jamwil 2 days ago

Just like the metaverse?

  • jiveturkey 2 days ago

    sometimes you lose

    • kelnos 2 days ago

      When your track record includes a lot of losses, the scale points more and more toward "clueless" and away from "4D chess".

      • vehemenz a day ago

        Especially when there are hours of public footage of the decision maker in question not sounding particular astute as a technical or strategic thinker.

      • aspenmayer 2 days ago

        Isn’t that already priced in? Shorts exist.

    • dude250711 2 days ago

      Like everything but acquisitions since the original product?

    • dartharva 2 days ago

      Doesn't sound like "sometimes" in most cases

    • ath3nd 2 days ago

      And like VR?

      And like...LLAMa?

      Maybe also like adding ads in WhatsApp cause we gotta squeeze our users so we can spend on... AI gurus?

      Meta has not had a win since they named themselves Meta. It's enjoyable to watch them flail around like clueless morons jumping on every fad and wasting their time and money.

      • Imustaskforhelp 2 days ago

        It makes me feel better / more comfortable with myself seeing what meta does. Almost being childish.

        Maybe this sounds selfish but its a little fun to me to see them lose. I just don't like meta and its privacy in sensitive ad network bullshit.

        Like the fact that if someone clicked a photo and deleted it then show them beauty ads because they are insecure. I can't give 2 cents about the growth of such a black mirror -esque company

        • ath3nd 2 days ago

          > I can't give 2 cents about the growth of such a black mirror -esque company

          I would donate my two cents or even more to witness their downfall though. I left WhatsApp years ago, and haven't used any of their other services like fb or Instagram. I don't want to contribute to a company that actively helped a couple of genocides (Myanmar), help elect a dictator or two (Philippines) and spread racist propaganda and, most recently, allowing women to be called 'personal objects'.

          Their tech is far from impressive, their products are far from impressive, the only impressive thing is that they are still in business.

  • goyagoji 2 days ago

    Anti-aging startups is 5D chess, the 4th dimension is the most fickle so it's very hard to make it to a 4D intercept when your ideas are stupid.

dizlexic a day ago

I think the use of "4d chess" was your downfall.

I do however think that this is a business choice that at the very least was likely extensively discussed.

specialist 9 hours ago

Zuck is fantastic at transferring wealth. Not so great at creating wealth.

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AngryData 2 days ago

Yes, yes I do. How much practical experience does someone with billions of dollars have with the average person, the average employee, the average job, and the kind of skills and desires that normal people possess? How much does today's society and culture and technology resemble society even just 15 years ago? Being a billionaire allows them to put themselves into their own social and cultural bubble surrounded by sycophants.