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Consider that turning down the very very large offer would also have meant turning down the money for his hard working employees. Not such a simple choice.

But, as he openly acknowledges, he did sell out to a terrible company.

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Facebook is no worse than any other advertising company. Social media is just an unremitting cesspool, and any company based on it has a high likelihood of encountering the wall of toxicity. But if you think Facebook is bad, Google, owner of literally every facet of your technological life, has all of the data on you that Facebook has and more. The only difference is that Google made less PR mistakes, and when people think about Google they aren't reminded of all the inane things their relatives post on their wall.

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It’s not like if he turned down the acquisition offer he would shut down the company.

They could still have done a secondary and stayed independent.

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