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Comment by danielha

15 years ago

I'm inclined to agree with you regarding accountability. But, I dunno, I really don't want my company or business ethics judged by stuff I said to friends in college... through IM. People say stupid stuff all the time.

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SoftwareMaven  15 years ago

If it were just generic stuff, I would completely agree. I say stupid stuff to my friends now.

However, he was talking about his customers, the people using his service. That gives much less leniency, in my book, especially when everything else is taken into account.

I guess I see it much the same as I'd see an investment advisor who open talked about screwing his customers out of their money. FB's financial value comes from the data that Zuck is talking about screwing people with.

msie  15 years ago

I agree. It's amazing how much I have to police my coworkers not to say the wrong thing, but I don't consider them evil. They say stuff, but they are just joking around. Sometimes I must seem to be a PC prude to them.

  • jimbokun  15 years ago

    "They say stuff, but they are just joking around."

    I've found that jokes often reveal a lot about what people actually believe.