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    Mark Zuckerberg Calls for Universal Basic Income in America

    -Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg closed his commencement speech at Harvard this week by discussing the need to “modernize democracy” and calling for universal basic income in America.

    CNBC reports that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave his Harvard commencement speech yesterday, speaking of the need to “modernize democracy” and floating the idea that many Silicon Valley personalities such as Sam Altman, president of venture capital firm Y Combinator, have pushed for, universal basic income for all American citizens. “Every generation expands its definition of equality. Now it’s time for our generation to define a new social contract,” said Zuckerberg during his speech, “We should have a society that measures progress not by economic metrics like GDP but by how many of us have a role we find meaningful. We should explore ideas like universal basic income to make sure everyone has a cushion to try new ideas.”

    Zuckerberg claimed that because he knew he had a safety net to fall back on — his relatively wealthy parents — he was more open to taking chances in life which resulted in him creating Facebook. Zuckerberg also believes that universal basic income should be developed in order to support children who don’t have the stability in life that he did growing up. Zuckerberg argued that universal basic income would add that stability...

    http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/0...me-in-america/

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    Sure thing, and all you gotta do is sign this here contract and let us put this little itty-bitty chip into you first...
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    Says the man who now has a trillion dollars?
    And probably won't part with any of it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by krystian View Post
    -Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg closed his commencement speech at Harvard this week by...calling for universal basic income in America.
    Well good. And he and all his Silicon Valley billionaires can pay for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    Well good. And he and all his Silicon Valley billionaires can pay for it.
    I just read recently that apple is now worth more than the entire city of Chicago.
    These companies along with the Chinese have bought up all the real estate here in the Bay Area making it nearly impossible to afford a home. So much for their version of equality

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    I don't understand why there are not rival groups to challenge FB. How did they get so big when they were not the first social media group

    Zuckerberg has too much power

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cardinal TT View Post
    I don't understand why there are not rival groups to challenge FB. How did they get so big when they were not the first social media group

    Zuckerberg has too much power
    I have thought of this so many times. Where's the Christian Facebook?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cardinal TT View Post
    I don't understand why there are not rival groups to challenge FB. How did they get so big when they were not the first social media group

    Zuckerberg has too much power
    The monopolization effect. One cannot force people to use a different service where their friends are not. It's free of charge too so how to compete ? It's a bit like the internet in general, very viral in nature. It seems that population groups that use a different character set use their own sites that are in turn monopolized for that group. Thinking about the Russians and the Chinese.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pentecali View Post
    Says the man who now has a trillion dollars?
    And probably won't part with any of it.
    That would undermine his trillionaire status and demote him to billionaire instead and there are way too many billionaires in this world.

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