I’m Michael. I was a principal engineer at Facebook from 2009 to 2017, where I was the top code contributor of all time and also conducted hundreds of interviews. I recently co-founded Formation.dev, an engineering fellowship that trains and refers engineers directly into big tech. Ask me Anything!

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u/SalmonGod3 wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

Do you have any insights or thoughts on the debates over the influence of social media algorithms on human behavior and culture, or how social media intersects with mass surveillance? What is your impression of how the leadership in these companies view their responsibility in r

u/michaelnovati replied · May 4, 2022

I think this question is a beyond what I feel qualified to comment on. You're asking some pretty big questions that people have dedicated their lives to researching and solving!