Big Tech Believes in You

Psychology Today | 07.08.2026 04:47
Meta released a commercial this summer telling us it believes in people. "Some people will have you believe AI will make us less connected," the narrator says. "We couldn't disagree more." Twenty-two years and 3.5 billion users after Facebook launched, the ad tells us, the company's technology has changed, but its intentions never have. "Call us optimists. Call us dreamers. Call us whatever the hell you want. We're betting on people, and we like those odds."