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Re:"This is Tayo. He's 11 and showed me a game he built call... by jhall1468 on Saturday September 17, 2016 @12:22PM (#12521120)
I can't stand this mentality. Why do people think that because someone is a shareholder/CEO in a company, all their deeds from that point on are purely self-interest?

Same shit happened when he pledged 99% of his stock charitable causes. Everyone was up in arms about how the organization was an LLC instead of a charity, claiming he did it purely for the tax benefits, despite that being bullshit.

I guess at the end of the day, once you are a billionaire for creating a successful company, everything you do is based entirely on greed. I'm sure we can come up with a self-interest reason Bill Gates is spending hundreds of millions eradicating malaria too.

Re:"This is Tayo. He's 11 and showed me a game he built call... by theobold on Saturday September 17, 2016 @12:46PM (#12521214)
Why do people think that because someone is a shareholder/CEO in a company, all their deeds from that point on are purely self-interest?

Depends on the CEO and company. The behavior of a company reflects the behavior of its CEO. Microsoft and Facebook both have a a history of bad behavior.

Re:"This is Tayo. He's 11 and showed me a game he built call... by jhall1468 on Saturday September 17, 2016 @01:03PM (#12521293)
"bad" is relative. The CEO's of the tobacco companies had a history of knowingly killing people. Microsoft was aggressively anti-competitive, Facebook was (and still is) very much opposed to privacy on the Internet.

A company is many cogs. The fact that Bill Gates was anti-competitive doesn't make him, the individual, a bad person. That's very clear from the work he's doing now. So assuming that all decisions stem from greed, from anyone, is a silly assumption.

Re:"This is Tayo. He's 11 and showed me a game he built call... by icebraining on Saturday September 17, 2016 @03:44PM (#12522082)
Whether Bill Gates is a good or bad person is only a relevant question to himself and maybe some close acquaintances.

For the rest of us, the relevant point is predicting their behavior, and in that context, the phrase certainly applies. As long as he's CEO and the largest shareholder, Facebook's actions are Zuckerberg's decision and responsibility.

Re:"This is Tayo. He's 11 and showed me a game he built call... by gm-conspiracy on Saturday September 17, 2016 @01:21PM (#12521386)
I am paraphrasing, but the quote goes something like "Yesterday's robber-baron is today's philanthropist."
Re:"This is Tayo. He's 11 and showed me a game he built call... by n-gauge on Saturday September 17, 2016 @03:09PM (#12521908)
Your quote reminds me of Robin Hood.
Re:"This is Tayo. He's 11 and showed me a game he built call... by wavefunction on Saturday September 17, 2016 @05:33PM (#12522574)
Not sure why? Robber Barons steal from the poor and give to themselves.
Re:"This is Tayo. He's 11 and showed me a game he built call... by oh_sigh on Saturday September 17, 2016 @01:11PM (#12521335)
> I can't stand this mentality. Why do people think that because someone is a shareholder/CEO in a company, all their deeds from that point on are purely self-interest?

That's not exactly it, but I would like if you could show me an example of a CEO doing something publicly which would go against the interest of their company.

Re:"This is Tayo. He's 11 and showed me a game he built call... by adenadel on Saturday September 17, 2016 @02:49PM (#12521817)
That's a false dichotomy. A CEO can do something that isn't motivated by benefiting the company without it being something that goes against the interest of the company.
Re:"This is Tayo. He's 11 and showed me a game he built call... by throwanem on Saturday September 17, 2016 @12:26PM (#12521136)
You assume a generalization I did not make.
Re:"This is Tayo. He's 11 and showed me a game he built call... by jhall1468 on Saturday September 17, 2016 @12:59PM (#12521281)
You very clearly implied that in the context of this story, Mark Zuckerberg does what's best for Facebook.
Re:"This is Tayo. He's 11 and showed me a game he built call... by Relys on Saturday September 17, 2016 @01:24PM (#12521401)
I fail to see where throwanem "clearly [implies] that in the context of [the] story, Mark Zuckerberg does what's best for Facebook". If anything throwanem is making an generalization of Mark Zuckerberg/Facebook based on the context of their previous actions.
Re:"This is Tayo. He's 11 and showed me a game he built call... by frogpelt on Saturday September 17, 2016 @04:06PM (#12522205)
Many people assume since they are usually motivated by their self-interest others are too.

The fact is, getting what I want and giving others what they want are usually not mutually exclusive. And anytime there is a conflict, there is usually an acceptable compromise.