Zuck's long-term Meta thesis: ultimately a tax on commerce, quips observer
ChanceKelch · x · 2026-09-12
Quoting Zuckerberg's remarks, an observer argues his comments lay out Meta's long-term thesis: eventually becoming a tax on commerce itself — embedding into transactions and taking a cut. The poster quips this amounts to a pivot toward being a payment processor, tying together Meta's ads, commerce and payments ambitions.
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