r/technology • u/NowThatsMalarkey • Feb 21 '25

Social Media Mark Zuckerberg’s makeover didn’t make people like him, study shows

https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/20/mark-zuckerbergs-makeover-didnt-make-people-like-him-study-shows/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANAZlr-hGuhX1KqqPjBTkTce5FHYoTfozy456eW6cuu8YldzC5rpGfIlP07_a0jXdYc_eaaM6DrAXHX5G8e2xGc5SpbfTOxsJAwxR81w_TBGJlcjoLsVnZ8PWO1lNJgWgzm3MMz0BHDbCl-W5ehgrTueoJBD4LubB0aUd2ecJ39Y
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u/discussreunionmotto Feb 22 '25

Exactly. people really don't seem to understand this. We like to think so many problems "can't be solved by money." but actually, they can. Homelessness? gone. Hunger? gone. Healthcare? accessed. College? free. A single one of these billionaires could fix ALL OF THESE and NEVER EVEN NOTICE the money was gone. Am I saying that is necessarily the right way to approach these solutions? maybe not, but the fact that they could be doing SO MUCH more to help SO MANY more people and are CHOOSING not to should really be a greater insight into how much they give a single shit about anyone who isn't them.

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u/bone-in_donuts Feb 22 '25

I’m not sure on the journey to becoming a billionaire you aren’t completely corrupted along the way. The moves they need to make to acquire that kind of wealth hoarding have to be what compromise their humanity. Why the hell would they want to help others rather than continue helping themselves? They have big gullets to fill you know.

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u/LordCharidarn Feb 22 '25

It sounds like we are societally obligated to incarcerate these billionaires for their own mental wellbeing and to seize their ill gotten assets to redistribute to the people and communities that they harmed

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u/Disseminated333 Feb 22 '25

Look at Zuck and how many teen suicides and mental illness cases exist alone are on the pile of externalities he’s accrued alongside his wealth. Sure he did it legally, but we don’t have to like him. Everyone needs to delete or deactivate FB by default unless logged in. Better to delete it. Definitely keep it off your phone.