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Re:Fake “like” factories – how we reverse engineered faceboo... by sorokod on Monday December 30, 2019 @11:57AM (#21914737)
>First of all, it is not like FB employees are pushing people into gas chambers in Dachau,

WTF ?

> why chase the weakest, whose income, ability to pay rent, etc. depends on the employer?

I assume you are not talking about FB employees which is a shame because it would be nice to see the same employees take some responsibility for the code they produce.

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Re:Fake “like” factories – how we reverse engineered faceboo... by wolco on Monday December 30, 2019 @01:55PM (#21915739)
A programmer takes responsibility for their work but they are not responsible for what you think they are.

A programmer doesn't get to determine what the company is building unless it is so small and even then it is rare.

Target product managers.

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Re:Fake “like” factories – how we reverse engineered faceboo... by JohnFen on Monday December 30, 2019 @06:25PM (#21917615)
> A programmer doesn't get to determine what the company is building

But a programmer does get to determine whether or not they'll continue to work on what the company is building. Just saying...

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