Lauren posted two interesting links about this subject on PFIR list. Thanks, dear! :* ====== The Mark Zuckerberg Manifesto Is a Blueprint for Destroying Journalism https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/02/the-m ark-zuckerberg-manifesto-is-a-blueprint-for-destroying-journalism/517113/ A sprawling new manifesto by Zuckerberg, published to Facebook on Thursday, should set off new alarm bells for journalists, and heighten news organizations' sense of urgency about how they--and their industry--can survive in a Facebook-dominated world. ====== Op-ed: Mark Zuckerberg's manifesto is a political trainwreck https://arstechnica.com/staff/2017/02/op-ed-mark-zuckerbergs -manifesto-is-a-political-trainwreck/ F acebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has just published a 5,700 word "letter" on his profile, where he asserts that Facebook represents one of history's "great leaps." Though he covers a number of topics, what's most interesting is how he positions Facebook as a force for political change in the coming years. His goals are lofty, sometimes even grandiose. That's not the problem. The problem is a fundamental contradiction built into the way he hopes to create what he calls a "global community" by essentially gerrymandering the Internet. ------- "Don't let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It's your place in the world; it's your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live." - Mae Jemison