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by cshenoy 3443 days ago
Interesting. Who is the reputed cannibal or was that said in jest?
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spdustin 3443 days ago
It's used as a simile to anthropomorphize Facebook - FaceBook is like the cannibal that invites you, the business he's eating, over for dinner.
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trequartista 3443 days ago
Facebook is the cannibal because it's eating the businesses of these newspapers
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nerdponx 3443 days ago
Facebook is the cannibal in this case I think.
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