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I think Zuckerberg is still too idealistic and thinks that Facebook should get “credit.” He needs to start thinking of Facebook more of a holding company like P
by dnjdrbdhdbs 7y ago
I think Zuckerberg is still too idealistic and thinks that Facebook should get “credit.” He needs to start thinking of Facebook more of a holding company like Philip Morris which does all the unethical stuff and takes the fall for it, allowing the consumer brands like Instagram and WhatsApp to remain unscathed.
- ggg3 7y agothe fact this is legal everywhere is mindblowing. it's virtually impossible to buy food today that is not owned by 3 companies, who will eventually "take the fall" but be too big for it to matter
- tylerhou 7y agoSafeway? Walmart? Target? Shop-Rite? Hannafords? I could go on...
- matthewvincent 7y agoI think the poster was referring more to Bayer / Monsanto
- jacobkania 7y agoI think this might be what they're referring to: https://www.businessinsider.com/10-companies-control-the-food-industry-2016-9 https://www.businessinsider.com/10-companies-control-the-foo...
- mintplant 7y agoThe parent commenter referred to food items, not to the retail outlets where those items are purchased.
- tylerhou 7y agoThere are thousands and thousands of farmers in the US, and millions around the world. There are certainly more sources of food items than retail outlets.
- ggg3 7y agowas refering to nestle, kraft. even the most hipster eco hand made brands in wholefoods are most likely an off brand of nestle or uses their products as main ingredient and doesn't list it as such.
- orbifold 7y agoYou mean hipster eco hand made brands like raw ingredients, such as Eggs, Vegetables etc.? Processed food is unhealthy for the most part anyways, so it is better to avoid it.