not so young (having done stints several "IBMs"). The amount of Kool aid being dishes out was just staggering
SpicyLemonZest 2y ago
It isn't an either/or thing. I don't agree with the underlying idea that Zuckerberg is right-wing now, but if you do the principle makes perfect sense to me. "I'm primarily interested in making lots of money, even in a job with no clear benefit to society as a whole, but my ethics prevent me from doing certain things or advancing certain causes."
- scarface_74 2y ago
  I mean they are working for Meta. They left ethics at the door the minute they signed the offer letter. Meta didn’t just become bad for society in 2024.
  - SpicyLemonZest 2y ago
    I just don't think it's true that working for a company with negative impacts on society means that ethics are out the door and you might as well become Scrooge.
    - scarface_74 2y ago
      When you work for Meta you are automatically prioritizing money for ethics. How many people do you think will quit over this and not just shut up and make their money - especially people here on H1B visas?

flashgordon 2y ago

Spot on. I joined big tech when I was not so young (having done stints several "IBMs"). The amount of Kool aid being dishes out was just staggering

SpicyLemonZest 2y ago

It isn't an either/or thing. I don't agree with the underlying idea that Zuckerberg is right-wing now, but if you do the principle makes perfect sense to me. "I'm primarily interested in making lots of money, even in a job with no clear benefit to society as a whole, but my ethics prevent me from doing certain things or advancing certain causes."

scarface_74 2y ago
I mean they are working for Meta. They left ethics at the door the minute they signed the offer letter. Meta didn’t just become bad for society in 2024.
- SpicyLemonZest 2y ago
  I just don't think it's true that working for a company with negative impacts on society means that ethics are out the door and you might as well become Scrooge.
  - scarface_74 2y ago
    When you work for Meta you are automatically prioritizing money for ethics. How many people do you think will quit over this and not just shut up and make their money - especially people here on H1B visas?