[echelon]

> If Facebook’s actions really are a problem to most people, then most people would stop using it.

Just like sugary soda, loot crates, cigarettes, and opium then? Companies design products that are bad for people all the time.

> Zuck: they “trust me”

> Zuck: dumb fucks

This was said after his AOL hacking days [1], so he already had a certain predisposition towards "ordinary people".

Given that his history and his present behavior aren't much different, it seems he hasn't changed much. He designs products to extract from people.

[1] https://qf0.github.io/blog/2020/01/28/Mark-Zuckerberg-was-a-...

[dresdenfire]

Have you thought how old he was when he said this? I am sure you never did anything stupid as a teenager.

[shukantpal]

I don’t see your counter argument. People eat sugar because they want to. If they didn’t like it, they wouldn’t eat sugar and no one is forcing them to.