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Hacker news comments are not adequately representative of the Facebook employee population...


The billions of users of Facebook might not appreciate a censored view of the world. The shareholders might have something to say about it too.


In your opinion whose view best represents "the population as a whole," and what percentage of the conversation does their opinion represent?


Billions of users. I would imagine it is the entire spectrum of political and cultural opinions. Pro-live/Pro-choice. Religious/Atheist. Traditional/Multicultural.


Your choice of words is demonstrative of your political point of view.

I would have used the words "anti-abortion", not pro-life, and "Monocultural", not "Traditional".

But there is bias in all of us.


Ditto


Is there bias in objectivity even if expressed by others?


Is there anything more dangerous than someone who views themselves as objective while sanctimoniously berating other people for having "biased" views?

"Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?"


I asked a question that it seems you've answered with a question. This is the Internet, so the only real "rules" are related to the physical limitations of the hardware in use. As is demonstrated in the article, other rules are more subjective in nature.

Yes, there are things more dangerous than someone who views themselves as objective while sanctimoniously berating other people for having "biased" views. I can name a great many.


Some may also be much more financially sound to back up their talk with resignations or other actions if they feel strongly that their employer does things that don't sit well with them.


But if they resign they would lose the six figure income and also any influence with future censorship battles at Facebook. Better to stay in, wipe your tears with dollar bills and keep the pressure alive. Zuckerberg will give up at some point.

This playbook is depressingly familiar around the world now. Relentless constant pressure to delegitimise institutions at every possible opportunity. Day after day. Week after week. Month after month.

Just a few recent examples. UK with Dominic Cummings, Australia with the fires, India with Hindu hysteria, US with.. well everything.


That is definitely true.

This however, is still a problem for Facebook, and the greater society, which seems to disagree with them more and more.


lol that certainly is a statement you cannot back up. Even Fox News has an article saying there's not enough evidence to show any bias at facebook https://www.foxnews.com/tech/is-facebook-as-left-leaning-as-...




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