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I apologize for the somewhat low-effort comment but across the board Meta is the single most malicious tech company I can think of I'm no fan of Google but at
by alex1138 10mo ago
I apologize for the somewhat low-effort comment but across the board Meta is the single most malicious tech company I can think of
I'm no fan of Google but at least Google didn't use your 2FA for ads https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16378888 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16378888, or for example you can actually contact people via gmail https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4151433 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4151433
It's why a CEO being on record as saying "dumb fucks" matters, joking or not. And I don't think he was joking or else "trying to make a point". He does not care about you. When people show you who they are believe them
- nmfisher 10mo agoFor what it’s worth, I unequivocally agree with you. But if you spent any time with the older generation over the holiday break, it’s immediately obvious why it makes no difference. They sit there and scroll Facebook and Instagram advertising slop for multiple hours literally every single day. Facebook will keep hoovering up cash until at least that generation dies off (and possibly the one after that too).
- alex1138 10mo agoOh sure but a) people don't realize the scandals or magnitude of them and b) they literally captured every network effect Myspace was a hot mess but they got everyone that was there at the start of the internet where if I'm on it, you join, because you're on it Alice joins and Bob then follows Facebook has rigged the game by forcing everyone there using very underhanded tactics and the internet is still young so they're able to succeed in doing so