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Case 4:22-md-03047-YGR Document 2887-49 Filed 03/27/26 Page 1 of 8 AMENDED Exhibit 397 PLAINTIFFS' OMNIBUS OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT Case No.: 4:22-md-03047-YGR MDL No. 3047 In Re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation Message Case 4:22-md-03047-YGR Document 2887-49 Filed 03/27/26 From: Sent: To: Subject: [/O=THEFACEBOOK/OU=EXTERNAL (FYDIBOHF25SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=7F43F4B6EC3343BF8ABB6F99932CBAC7] 7/30/2020 12:29:09 AM Darius Kilstein Message summary [{"otherUserFbId":100022405501890,"threadFbId":null}] Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:04:16 PDT): >love how you so gracefully share a kitchen with your wife in the background Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:04:23 PDT): >when I go to the kitchen and shes working she is NOT HAPPY Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:04:24 PDT): >lol (7/29/2020 16:04:25 PDT): >lol (7/29/2020 16:04:28 PDT): >I mean (7/29/2020 16:04:36 PDT): >I don't have many choices (7/29/2020 16:29:24 PDT): >It's crazy how much power we have (7/29/2020 16:29:44 PDT): >Especially when it comes to ranking (7/29/2020 16:30:12 PDT): Page 2 of 8 >There are so many subtle ways to affect distribution and literally change outcomes of elections Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:31:13 PDT): >I dunno Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:31:25 PDT): >I dont think IG really influences elections that much Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:31:32 PDT): >FB definitely more (7/29/2020 16:31:41 PDT): >Oh i'm det thinking of FB inc Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:31:43 PDT): >but even then, are the effect sizes of social media on election results even that large? (7/29/2020 16:31:50 PDT): >Mostly FB (7/29/2020 16:32:23 PDT): >It's definitely hard to know, but when our elections get decided by like ~170K voters you start to wonder Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:32:28 PDT): >I see US 2020 Election work less as "don't influence the election poorly" and more of a "lets avoid a PR disaster" (7/29/2020 16:32:40 PDT): >100% Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:34:10 PDT): >Dude whats your plan to get to director Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:34:12 PDT): >Are you trying? Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:34:19 PDT): >Are you able to get there with your small team? CONFIDENTIAL META3047MDL-020-00537909 Case 4:22-md-03047-YGR Document 2887-49 Filed 03/27/26 Page 3 of 8 (7/29/2020 16:34:27 PDT): >I'm here for the fun not the money (7/29/2020 16:34:43 PDT): >Especially the fun long nights working Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:35:30 PDT): >Lol Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:36:13 PDT): >I was thinking of whether to be IC or go for Director in 2-3 years and make more money Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:36:18 PDT): >Hence why I'm asking Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:36:28 PDT): >Leaning towards staying as a mgr (7/29/2020 16:36:32 PDT): >no. 100% not. Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:36:35 PDT): >Coz I want to retire in 6 years (7/29/2020 16:36:44 PDT): >I mean (7/29/2020 16:36:57 PDT): >We have zero IC8s in all Analytics in FB inc Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:37:01 PDT): >Ya Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:37:02 PDT): >101 (7/29/2020 16:37:06 PDT): >So Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:37:08 PDT): >Wait let me make you laugh Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:37:25 PDT): >https://fb.quip.com/awhpAnTG5004 Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:37:55 PDT): >Discussed this with yesterday 101 Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:38:05 PDT): >Basically framed it as: Suffering today vs future money Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:38:22 PDT): >i'm leaning towards future money (7/29/2020 16:38:35 PDT): >This is great (7/29/2020 16:38:53 PDT): >So, this is a false dichotomy IMМНО (7/29/2020 16:39:09 PDT): >Think on (7/29/2020 16:39:14 PDT): >Doesn't work weekendsss (7/29/2020 16:39:22 PDT): >Doesn't take shit from anyone (7/29/2020 16:39:42 PDT): >Doesn't go to meetings if they are not about his main priority (7/29/2020 16:39:44 PDT): >IC7 Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:39:53 PDT): >Yep that sounds great? CONFIDENTIAL META3047MDL-020-00537910 Case 4:22-md-03047-YGR Document 2887-49 Filed 03/27/26 Page 4 of 8 (7/29/2020 16:39:59 PDT): >I bet you his life is 100x better than ours Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:40:03 PDT): >yes totally Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:40:06 PDT): >thats what I mean (7/29/2020 16:40:10 PDT): >So, do that for 10 years Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:40:11 PDT): >I estimated 20% better, but ye (7/29/2020 16:40:37 PDT): >Or become a director and retire in 6 years???? Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:40:44 PDT): >yup Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:40:50 PDT): >correct Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:40:58 PDT): >Thats a nice framing too Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:41:07 PDT): >I prefer 4 years of my life Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:41:11 PDT): >101 Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:41:19 PDT): >I estimate my life as an IC will be 20% better (7/29/2020 16:41:40 PDT): >Having kids changes the calculus (7/29/2020 16:41:50 PDT): >Years aren't fungible (7/29/2020 16:42:02 PDT): >My daughter is only going to be this cute for so long (7/29/2020 16:42:44 PDT): >All that said, I'm still trying to go for the manager life (7/29/2020 16:43:08 PDT): >If I get too burned out, I can move to Idaho tomorrow Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:43:11 PDT): >what's your plan here if you dont mind me asking (feel free not to answer) (7/29/2020 16:43:17 PDT): >And I won't have to work Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:43:36 PDT): >Did they teach you to plant and cultivate potatoes as a kid in Venezuela? :P (7/29/2020 16:43:50 PDT): >101 (7/29/2020 16:44:04 PDT): >I can teach math or cook for a living (7/29/2020 16:44:13 PDT): >Either sounds amazing (7/29/2020 16:44:49 PDT): >I think that the worst kept secret in IG is that there is a reorg coming Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:45:12 PDT): >oh lol actually i didnt know that Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:45:19 PDT): >Are you getting anything good? CONFIDENTIAL META3047MDL-020-00537911 Case 4:22-md-03047-YGR Document 2887-49 Filed 03/27/26 Page 5 of 8 (7/29/2020 16:45:35 PDT): >oh right. Community is literally the only part of the company unaffected (7/29/2020 16:45:57 PDT): >Yeah. Chaotic but good. (7/29/2020 16:46:59 PDT): >Please don't share anything at all. Even though everyone outside of Community kind of knows, HR is being suuuuuper sensitive Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:48:04 PDT): >Nice! Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:48:18 PDT): >Will yoru ecosystem team get to do more ecosystem stuff? Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:48:23 PDT): >curious to see how that plugs in Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:48:25 PDT): >to a reorg (7/29/2020 16:48:28 PDT): >1ol maybe one day (7/29/2020 16:48:51 PDT): >I mean, to be clear the Eco team remains intact and I will still manage Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:49:00 PDT): >subtext: I wish I managed your team Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:49:01 PDT): >101 Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:49:12 PDT): >It's deff the most interesting work (7/29/2020 16:49:51 PDT): >My comment was more about the fact that now we're working on projects that in an ideal world SE would work on (7/29/2020 16:50:16 PDT): >Well it you become an IC (or a TLM) I know what team you're joining Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:50:33 PDT): >haha yeh it's in my quip! lol Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:50:41 PDT): >think im gonna stick around for the benjamins tho Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:50:51 PDT): >i dont dislike being a people manager Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:50:56 PDT): >its just more stressful Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:51:04 PDT): >but i enjoy the type of work roughly the same as analysis (7/29/2020 16:51:14 PDT): >But really. Teads Feed Recs and Daisy. So, actual Ecosystems work will have to wait Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:51:49 PDT): >oh is on Daisy now? (7/29/2020 16:51:52 PDT): >yup Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:51:54 PDT): >gofddamn it (7/29/2020 16:52:04 PDT): >It's ruined several careers Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:52:12 PDT): >It's a social comparison app, fucking get used to it Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:52:13 PDT): CONFIDENTIAL META3047MDL-020-00537912 Case 4:22-md-03047-YGR >101 Document 2887-49 Filed 03/27/26 Page 6 of 8 (7/29/2020 16:52:14 PDT): >But I trust it won't ruin (7/29/2020 16:52:36 