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Re:Peter Thiel: The Online Privacy Debate Won’t End With Gawker by mindslight on Monday August 15, 2016 @09:34PM (#12294905)
What aspect of Facebook's business model is not based on monetizing surveillance?

Sure, it's possible that Thiel has been a silently pushing for pivoting to eg a subscription model or static banner ads. It's just not likely.

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Re:Peter Thiel: The Online Privacy Debate Won’t End With Gawker by michaelbuddy on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @10:32AM (#12297687)
A lot of people like the day job because the pay is good and then find ways to work against it at night. Their 'hypocrisy' is actually an imbalance in their universe they seek to correct.
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