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slewis on Aug 1, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why I'd never work for Google, Twitter, or Faceboo...

Isn't it possible for a company to have more than one purpose? The people who run these companies aren't necessarily just greedy corporate bastards. Many of them want to change the world in positive ways. Ads are the funding mechanism. The article's viewpoint is one-dimensional IMO.

igorgue on Aug 1, 2011 [–]

Changing the way we communicate (Facebook) isn't changing the world... Startups should quit that cliche it's getting old.

In the end any company purpose is to make money, if you get annoyed by ads, then go work for a non-profit.

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