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>>colone+(OP)
Its sad that everytime there is a post about Facebook the comments are extremely toxic and negative, and don't really even discuss the article itself. I would argue that 80% of all tech companies are doing close to 0 in making the world a 'better place'.

>>Xyik+As
Facebook's goal: Connect all the people

Google's goal: Organize all the information

Amazon's goal: Sell all the merchandise

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Taken at face value, all those companies were/are all trying to make the world a better place in the ways available to them. But when the externalities of those goals affect other people, they will become hated. Everyone has a different opinion of what 'better' means.

Since giant companies are most able to execute their vision of better, they will get most of the hate from people who have a different opinion of better.

Looks to me like its all just a battle for power: People with ideas but lacking implementation and execution, vs Companies with ideas, implementation, execution, AND momentum. Let's not forget all the different forms of government either...

>>generi+Nw
Facebook's goal: sell ads

Google's goal: sell more ads

Amazon's goal: Sell all the merchandise... and ads

FTFY

>>omgteh+N91
NYT/WaPo/WSJ: Make people click or view ads

All other news outlets: Make people click or view ads

Random-blog: Make people click or view ads

Free games companies: Make people click or view ads.

Internet businesses are a vicious circle of cash for ads. Ads are deeply embedded in the business model, but is advertising the goal of any of these companies?