Does Meta have serious problems?

Mark Zuckerberg is struggling to catch up in the field of artificial intelligence. Controlling vast global attention resources breeds a unique kind of arrogance—and Mark Zuckerberg has carried this arrogance for years. In 2026, this arrogance is colliding head-on with reality. Meta is investing on an overwhelming scale, attempting to prove to the world that it belongs among the AI industry’s top tier. Yet behind this spectacular, high-profile campaign, the company appears trapped in a vicious cycle of panic, overpriced acquisitions, cultural decay, and strategic confusion. It is swallowing up startups at a frenetic pace, offering astonishing salaries to talent—yet still watching key personnel walk away. Simultaneously, it strives to build AI credibility, while its core platforms remain mired in scams, disinformation, and self-inflicted trust crises. Meta remains an immensely powerful company. It possesses world-class infrastructure, distribution capabilities, and engineering prowess—certainly not a failing enterprise. Yet it is beginning to exhibit a dangerous condition: abundant resources paired with increasingly blurred direction—a perilous combination. The Frenzy of Acquisitions Let’s begin with this buying spree. Meta’s acquisition of Manus—reported at the end of 2025—fits an increasingly undeniable pattern. Llama 4 underperformed, developers responded coolly, and confidence began to waver. Then, the checkbook opened wide. Manus, a promising AI agent startup, was not approached for collaboration or subjected to sustained observation; instead, Meta acquired it outright. This increasingly resembles Meta’s habitual response to strategic anxiety—it does not patiently accumulate conviction but lunges forward impulsively. Hot on its heels came Moltbook, a Reddit-style social network built around AI agents—freshly launched and immediately absorbed into Meta’s empire. Its concept is novel, its product new, and its hype far outstrips any evidence of enduring value. That alone doesn’t mean it lacks merit—early-stage products often appear messy. But acquiring something so brand-new, so unproven, and so prone to authenticity and safety issues looks less like a coherent strategic move and more like a knee-jerk reaction. Objectively speaking, mergers and acquisitions are not inherently foolish. Some deals represent intelligent moves—to accelerate R&D, enter new markets, or bring in specialized teams. Meta has every reason to explore AI agents—a fiercely competitive domain where falling behind carries steep costs. Yet the pace and tone of these transactions make them look less like deliberate portfolio strategy and more like reactive impulses. That is what’s truly worrying. Meta increasingly resembles a company trying to buy momentum rather than create it. Competitors Appear More Clear-Eyed It is precisely in contrast with competitors that Meta’s behavior looks especially awkward. Anthropic positions itself as mission-driven, safety-conscious, and highly attractive to researchers focused on long-term impacts. Google DeepMind boasts a tightly integrated ecosystem, seamlessly linking research, infrastructure, products, and distribution.

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Initial Phase In the 1990s, a trio of brothers led by Sergei Mavrodi founded MMM Investment Company—named using the initials of their first names—with the stated aim of building Russia’s largest investment fund, specializing in stock issuance. At the time, nearly all Russian media outlets ran MMM’s fundraising advertisements; Mavrodi’s name and the MMM brand appeared in the press more frequently than even Russian President Yeltsin and other top political figures. Overnight, MMM became a household name across Russia, and Mavrodi emerged as a central figure in the public imagination. Growth MMM opened numerous branches in major Russian cities to sell shares, claiming that an investment of $100 would yield $500 within six months—an annualized return of 400%. Lured by aggressive marketing and sky-high promised returns, people ignored the risks and believed purchasing MMM shares guaranteed wealth. MMM shares were snapped up en masse. Thus, original shares bearing Mavrodi’s portrait and nominally valued at 1,000 rubles flooded the market, igniting a widespread stock speculation frenzy across Russia. By June 1994, MMM share prices had surged 36.5-fold above face value, reaching 37,500 rubles per share. Within just six months, MMM—relying on its pyramid-style investment repayment scheme—had amassed hundreds of billions of rubles, established agencies in over 60 cities, accounted for half of Russia’s total trading turnover, and generated daily share-sale revenues of 40 billion rubles.

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