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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 132 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (14 children)

Dude could have just been successful letting Facebook be a tool to keep in touch with friends and family. Instead he has all these weird, unnecessary ideas about how to manipulate and spy on people.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 56 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (10 children)

Thing is, it's not the dude. It's the system that forces most dudes to keep coming up with new ways to make ever higher profit. If they don't, they open the door to competition that would. Then their competitor could eventually overtake them, take their customers and profits, then do a hostile or peaceful purchase of the dude's firm.

[–] Ulrich 2 points 1 day ago

It's the system that forces most dudes to keep coming up with new ways to make ever higher profit. If they don't, they open the door to competition that would.

No, they can continue to make the same profit and still not open the door for competition. The need for ever-higher profits is driven by investors.

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