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Re:‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ Say Some Comp... by ethbro on Thursday November 15, 2018 @07:01PM (#18464760)
Tech is generally worse. Mostly because there's no check on hyperbole.

Most businesses have an official mission statement to the effect of: "Help people do {x} at a competitive price."

Only a 23 year old CEO says things like "Changing the world by connecting people."

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Re:‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ Say Some Comp... by nemothekid on Thursday November 15, 2018 @07:07PM (#18464811)
Amusingly enough, I’d argue Zuckerberg nailed that mission.
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Re:‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ Say Some Comp... by AWildC182 on Thursday November 15, 2018 @07:21PM (#18464923)
We grew up wondering how we'd change the world but never stopped and thought about whether or not what we had in mind was all that good of an idea...
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Re:‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ Say Some Comp... by philpem on Friday November 16, 2018 @07:45AM (#18468331)
There's a Jurassic Park quote in here somewhere...
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Re:‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ Say Some Comp... by deadbunny on Friday November 16, 2018 @08:13AM (#18468475)
"Hold onto your butts"
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Re:‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ Say Some Comp... by SixGunMojo on Friday November 16, 2018 @07:56AM (#18468387)
"Clever girl"
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