Mike Isaac

From what I've heard, what people I've talked to, there was this earnest view of the world, or at least of Washington, where if I can go in and explain my views to these people in Congress, I will be able to have a sort of rigorous intellectual debate. And like, maybe we disagree on things, but we can sort of have that discourse.

There are obviously he has enough paid Washington folks around him who find that idea absurd, but they're not going to tell the boss you are wildly naive and you have not come to the level of cynicism that you need to engage in Washington. But I think that that probably explains the early years of some of these initiatives.

There are obviously he has enough paid Washington folks around him who find that idea absurd, but they're not going to tell the boss you are wildly naive and you have not come to the level of cynicism that you need to engage in Washington. But I think that that probably explains the early years of some of these initiatives.

There are obviously he has enough paid Washington folks around him who find that idea absurd, but they're not going to tell the boss you are wildly naive and you have not come to the level of cynicism that you need to engage in Washington. But I think that that probably explains the early years of some of these initiatives.

Immediately, there's this slew of articles basically pointing at Facebook, saying this has to be the reason that Donald Trump was elected.

Immediately, there's this slew of articles basically pointing at Facebook, saying this has to be the reason that Donald Trump was elected.

Immediately, there's this slew of articles basically pointing at Facebook, saying this has to be the reason that Donald Trump was elected.

You know, it's funny now because like this is still seen as like an aberration in democracy. Right. There's no way that the American people could have elected Donald Trump. This had to be manipulation from foreign governments. This had to be the spread of disinformation across Facebook. And like, look, those things did happen, do happen. Right.

You know, it's funny now because like this is still seen as like an aberration in democracy. Right. There's no way that the American people could have elected Donald Trump. This had to be manipulation from foreign governments. This had to be the spread of disinformation across Facebook. And like, look, those things did happen, do happen. Right.

You know, it's funny now because like this is still seen as like an aberration in democracy. Right. There's no way that the American people could have elected Donald Trump. This had to be manipulation from foreign governments. This had to be the spread of disinformation across Facebook. And like, look, those things did happen, do happen. Right.

But that was like the only way people could accept that this happened in their minds.

But that was like the only way people could accept that this happened in their minds.

But that was like the only way people could accept that this happened in their minds.

All the guns turn on Zuckerberg and Facebook on both sides of the aisle. The Republicans were already going after him, but the Democrats are now looking at him. So he has no friends.

All the guns turn on Zuckerberg and Facebook on both sides of the aisle. The Republicans were already going after him, but the Democrats are now looking at him. So he has no friends.

All the guns turn on Zuckerberg and Facebook on both sides of the aisle. The Republicans were already going after him, but the Democrats are now looking at him. So he has no friends.

This was, I would say, the period where they were trying to fix it, and I think in an earnest attempt. Now, there's limits to that later on, but I think this was like the, okay, we messed up, how do we fix it sort of period.

This was, I would say, the period where they were trying to fix it, and I think in an earnest attempt. Now, there's limits to that later on, but I think this was like the, okay, we messed up, how do we fix it sort of period.

This was, I would say, the period where they were trying to fix it, and I think in an earnest attempt. Now, there's limits to that later on, but I think this was like the, okay, we messed up, how do we fix it sort of period.

I think he saw it as a kind of penance that he had to do and say, like, look, I'm going to come, I'm going to explain myself in good faith again because that's what we're doing, and I can point to the literal billions of dollars and many thousands of people we've hired to fix this problem, and then you will all understand, of course. And what happens instead? They do not understand.