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Re:Ask HN: Have you ever regretted working on a product? by cityzen on Thursday November 22, 2018 @09:32AM (#18510179)
Not sure I get your point about Facebook. I quite liked the internet before Facebook (been working on web since 95). What exactly did Facebook contribute that was positive that helped the world as a whole?
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Re:Ask HN: Have you ever regretted working on a product? by blarn on Saturday November 24, 2018 @05:46PM (#18524346)
Facebook imo has contributed more positive than negative. It's easy to quickly judge FB as an evil company because of the media recently, but, just for starters, here are a few things FB has done well:

  - Connected people from all around the world
  - Empowered small businesses
  - Is very pro-charity (e.g. "birthday" charity donations)
  - Allowed people to organize themselves online (groups)
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Re:Ask HN: Have you ever regretted working on a product? by monsieurbanana on Monday November 26, 2018 @03:38PM (#18536585)
Sorry about the late reply. I did not intend to imply that Facebook was an overall positive for the world, or a negative one for that matter, it's just not something I've thought about too deeply.

I just think the world would be very different without Facebook and the other social networks.

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