Move Fast and Break Things
Facebook motto representing disruptive innovation culture. Prioritize speed and experimentation over caution. Break existing systems to build better ones. Fail fast, iterate quickly. Critique: breaks democracy, privacy, mental health. Galloway: breaking things has consequences for vulnerable. Zuckerberg later changed to move fast with stable infrastructure. Represents tension between innovation and responsibility. Precautionary principle versus permissionless innovation.
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