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>No; we prefer to thrive by ignoring problems for a long time then smashing them with a hammer.

and here I was thinking that breaking things and disruption is what Facebook in particular was super into. Sucks if it happens to you I guess. Laws and regulations aren't made by meeting Facebook representatives and then asking them what's convenient. Okay Facebook has invested billions of dollars, luckily they've also made billions of dollars. How much do you think traditional journalism, including all the positive externalities it entails has suffered from Facebook? They didn't seem to care, it's a legacy industry if I remember correctly.

Car manufacturers all over the world have invested probably a hundred times as much in the combustion engine and the traditional car, it's going away as well. Like are we going to reimburse and invite everyone who has made anything we've decided we don't want any more?




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