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Sounds good in theory but I'd be bored to death in a month, at most two. Traveling the world...maybe good for a few more months and that's it. Wouldn't you ye

Sounds good in theory but I'd be bored to death in a month, at most two. Traveling the world...maybe good for a few more months and that's it. Wouldn't you yearn for any more impact given how much that amount of resource could improve the lives of many, if used wisely?

Mistletoe 1y ago
The world is sufficiently large and complex that a few months wouldn’t even scrape the tip of the iceberg.
- nopinsight 1y ago
  I agree. I just personally wouldn’t want to wander around exploring it continuously for months without more interesting work/goals. Even though cultures and geography may be wonderfully varied, their ranges are way smaller than what could be.
bildung 1y ago
If you want to improve the lives of many, by all means go for it, I think that is a wonderful ambition to have in live and something I strive for, too! But we are talking about an ad company here, trying to branch out into ai to sell more ads, right? Meta existing is without a doubt a net negative for mankind.
aleph_minus_one 1y ago
> Wouldn't you yearn for any more impact given how much that amount of resource could improve the lives of many, if used wisely? Cynical take: increasing Meta's stock value does improve the lifes of many - the many stock holders. Thus: when you talk about improving lifes, you better specify which group you are targeting, and why you selected this particular group.
- bluefirebrand 1y ago
  I am interested in improving the lives of the many people who cannot afford to be stockholders The reason I'm interested in this is twofold First, I think the current system is exploitative. I don't advocate for communism or anything, but the current system of extracting value from the lower class is disgusting Second, they outnumber the successful people by a vast margin and I don't want them to have a reason to re-invent the guillotine
  - jebarker 1y ago
    > they outnumber the successful people by a vast margin you can be successful and lower class.

Mistletoe 1y ago

The world is sufficiently large and complex that a few months wouldn’t even scrape the tip of the iceberg.

nopinsight 1y ago
I agree. I just personally wouldn’t want to wander around exploring it continuously for months without more interesting work/goals. Even though cultures and geography may be wonderfully varied, their ranges are way smaller than what could be.

bildung 1y ago

If you want to improve the lives of many, by all means go for it, I think that is a wonderful ambition to have in live and something I strive for, too! But we are talking about an ad company here, trying to branch out into ai to sell more ads, right? Meta existing is without a doubt a net negative for mankind.

aleph_minus_one 1y ago

> Wouldn't you yearn for any more impact given how much that amount of resource could improve the lives of many, if used wisely? Cynical take: increasing Meta's stock value does improve the lifes of many - the many stock holders. Thus: when you talk about improving lifes, you better specify which group you are targeting, and why you selected this particular group.

bluefirebrand 1y ago
I am interested in improving the lives of the many people who cannot afford to be stockholders The reason I'm interested in this is twofold First, I think the current system is exploitative. I don't advocate for communism or anything, but the current system of extracting value from the lower class is disgusting Second, they outnumber the successful people by a vast margin and I don't want them to have a reason to re-invent the guillotine
- jebarker 1y ago
  > they outnumber the successful people by a vast margin you can be successful and lower class.