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by astrofinch 2615 days ago
Also on the homepage right now: https://alistapart.com/article/nothing-fails-like-success/

It's all about how social media companies are forced to pursue profit above all else and this harms society.

Your average public corporation has a fiduciary duty to maximize profit for its shareholders. So arguably, we are lucky that Facebook is not your average public corporation. Zuck has plenty of money, and he's pledged to give almost all of it away, so he is probably motivated by more than just profit. He has been talking the talk about fixing social media, let's see if he walks the walk.