Tag Archives: Mark Zuckerberg

‘Enshittification’ — a potential hit single?


“That’s a pretty vulgar word, Odd Man. I’ll bet they ain’t using it at the Wharton business school.” “Don’t be so sure, Swamp Rabbit. Everything’s vulgar now, including Wharton.” The word is “enshittification,” coined by the super-prolific tech writer/novelist Cory … Continue reading

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Does anyone still ‘like’ Facebook/Meta?


The movie The Social Network (2010) was a portrait of the gifted tech geek Mark Zuckerberg as he embarked on the road to fame and fortune by founding Facebook, now called Meta. Sarah Wynn-Williams’ memoir Careless People: A Cautionary Tale … Continue reading

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She would not ‘obey in advance’


“What’s with the art?” my neighbor Swamp Rabbit asked. I told him it was a draft of a cartoon by Ann Telnaes, who resigned from the Washington Post last week after her editor refused to publish the cartoon, which depicts … Continue reading

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Zuckerberg unbound


"So, you won't take down lies or you will take down lies? I think that's just a pretty simple yes or no." Complete exchange between @RepAOC @AOC and Mark Zuckerberg at today's House Financial Services Cmte hearing. Full video here: … Continue reading

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Facebook’s budding tyrant (like, comment, share)


I was scrambling eggs the other day and in the background on the radio was Mark Zuckerberg, gushing about the wonderful changes taking place on Facebook, and why it’s such a good thing that Facebook is taking over the social-networking … Continue reading

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