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"They 'trust me'. Dumb fucks." \- Mark Zuckerberg[0] [0] https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/09/20/the-face-of-facebook https://www.newyorker.com/magazine

• basch 2mo ago
  It was an insightful comment at the time he made it. His point wasn’t that he couldn’t be trusted, it was that he could be anyone and people had zero awareness or concern for their privacy. It was eye opening to him how little people outside tech circles cared about security, and he was both flippant and accurate.
  • soraminazuki 2mo ago
    No. That was him mocking his users in private, knowing he was exploiting kids who had no clue what they were getting into. > the following exchange is between a 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg and a friend shortly after Mark launched The Facebook in his dorm room: > Zuck: Yeah so if you ever need info about anyone at Harvard > Zuck: Just ask. > Zuck: I have over 4,000 emails, pictures, addresses, SNS > [Redacted Friend's Name]: What? How'd you manage that one? > Zuck: People just submitted it. > Zuck: I don't know why. > Zuck: They "trust me" > Zuck: Dumb fucks. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/09/20/the-face-of-facebook https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/09/20/the-face-of-fa... Do you really see this as him sharing insight? I call bullshit.
    • basch 2mo ago
      It has nothing to do with exploiting them. It was about them turning over personal information to a nobody. It can be insightful and curt at the same time.
      • soraminazuki 2mo ago
        If you don't see that as exploitation, then we have much bigger issues to discuss. Like baseline ethics.
        • sajithdilshan 2mo ago
          ethics would be the first thing to sacrifice for profits. I mean meta even broke laws for profits.
        • basch 2mo ago
          He would have to be using the social security numbers for some nefarious purpose for it to be exploitation. He was merely commenting on the ridiculousness of their availability. If you don’t see that, you’re reading your bias and postconcieved notions into the situation.
          • soraminazuki 2mo ago
            > He was merely commenting on the ridiculousness of their availability. Even by your own words, Zuckerberg knew the situation he actively created was bad. "He's merely admitting his guilt" just confirms what I said. > you’re reading your bias and postconcieved notions into the situation The world must look very biased against you when you're trying to put a positive spin on Mark Zuckerberg being a jerk.
  • alex1138 2mo ago
    WHY was it an insightful comment Do you not realize that outside of that he said "If you need any info on people at Harvard just ask"? Or "I'm going to fuck them [the Winklevoss twins] in the ear"? Or when he was reported to hack Crimson (Harvard newspaper) reporters who were investigating him? NO OTHER COMPANY HEADS DO THIS (the dumb fucks quote, not the other things). Why do people like you give him a pass? It's not about "context" Zuckerberg has also continually subverted privacy on FB. I'm talking about things like photo tagging and post visibility, not just advertiser stuff
    • basch 2mo ago
      It wasn’t a company. Do you not understand sarcasm? He wasn’t actually offering the information out to people.
      • alex1138 2mo ago
        I know full well what sarcasm is and I don't think he was being sarcastic given the rest of his behavior