Re:‘People You May Know’ helped Facebook grow exponentially
by ciil on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @04:39PM
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I think at least some engineers genuinely believe they're doing what's best for the users and that it just so happens to also be either the best for their personal bottom line or the easiest route to go with their product.
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Re:‘People You May Know’ helped Facebook grow exponentially
by ahartmetz on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @05:28PM
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As Richard Feynman said: "The first principle is that you must not fool yourself – and you are the easiest person to fool."
(To write something slightly more original than the "will not understand if livelihood depends on it" quote)
Re:‘People You May Know’ helped Facebook grow exponentially
by choward on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @05:57PM
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If you pay people enough they can easily be brainwashed into believing what they are doing is right.
Re:‘People You May Know’ helped Facebook grow exponentially
by raxxorrax on Thursday February 27, 2020 @03:48AM
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Also, company cultures get trimmed towards it. "Googlers" are one example. I don't think employees call themselves Facebookers, since that sounds like client for prostitution, but they probably have something else.
Re:‘People You May Know’ helped Facebook grow exponentially
by deminature on Thursday February 27, 2020 @07:33PM
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It's possible some really drink the kool-aid, but most are just compensated too well to care. The only companies that will try to compete with Facebook on pay are financial institutions like Citadel.