Facebook whistleblower says she wants to fix company, not harm it
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#3If you want to save society, the mental health of our children, and preserve a sane and functional democracy, etc, etc.
Stop working for Facebook.
Quit working for that leadership.
Let their talent erode and their technical debt lead to atrophy.
Don't expend your finite life living and slaving for this empire of evil.
The next best step is to pledge to not hire ex-Facebookers.
Re: Facebook whistleblower says she wants to fix company, not harm it
#4Naw, just burn it down and start anew, that's fine too. It's really not all that special, and people should become comfortable with rebuilding things at the moment.
Don't burn everything, just some things.
Re: Facebook whistleblower says she wants to fix company, not harm it
#5If you want to save society, the mental health of our children, and preserve a sane and functional democracy, etc, etc. Stop working for Facebook. Quit working for that leadership. Let their talent erode and their technical debt lead to atrophy. Don't expend your finite life living and slaving for this empire of evil. The next best step is to pledge to not hire ex-Facebookers.
I'm not sure why you're being downvoted, one of the only powers a lot of have is being able to pick who wins by working for them
Re: Facebook whistleblower says she wants to fix company, not harm it
#6If you want to save society, the mental health of our children, and preserve a sane and functional democracy, etc, etc. Stop working for Facebook. Quit working for that leadership. Let their talent erode and their technical debt lead to atrophy. Don't expend your finite life living and slaving for this empire of evil. The next best step is to pledge to not hire ex-Facebookers.
I'm not sure why you're being downvoted, one of the only powers a lot of have is being able to pick who wins by working for them
Likely because reality is out of fashion at present.
Re: Facebook whistleblower says she wants to fix company, not harm it
#7Naw, just burn it down and start anew, that's fine too. It's really not all that special, and people should become comfortable with rebuilding things at the moment. Don't burn everything, just some things.
Show me one company that places its profits/shareholder below the best interest of people.
We just restart the cycle starting new.
Re: Facebook whistleblower says she wants to fix company, not harm it
#8If you want to save society, the mental health of our children, and preserve a sane and functional democracy, etc, etc. Stop working for Facebook. Quit working for that leadership. Let their talent erode and their technical debt lead to atrophy. Don't expend your finite life living and slaving for this empire of evil. The next best step is to pledge to not hire ex-Facebookers.
I'm not sure why you're being downvoted, one of the only powers a lot of have is being able to pick who wins by working for them
> > The next best step is to pledge to not hire ex-Facebookers.
> I'm not sure why you're being downvoted
"It’s possible for good people in badly designed systems to perpetrate acts of great evil completely unthinkingly."
— Ben Goldacre
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Re: Facebook whistleblower says she wants to fix company, not harm it
#9If you want to save society, the mental health of our children, and preserve a sane and functional democracy, etc, etc. Stop working for Facebook. Quit working for that leadership. Let their talent erode and their technical debt lead to atrophy. Don't expend your finite life living and slaving for this empire of evil. The next best step is to pledge to not hire ex-Facebookers.
Please stop assuming everyone shares your values and beliefs. Personally, I think that while there is some mismanagement at Facebook (that can be fixed) most of the issues brought up can probably be expected from anyone in this problem space at this scale. Facebook has allowed me to discover a lot of opportunities and connect with some long lost friends, so I would say the cost is worth it.
Re: Facebook whistleblower says she wants to fix company, not harm it
#10Naw, just burn it down and start anew, that's fine too. It's really not all that special, and people should become comfortable with rebuilding things at the moment. Don't burn everything, just some things.
Show me one company that places its profits/shareholder below the best interest of people. We just restart the cycle starting new.
Even cigarette companies eventually stopped targeting children for harmful products. Social media will get there some day, with enough legislation.