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What makes you still work for Meta, when it's clear how toxic the company is?

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by camillomiller

2 hours ago

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The more I read about Zuckerberg's thoughts on the future of AI, and the more it's unveiled about the shady practices the company has been engaging in for more than a decade, the more I can't find an answer to a simple question: how can so many brilliant, probably ethically sound people, still work for such a company?

I'm focusing on Meta, but the same goes for Palantir and such ilk of companies whose clear and only output is a net negative for society.

Is it really just money? Or do you actually believe these companies are not the societal wrecking balls they are? Would you argue that their toxicity itself is not as evident as I claim? You just don't give a damn?

I understand this is a provocative question, but bear with me and possibly change my mind. I'm genuinely curious.

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