Snapchat: another example of the hubris of privilege and systematic bias in tech

Re:Snapchat: another example of the hubris of privilege and ... by samiur1204 on Friday January 03, 2014 @05:37PM (#7008722)

If that's the takeaway you got from my post, then I'm sorry: I was not able to articulate myself well.

There's no doubt that he's talented and gifted. And it's possible that I'm absolutely wrong and Evan and Snapchat are planning some amazing features. But I highly doubt that, and I would propose that it would be more pragmatic to take the cash offered and do something more meaningful.

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Re:Snapchat: another example of the hubris of privilege and ... by skwirl on Friday January 03, 2014 @05:50PM (#7008806)

That money isn't coming out of thin air. Why is the onus not on Facebook or Google to use the $3 billion and $4 billion they were going to use to buy Snapchat on something more meaningful? Why is it Spiegel's responsibility? Especially if he didn't ask for the offers in the first place?

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Re:Snapchat: another example of the hubris of privilege and ... by bentcorner on Friday January 03, 2014 @05:57PM (#7008853)

Completely agree. Whenever I see articles about how "[founder] rejects offer from Google/FB/Apple for [$X]" and the resulting criticism that the founder must be shortsighted, I never see any discussion on the other side fo the fence. Why on earth does Google or Facebook think Snapchat is worth any money? Somebody over there does, do they have the same mentality as Spiegel?

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Re:Snapchat: another example of the hubris of privilege and ... by cantastoria on Friday January 03, 2014 @05:55PM (#7008839)

Fine. You could have made that point without bringing his race, class or gender into your argument.

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