<story><title>Sheryl Sandberg’s New Job Is to Fix Facebook’s Reputation and Her Own</title><url>https://www.wsj.com/articles/sheryl-sandberg-leans-into-a-gale-of-bad-news-at-facebook-1536085230</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jliptzin</author><text>Facebook is the cigarette of our generation</text></item><item><author>UpshotKnothole</author><text>Even if Facebook actually wanted to change, intended to change and put time, money, and talent to the task this would still be a serious uphill climb. The idea that anyone could rehabilitate their image when they have no such commitment is laughable. Does anyone seriously think what this really isn’t just crisis mangement? Every quarter that FB can stave off inevitable backlash and regulation is money in their pocket, even if it’s only a decaying orbit. Like the tobacco industry in its day, delay delay delay because thst delay is profitable. If you can’t make your product “healthy” without throwing out your product, this is how you act.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>mehrdadn</author><text>Really? Besides &amp;quot;feeling good&amp;quot; (I assume?), I would be hard pressed to think of a single beneficial thing about cigarette. Facebook certainly has more productive uses than just making you feel good... the question is whether they&amp;#x27;re worth the downsides.</text></comment>
<story><title>Sheryl Sandberg’s New Job Is to Fix Facebook’s Reputation and Her Own</title><url>https://www.wsj.com/articles/sheryl-sandberg-leans-into-a-gale-of-bad-news-at-facebook-1536085230</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jliptzin</author><text>Facebook is the cigarette of our generation</text></item><item><author>UpshotKnothole</author><text>Even if Facebook actually wanted to change, intended to change and put time, money, and talent to the task this would still be a serious uphill climb. The idea that anyone could rehabilitate their image when they have no such commitment is laughable. Does anyone seriously think what this really isn’t just crisis mangement? Every quarter that FB can stave off inevitable backlash and regulation is money in their pocket, even if it’s only a decaying orbit. Like the tobacco industry in its day, delay delay delay because thst delay is profitable. If you can’t make your product “healthy” without throwing out your product, this is how you act.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>astrodust</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s already causing a cancer of the mind.</text></comment>