Zuckerberg's rightward policy shift puts Meta staffers on edge, targets Apple

> Sources also told CNBC that employees who might otherwise leave because of their disillusionment with policy changes are concerned about quitting now because of how they will be perceived by future employers given that Meta has said publicly that it’s weeding out “low performers.”

I know it&#x27;s presented as many things in the media - creating instability, scaring people - but in the end this is Politics - always is and always will be.<p>Don&#x27;t be fooled by tech or money or allegiance - and it may take different form - it&#x27;s all politics.

Why should this be surprising? He&#x27;s a businessman. His allegiance will lie with whoever makes the business run. Ethics are capricious.

I&#x27;m legitimately curious about this as someone observing from the outside.<p>Were they on edge when Zuckerberg had a leftward shift in prior years?<p>And where is the center?

So really, this is what “convinced” employees that maybe Zuckerberg wasn’t about making the world a better place?<p>This is like the naive folks at Amazon (former employee) who now are “rethinking” their jobs because how much Amazon has “changed”.<p>But Zuckerberg is a lightweight when it comes to bending a knee and influencing dictators compared to Apple and Cook. They deal with China.<p>Everyone working at BigTech just needs to admit to themselves that it was always about the money. They are all just going to shut up and let gobs of money appear in their bank accounts every month and stock appear in their brokerage account when it vests.<p>I did my bid at BigTech between the time I was 46-50, made a little money, put it on my resume and moved on.

&gt; Zuckerberg recently told podcast host Joe Rogan that Meta’s profit would double if Apple stopped applying “random rules” that tax his company.<p>So why aren&#x27;t you lobbying Congress to get HARD rules set for app stores in the form of legislation? Ya know, to level the playing field for <i>everyone</i>. Oh right! Because that could--in theory--hurt future revenue from the Meta Quest store (and maybe other app store plans).<p>GET OVER YOURSELF already! Anti-competitive app stores are bad for everyone <i>including</i> Meta. Zuckerberg&#x27;s visions of grandeur remind me of that quote from Steinbeck about Americans...<p>&gt; &quot;Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.&quot;<p>I swear, the richest businesses in America could be <i>so</i> much richer if they banded together to lobby Congress for legislation that benefits all of them. Example: Imagine if the US switched to a single-payer healthcare system; how much money that would save the big tech companies.<p>...but no: Since that&#x27;s not their &quot;core business&quot; it might as well not exist. This is true for so many things from credit card&#x2F;transaction fees to health insurance to USPS shipping prices.

They&#x27;re even censoring internal discussions, how ironic.<p>I wonder if there will be retaliation if the next administration is Democratic, after all, Trump set the precedent.