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lifeisstillgood
> Ironically, many of the people venting their frustrations are using Facebook to do so

And I think we are done here. That is not irony, that is complaining about the Roman Empire whilst watching a chariot race. Bread and Circuses.

ps4fanboy
I think the author means people like Notch saying such negative things but they are quite happy to use things like say https://www.facebook.com/minecraft
lifeisstillgood
Yes, I meant that sitting in the stands, watching Ben Hur, eating the Emperor's bread and then turning round and saying "I don't trust those Octavian's, greedy bunch the lot of them" is rather missing the point.

You can kill the Emperor and take the throne, you can invade Italy and sack Rome, you can grow crops outside her borders, but you cannot change Rome.

tmikaeld
I believe he is pissed about the cost of having a facebook page.