"Facebook makes people miserable and i wonder if if the priority wasn't around advertising and engagement and whether whether it would change," says Mark Zuckerberg. "Maybe we have to agree to disagree about zuckerberg because i don't know i look at whether dollars go in terms of like how an organization figures out how it prioritizes as opposed to perhaps the ethos of the leader", he adds. "[Zuckerberg's] first priority is to advertise this, that's what Facebook does."
In this week’s episode Ben and James discuss the problems with Ello’s business model, James’ discomfort with Facebook, and why Social Networks always have ads. We also talk about incentives and something surprising Ben learned from the notorious Episode 18.
Links
- Ben Thompson: Ello and Consumer Friendly Business Models – Stratechery
- Ben Thompson: Facebook Launches Atlas – Stratechery (members-only)
- Ben Thompson: Friction – Stratechery
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