Instagram’s Co-Founders Said to Step Down from Company

Post by confiscate » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 5:58 AM UTC

weego wrote: post #108

confiscate wrote: post #103

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That is rationalization, where we try to apply "logic" to make ourselves feel better about a bad situation. The chances are low that life is better now, after losing out on a chance to be an early part of Instagram. That's like saying a homeless person's life may be better than if he had a home. Ya statistically that scenario is possible. But if you had a choice, do you really want that homeless person to stay homele…

I think the more brutal reality is that just because you had been there then instead of someone else doesn't mean Instagram would have done what it did. Maybe as a first hire you'd have jerked around more than the actual person, or missed deadlines or just made bad choices which lead to zero traction. It's egotistical to assume that it being you instead leads to the same result

Post by cheriot » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 6:02 AM UTC

confiscate wrote: post #103

dangwu wrote: post #67

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Your life now may be better than the one where you accepted Kevin’s offer.

That is rationalization, where we try to apply "logic" to make ourselves feel better about a bad situation. The chances are low that life is better now, after losing out on a chance to be an early part of Instagram. That's like saying a homeless person's life may be better than if he had a home. Ya statistically that scenario is possible. But if you had a choice, do you really want that homeless person to stay homele…

Post by jobigoud » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 6:12 AM UTC

themagician wrote: post #112

matthewmacleod wrote: post #110

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I admit I’m surprised to hear that. I don’t use Instagram that often. Sometimes I pop on to see pictures of friends’ kids, holidays, parties, or events. That’s basically 90% of what I see. I post holiday pictures and interesting things I cook, because some other people like to see them. Sometimes there are ads in my feed, and for the most part they’re inoffensive products that I even sometimes look at! It’s just kind…

I mean, I’m sure there’s a small amount of real photos on IG but I don’t know why you’d post them there. All of the hashslag is about getting discovered. It’s like competitive spamming. If you find IG wholesome you’ve been living under a rock. I find almost everything about IG offensive these days and it’s only going to get worse.

Post by adtac » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 6:23 AM UTC

throwawaymath wrote: post #64

Here's an offtopic observation. This article (from the New York Times ) denoted the names of the Instagram founders as "Mr. Systrom and Mr. Krieger..." The Wall Street Journal has a corresponding article about this story. In that article, the Instagram founders' names are written, "Messrs. Systrom and Krieger..." Despite frequently reading both papers, I can't recall ever seeing "Messrs" before. I thought it was a ty…

Post by matthewmacleod » Tue, Sep 25, 2018, 6:26 AM UTC

themagician wrote: post #112

matthewmacleod wrote: post #110

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I admit I’m surprised to hear that. I don’t use Instagram that often. Sometimes I pop on to see pictures of friends’ kids, holidays, parties, or events. That’s basically 90% of what I see. I post holiday pictures and interesting things I cook, because some other people like to see them. Sometimes there are ads in my feed, and for the most part they’re inoffensive products that I even sometimes look at! It’s just kind…

I mean, I’m sure there’s a small amount of real photos on IG but I don’t know why you’d post them there. All of the hashslag is about getting discovered. It’s like competitive spamming. If you find IG wholesome you’ve been living under a rock. I find almost everything about IG offensive these days and it’s only going to get worse.