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> an honest opinion about their work How do you know? She's a director, and by definition totally in bed with the leadership. Would she publicly admit to decis

> an honest opinion about their work How do you know? She's a director, and by definition totally in bed with the leadership. Would she publicly admit to decisions made in favor of ad revenue and against what's best for the user? Why didn't she, as Product Design Director, or anyone else at Facebook argue for defaulting to stronger rather than weaker privacy settings, or object to the undermining or even ignoring of previously made privacy choices under the guise of new feature releases? And if she or anyone did, and they were shot down, would she tell us? So many people trusted Colin Powell, including much of the world after his U.N. testimony. Look where that got us. (What Colin Powell Knew and What He Said: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-schwarz/colin-powell-wmd-iraq-war_b_2624620.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-schwarz/colin-powell-...) [And no, waterlesscloud, I'm not comparing "the design of the Facebook newsfeed to the Iraq War," I'm making a point about trusting people with a conflict of interest and/or loyal to the party under question.]

waterlesscloud 13y ago
Did you really just compare a post about the design of the Facebook newsfeed to the Iraq War? Dial it down a bit, please.
luiperd 13y ago
| She's a director, and by definition totally in bed with the leadership. This is what's wrong with society today. Assumptions that are both wrong and sexist. Good job sir.
- matthewmacleod 13y ago
  While I don't agree with the parent, accusing her of being "in bed" with another person or group is not sexist – it's a common idiom which refers to having an undesirably close or underhanded association with others.
- 6cxs2hd6 13y ago
  Nearly every time I've heard the phrase "in bed with" it's been in reference to men, and the meaning is hot man-on-man collusion (not sex). However it is a really unfortunate phrase to use where the group is mixed gender. Especially so when it's an imbalanced mix, such as very few women. (I think everyone should get a small stack of "Yikes did I really say that?" chips. Only after someone runs out of their chips should we bring out the pitchforks and enjoy ourselves a nice cathartic public shaming spree.)

waterlesscloud 13y ago

Did you really just compare a post about the design of the Facebook newsfeed to the Iraq War? Dial it down a bit, please.

luiperd 13y ago

| She's a director, and by definition totally in bed with the leadership. This is what's wrong with society today. Assumptions that are both wrong and sexist. Good job sir.

matthewmacleod 13y ago
While I don't agree with the parent, accusing her of being "in bed" with another person or group is not sexist – it's a common idiom which refers to having an undesirably close or underhanded association with others.
6cxs2hd6 13y ago
Nearly every time I've heard the phrase "in bed with" it's been in reference to men, and the meaning is hot man-on-man collusion (not sex). However it is a really unfortunate phrase to use where the group is mixed gender. Especially so when it's an imbalanced mix, such as very few women. (I think everyone should get a small stack of "Yikes did I really say that?" chips. Only after someone runs out of their chips should we bring out the pitchforks and enjoy ourselves a nice cathartic public shaming spree.)