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Yeah, the rest of FAANG (plus Microsoft) have maybe one type of evil. Facebook has a broad range.

Apple: monopolist, flimsy products, not supportive of self maintenance, the iPhone battery thing

Amazon: exploits workers, doesn't pay taxes

Netflix: makes people lazy, doesn't hire interns

Google: privacy, can't escape it (browser, mobile OS, leading search engine, leading email), bad documentation, kills products that people love

Facebook: privacy, attacks every other tech company, no vision except growth, created zynga then dropped it after they got the user base, largest open plan office in the world, crappy ads, allows only the voice of politicians they like on the platform, charity is another platform for growth into developing countries.

Not everyone might find say, Netflix or Amazon evil, but FB's is such a broad range that someone will find it a little evil.



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