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It's time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta

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Re: It's time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta

#12

Honestly, the world has grown past the need for Meta. I would not cry if it completely shut down, problem is, what will fill the void? It would be nice to have something not controlled by Big American Corporation (or Chinese, or any, for that matter), but somehow I don't see it happening.

Or European, for that matter. Don't fancy submitting my ID to get access.

Re: It's time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta

#13

Honestly, the world has grown past the need for Meta. I would not cry if it completely shut down, problem is, what will fill the void? It would be nice to have something not controlled by Big American Corporation (or Chinese, or any, for that matter), but somehow I don't see it happening.

What void tho? The majority of people _I know_ below 40 don't use Facebook or any related service at all.

Re: It's time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta

#14
post #13

Honestly, the world has grown past the need for Meta. I would not cry if it completely shut down, problem is, what will fill the void? It would be nice to have something not controlled by Big American Corporation (or Chinese, or any, for that matter), but somehow I don't see it happening.

What void tho? The majority of people _I know_ below 40 don't use Facebook or any related service at all.

I always find it surprising when I hear of someone younger using facebook. I associate it with retired/elderly folks who love posting cryptic messages about their health or how their day has gone wanting attention.

Re: It's time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta

#15
post #13

Honestly, the world has grown past the need for Meta. I would not cry if it completely shut down, problem is, what will fill the void? It would be nice to have something not controlled by Big American Corporation (or Chinese, or any, for that matter), but somehow I don't see it happening.

What void tho? The majority of people _I know_ below 40 don't use Facebook or any related service at all.

Do they use Instagram or WhatsApp?

Re: It's time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta

#16
> through every scandal, Zuckerberg’s net worth has climbed to nearly $200bn, according to Forbes. Fines mean nothing to those with wealth like his, so the first step to safeguard society is to give Meta a fresh start without Zuckerberg’s influence on future products.

What is the author's model of a company?

Re: It's time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta

#18
post #13

Honestly, the world has grown past the need for Meta. I would not cry if it completely shut down, problem is, what will fill the void? It would be nice to have something not controlled by Big American Corporation (or Chinese, or any, for that matter), but somehow I don't see it happening.

What void tho? The majority of people _I know_ below 40 don't use Facebook or any related service at all.

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Re: It's time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta

#20
> But if Meta is truly interested in prioritizing the safety of users, the board should request the resignation of Mark Zuckerberg and restructure to put safety above profit.

It is singularly idiotic that people think people, companies, boards, governments, or anyone else should be "good", and that society will progress by rooting out "evil" ones, as adjudicated by their own standards.

People and by extension companies of people and by extension corporations, NGOs, governments, and everything else in society behaves according to incentives. "Safety of users" or "approval of The Guardian employees" does not rank particularly highly in the incentive scale next to money for anybody, least of all Facebook shareholders, lol.

The factors that influence behaviors are pretty simple. Money, negative money, threat of judicial or ultrajudicial retribution, etc. The people as a whole have levers to pull in order to shape society as they would like. Wishing for good and praying for evil to be dispelled are not among them, that's just like any other superstition.

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