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> This sort of disrespect, this sort of complete dehumanization of the worker, it's the new normal. When you decide to work for a CEO who called his own users
by freyr 12y ago
> This sort of disrespect, this sort of complete dehumanization of the worker, it's the new normal.
When you decide to work for a CEO who called his own users "dumb fucks" for using his product, I'm not sure you should expect respect and humanization from the top.
- oh_sigh 12y agoI'm sure a lot of people who are 19 years old say dumb things . It's interesting that this is what you choose to remember.
- freyr 12y ago> It's interesting that this is what you choose to remember. Not really. Throughout its existence, Facebook has routinely made decisions that make me doubt whether it, as an organization, values people. I don't choose to remember the quote, I'm constantly reminded of it.
- oh_sigh 12y agoThen why not use a more relevant example than what a sophomore college kid flippantly said to a friend?
- freyr 12y agoSpecific actions are symptoms of the underlying problem, namely, the founder's low opinion of the people who use his service. That particular quote is an extremely relevant example. If you want examples that illustrate the effects of this mindset, you can find many here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Facebook http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Facebook The common theme is flagrant encroachment on the privacy rights of its users, which I don't believe Zuckerberg feels his users deserve. Presumably because they're dumb fucks in the first place for using Facebook.