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In reply to the discussion: Tim Cook May Have Just Ended Facebook [View all]nam78_two
(17,910 posts)I remember saying in 2017 to my closest friend that "Mark Zuckerberg is going to offer free internet to the poor in India."* His reaction was very funny-he instantly grimaced with distaste and said "ewwwwwww". I think that pretty much covers the gap between how Zuckerberg (and others like him-Larry Page etc. etc.) view themselves and how normal people view them. I feel the same distaste when I see creeps of this type skulking around near education, medicine, national security etc. Not to mention peddling their bogus philanthropies as tobacco companies used to.
I don't use this garbageware, but he and Larry Page symbolize a deep problem in contemporary society and it is far worse than FB/Google alone.
That is why this article really gives me hope
-more than most things I have seen in over a decade. I plan to switch to the mac/Iphone in support of people who take a firm and hard stance in defense of privacy/consent/permissions etc. I am sick of those who treat privacy issues vacuously at best or opportunistically/creepily at worst.