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[–] [email protected] 125 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Mark Zuckerberg is a whiny cunt.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Easily the dumbest and least innovative of the silicon valley megabillionaires.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Seriously, Facebook was not even the first Social Media of it’s type. Truly bizarre that this guy has earned so much.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Is Friendster detrademarked yet? It would be a great name for a friendica instance.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Yeah, I honestly did not really understand why Myspace was that big of deal (other than for bands trying to make it - it did seem like a useful platform for that) and I didn't really see what distinguished FB as anything remarkably better? Maybe it was just more addictive, and that's it. I still get annoyed when someone sends me a FB link to something, because usually to read much of it, I have to log in. FFS, walled garden? Why not send me a link to a Compuserve forum or something?

...but it still makes me laugh that starting around the time of FB's ascent, the notion of technical/media literacy jumped from actual literacy in either/both of those things, to knowing your way around a particular brand's version of that, all while dumping on the last set of now-deemed-uncool-by-the-cool-kids brands. So, at one point, it was all the hilarity to bash someone still using Myspace, while being on Facebook. Now it's moved onto dunking on "boomers" still using Facebook with any kind of frequency and proclaiming that only the people on TikTok really "get it".

WTF is there to get? This is a brand thing. People sliding their finger around on a screen, engaged with an algorithm meant to treat them like someone at a slot machine are probably actively getting stupider about both tech and media, regardless of the brand they happen to be using. This is like saying someone drinking Coke doesn't really get it, because "Pepsi is the choice of a new generation". Brainless.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Yes he is. He went in Joe Rogan recently and tried to pretend that he goes bow hunting and Rogan could tell he was lying and made him look like an idiot.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Rogan is one of those idolized dorks who occasionally, somewhat usefully, point out to their base that another idolized dork should be rightfully mocked.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Dork is very tame. The guy talks batshit crazy stuff. Angels living among us and I don't know what, really to of the line bullshit.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

It's so fucking weird that he would think that bow hunting is some kind of flex. I guess that's 'merica for ya.

I'd be really curious what he means about "masculine energy" at companies. As in, what is the actual manifestation of that? Do they go bow hunting as a team building thing?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The dude is just insecure with his masculinity. That’s all it is. He’s trying to cultivate some kind of manly tech bro image that doesn’t fucking exist, and he’s bad at it.

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That's literally a threat to their sovereignty.

They should say "fuck that", block Meta, and seize all his European assets until he falls in line.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

The EU is way too liberal to seize his assets. This will never happen. They'll gladly bow down to the US hegemony and the US fascist regime before they lift a finger. We'll just hear a bunch of strong words of condemnation (if we even hear anything at all lol) and that's about it.

[–] [email protected] 105 points 5 days ago (1 children)

EU should ban Meta like the US is banning Tiktok

[–] Snowstorm 12 points 5 days ago

You mean that if the bribe is interesting enough, the timeline can be arranged?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 days ago
[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 days ago (1 children)

EU should block Meta full stop.

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[–] BedSharkPal 48 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I'm thinking Mark needs the EU more than they need him...

[–] [email protected] 19 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yeah if they shut out Facebook I’m willing to bet a properly funded EU-based company could fairly quickly build up similar infrastructure. /srs

Pushing an open-source alternative like Friendica would be ideal but either way the globally anti-competitive nature of giant social corporations has gone on too long; a breaking point for innovation is overdue.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

Given that the EU has accounts on Mastodon, why not check all the list and make every government in the EU have their own AP servers? Not only Mastodon but Lemmy, Pixelfed, Peertube, ...

[–] [email protected] 44 points 5 days ago

"I'm telling Mom!!!"

[–] [email protected] 33 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Do they realize the EU is a foreign group of countries, with separate legislation and autonomous power?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Literally no. They can not wrap their heads around the idea that other people have agency.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I assume they expect them to cower to political/economic threats. Which they may do.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 4 days ago

This whole MAGA thing is one giant oedipus complex

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 days ago

Meta just asking to be fined in the EU.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Zuck is such a beta.

Also, they were banned with Russia and China, maybe start w there

[–] nova_ad_vitum 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I cannot for the life of me imagine being worth $200B and still being willing to kiss anyone's ass, let alone Trump's.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

Cuckerberg. It’s right there.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I think that’s the starting point anyway. WWIII, fought over Facebook 🤦‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

Trump will not fight war against China or Russia, except “trade war” which is hurting Americans more than China. .

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 days ago

What a fucking man child.

I'm still having hard time processing that these are the kind of fuckers that the world has to bend its knees too. These billionaires are fucking parasites to all and need to go straight to the guillotine.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 days ago

God these tech billionaires have such thin skin. Bunch of whiney bitch boys, the lot of 'em!

[–] RaskolnikovsAxe 1 points 2 days ago

These tech broligarchs are the whiniest fucking piss baby weenies on the planet. These are the representatives of American power right now. What a fucking disgrace.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 days ago

Fucking temper tantrum whiney little bitch.

Daddy T, I'm not getting my way, make them do what I want!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago

Meta is the Karen of tech companies.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 days ago

Real big "my dad is stronger than your dad" energy

His friends would be embarrassed, if he had any

[–] wirebeads 26 points 5 days ago

Death to Meta.

[–] Bubbaonthebeach 15 points 4 days ago

Time for anyone who doesn't live within the USA to dump all USA tech. No need to "go after" governments, if the people in those countries simply do not use any USA companies. We do not need META (Facebook, Instagram, Threads, WhatsApp), Musk (SpaceX, Twitter, Neuralink, SolarCity, Tesla), Bezos (Amazon, Whole Foods, Washington Post, Audible, IMDb, MGM,Twitch, Ring, Alexa), etc.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

Luckily for Zuckerberg, then, Meta isn't unfairly punished. It's going to be punished quite fairly.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago

Holy cow Zucky literally calls him Big Daddy

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Tbh I'd bet most dairy farmers are pretty solid fighters.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Wrong! I win!

Correct answer would have been "How appropriate. You fight like a cow!"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Soon you'll be wearing my sword like a shish kebab.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

First you'd better stop waving it like a feather duster!

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago

This kind of thing is common and has happened for decades. Boeing is the example you are probably most familiar with.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

What a bitch.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

People need to leave their personality cult echo chamber human cattle factory facilitators based in the US.

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