'In a lot of ways, traditional social media is pretty antisocial,' alexisohanian commented on Facebook's latest redesign and recent ban of 'dangerous individuals and organizations.'
Before building the online platform that evolved into a billion-dollar company, Alexis Ohanian, like many teenagers, started with a less-than-glamorous first job, and he wasn't great at it.
His second high school job was at Pizza Hut, where he cooked and washed dishes. He worked his way up to become a waiter, he recalls, "where I learned basically everything I've ever needed to know about customer service."he tells Guy Raz
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