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FB would be run into the ground on day one, if he fired most people (>50%) at FB.

by zelphirkalt 2y ago

falcor84 2y ago
Why? Other than on-call roles like Production Engineers, whose absence there would make the company fail within a day?
- zelphirkalt 2y ago
  Because things would happen on the platform, that would be bad PR. Availability might even go down. Who knows what kind of automatized things need to be kept in check daily.
  - falcor84 2y ago
    > things would happen on the platform, that would be bad PR They literally had (allegedly) significantly contributed to inciting a genocide [0]. PR doesn't get much worse than that, but it seems that we as a society, just don't care about these things that much any more. I really can't recall any case of any individual or organization going down because of PR issues, except for people in the entertainment industry; for some reason, we only expect good morals from our actors and comedians. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_content_management_controversies#Incitement_of_human_rights_abuses_in_Myanmar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_content_management_co...
ponector 2y ago
Twitter example shows it might not be true.
- zelphirkalt 2y ago
  Twitter is dead now, right-wing echo hall. It basically ceased to exist in the way it did. I will admit though, that it may be possible to continue existing in other ways, if he fired >50% of the people at FB.
  - aydyn 2y ago
    Most major companies and politicians still use twitter for communication. It sounds like you are the one in the "echo hall"?
    - zelphirkalt 2y ago
      And exactly why would I care, what uninformed people at companies and what uninformed politicians do? And what does that have to do with me being in an "echo hall" (I think you mean echo chamber, btw..)? In what way is whatever platform politicians use indicative of that platform not being an echo chamber?
      - nradov 2y ago
        It doesn't matter whether you care or not. Your personal opinion is of no importance when it comes to mass-market social media and other horizontal platforms. The point is that a lot of politicians and business leaders will continue using X regardless of what you think of it.
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      - aydyn 2y ago
        Do you even realize that you are the one who used the phrase "echo hall"? Might be time to step back and take a breath.
        zelphirkalt 2y ago
        You still didn't answer the question though. I asked you why it matters, whether politicians make uninformed use of a bad platform, when it comes to me being in an echo chamber or not. I think there is no relation between what silly things politicians do, and whether I am in an echo chamber or not. I am not sure why I wrote "echo hall". I must have been mentally absent or something. To my own ears it sounds weird and not like something I would usually write. It might have been weird auto correction on phone. I am not sure. Anyway, that is besides the point. I would like to know, why you think, that what politicians do has any relation to me being in an echo chamber or not. I mean, do you define the outside of echo chambers to be the place, where politicians go? Like ... Are they such a massive number of people or somehow indicative of that outside? I just don't get your idea.

FB would be run into the ground on day one, if he fired most people (>50%) at FB.

falcor84 2y ago

Why? Other than on-call roles like Production Engineers, whose absence there would make the company fail within a day?

zelphirkalt 2y ago
Because things would happen on the platform, that would be bad PR. Availability might even go down. Who knows what kind of automatized things need to be kept in check daily.
- falcor84 2y ago
  > things would happen on the platform, that would be bad PR They literally had (allegedly) significantly contributed to inciting a genocide [0]. PR doesn't get much worse than that, but it seems that we as a society, just don't care about these things that much any more. I really can't recall any case of any individual or organization going down because of PR issues, except for people in the entertainment industry; for some reason, we only expect good morals from our actors and comedians. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_content_management_controversies#Incitement_of_human_rights_abuses_in_Myanmar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook_content_management_co...

ponector 2y ago

Twitter example shows it might not be true.

zelphirkalt 2y ago
Twitter is dead now, right-wing echo hall. It basically ceased to exist in the way it did. I will admit though, that it may be possible to continue existing in other ways, if he fired >50% of the people at FB.
- aydyn 2y ago
  Most major companies and politicians still use twitter for communication. It sounds like you are the one in the "echo hall"?
  - zelphirkalt 2y ago
    And exactly why would I care, what uninformed people at companies and what uninformed politicians do? And what does that have to do with me being in an "echo hall" (I think you mean echo chamber, btw..)? In what way is whatever platform politicians use indicative of that platform not being an echo chamber?
    - nradov 2y ago
      It doesn't matter whether you care or not. Your personal opinion is of no importance when it comes to mass-market social media and other horizontal platforms. The point is that a lot of politicians and business leaders will continue using X regardless of what you think of it.
      - deleted 2y ago
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    - aydyn 2y ago
      Do you even realize that you are the one who used the phrase "echo hall"? Might be time to step back and take a breath.
      - zelphirkalt 2y ago
        You still didn't answer the question though. I asked you why it matters, whether politicians make uninformed use of a bad platform, when it comes to me being in an echo chamber or not. I think there is no relation between what silly things politicians do, and whether I am in an echo chamber or not. I am not sure why I wrote "echo hall". I must have been mentally absent or something. To my own ears it sounds weird and not like something I would usually write. It might have been weird auto correction on phone. I am not sure. Anyway, that is besides the point. I would like to know, why you think, that what politicians do has any relation to me being in an echo chamber or not. I mean, do you define the outside of echo chambers to be the place, where politicians go? Like ... Are they such a massive number of people or somehow indicative of that outside? I just don't get your idea.