Quote:Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, is reportedly realigning his political stance toward libertarian ideology and has brought in a Republican strategist to help repair his strained relationship with right-wing media and political operatives. This shift comes after years of accusations that Meta platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, engaged in censorship, particularly against conservative viewpoints. The move signals a potential strategic pivot for one of the world’s most influential tech leaders.

https://www.econotimes.com/Meta-CEO-Mark...rt-1688540

HEDGE YOUR BETS

Oh bullchit. People will believe anything.

I have never understood why a businessman with a giant company would intentionally alienate half its potential fan base, at least in this country.

(09-26-2024 08:47 AM)TripleA Wrote:  I have never understood why a businessman with a giant company would intentionally alienate half its potential fan base, at least in this country.

And that’s ALL this is about. Money. Nothing will really change.

(09-26-2024 08:45 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  Oh bullchit. People will believe anything.

no one has greater access to real-time information than this guy ...
he sees the handwriting on the wall ...

SHED YOUR CLOTHES & GET COZY

I’m not quite ready to believe that Zuckerberg is an ally to any center or right-of-center political values. But even if his organization was simply non-partisan, that would be a huge gain compared to the 2008-2023 era.

If Zuckerberg really is undergoing some sort of political reassessment, I would be curious to know what caused it. Z doesn’t strike me as the kind of person who keeps kosher or observes the sabbath. But over the past year or so, I’ve noticed that even a lot of secular/agnostic/whatever-type of Jewish people are shocked and genuinely frightened by the attacks on Israel, by the aggression and boldness of the anti-Jewish activists on some American college campuses, and by the precious, evasive response to it by the leadership on those campuses and society at-large.

Shows how much confidence dude has in kamala’s chances in November…lol

He could try something actually brave and endorse Trump. Otherwise people will just think it's all for PR.

(09-26-2024 08:59 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  I’m not quite ready to believe that Zuckerberg is an ally to any center or right-of-center political values. But even if his organization was simply non-partisan, that would be a huge gain compared to the 2008-2023 era.

If Zuckerberg really is undergoing some sort of political reassessment, I would be curious to know what caused it. Z doesn’t strike me as the kind of person who keeps kosher or observes the sabbath. But over the past year or so, I’ve noticed that even a lot of secular/agnostic/whatever-type of Jewish people are shocked and genuinely frightened by the attacks on Israel, by the aggression and boldness of the anti-Jewish activists on some American college campuses, and by the precious, evasive response to it by the leadership on those campuses and society at-large.

Maybe he's worried about what a GOP trifecta in November would mean for him.

(09-26-2024 08:47 AM)TripleA Wrote:  I have never understood why a businessman with a giant company would intentionally alienate half its potential fan base, at least in this country.

Have you seen the movie, the Social Network? Its apparently accurate. Nobody has been sued over it. Zuckerberg is an arrogant sob.

If true, it doesn't matter what his motivation is. In fact, if it's all about preserving and making money...then that's a good thing. It means we as consumers have more power.

(09-26-2024 09:09 AM)bullet Wrote:  Zuckerberg is an arrogant sob.

(09-26-2024 09:09 AM)bullet Wrote:  Zuckerberg is an arrogant sob.

(09-26-2024 09:09 AM)bullet Wrote:  Zuckerberg is an arrogant sob.

I just thought this bore repeating.

(09-26-2024 09:06 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  Maybe he's worried about what a GOP trifecta in November would mean for him.

Maybe. Although he seemed unfazed by it when it happened in 2017/18.

(09-26-2024 10:22 AM)Native Georgian Wrote:  

(09-26-2024 09:06 AM)BartlettTigerFan Wrote:  Maybe he's worried about what a GOP trifecta in November would mean for him.

Maybe. Although he seemed unfazed by it when it happened in 2017/18.

Things are different now. Tons of people are ANGRY now. People are using their wallets to voice their beliefs now. 2018 is a world ago now.