PDT): >We just need to make a fucking decision and put it to bed (7/29/2020 16:53:03 PDT): >Facebook won't even test it, because they get it (7/29/2020 16:59:11 PDT): >I just saw that you were asking how much money directors make Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:59:19 PDT): >LOL Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 16:59:22 PDT): >do you know? (7/29/2020 16:59:25 PDT): >(in the QUIP) (7/29/2020 16:59:38 PDT): >It's a fairly standard formula from what I've heard. (7/29/2020 17:00:03 PDT): >Every level you go up, your base salary increases by around 1.2x (7/29/2020 17:00:15 PDT): >And refreshers around 1.7x (7/29/2020 17:00:34 PDT): >and the bonuses increase 5 percentage points Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 17:00:52 PDT): >I assume there's a high chance of additional DE when you become a director too right? (7/29/2020 17:01:09 PDT): >Of course, DE and initial grants mean that salary ranges are huge Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 17:01:49 PDT): >I calculated this will be about 600K difference post-tax for me Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 17:01:56 PDT): >with the following assumptions: (7/29/2020 17:02:04 PDT): >BTW, 50% of DE goes to the same people half after half Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 17:02:32 PDT): >1/2 Year to director >2/ I work for the remaining 4 years after that >3/ I assumed a 2X rate for refreshers and i assumed a 2X rate on a one-off DE (7/29/2020 17:02:37 PDT): >Wow my math is a bit lower Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 17:02:57 PDT): >I'm talking about realizing all of the refreshers and DE tho Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 17:03:10 PDT): >very rough calculations, could be off (7/29/2020 17:04:10 PDT): >honetsly working remotely from a cheaper state with lower taxes and not getting promoted it's not super different Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 17:04:31 PDT): >Ya also it's tastier...mmmmmm... idaho potatoes Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 17:05:07 PDT): >will you get director scope in the reorg? (7/29/2020 17:05:28 PDT): >I think so? Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 17:05:40 PDT): CONFIDENTIAL META3047MDL-020-00537913 Case 4:22-md-03047-YGR Document 2887-49 Filed 03/27/26 Page 7 of 8 >I mean, we have a pillar lead that is a director already, my working theory is that within a few years it'll be more normal to be a director at the pillar lead level (7/29/2020 17:05:44 PDT): >Definitely closer than in the current situation (7/29/2020 17:06:14 PDT): >I'd be suuuuuuper surprised if head of growth DS weren't a dir position soon Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 17:06:25 PDT): >The rate at which has been promoting Pillar leads will be CEO's in no time (7/29/2020 17:06:40 PDT): >and also have huuuge teams already (7/29/2020 17:06:48 PDT): >LOL (7/29/2020 17:07:02 PDT): >I mean, we'll all be working for him soon Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 17:07:18 PDT): >I think I was in his PSC when he was put up from IC4 to IC5 when I joined 2.5 years go (7/29/2020 17:07:31 PDT): >I was his bootcamp mentor! Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 17:07:34 PDT): >LOL (7/29/2020 17:07:50 PDT): >I'm almost certain he joined as an IC3 Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 17:16:56 PDT): >ohmygod that is insane Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 17:17:27 PDT): >its like the last 10 years of my professional career before IG was worth nothing Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 17:17:27 PDT): >101 (7/29/2020 17:25:11 PDT): >Yah (7/29/2020 17:25:28 PDT): >I started the corporate world at 32 (7/29/2020 17:25:47 PDT): >Never made more than $25k a year before that Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 17:26:06 PDT): >omg really Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 17:26:09 PDT): >wow Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 17:26:14 PDT): >crazy Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 17:26:24 PDT): >I been going for a while : P Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 17:26:51 PDT): >was a software eng for 2 years, analyst for 1 at an insurance company, then worked at ebay for 3.5 years then soundcloud for 4 years and now here for 2.5 :P (7/29/2020 17:26:52 PDT): >Never made more than $25k a year before that (7/29/2020 17:26:52 PDT): >He's almost a director and hasn't turned 30 yet Darius Kilstein (7/29/2020 17:27:21 PDT): >Ya I mean I guess its good, if you're performing well why not, i do wonder if he's been artificially inflated though (7/29/2020 17:29:09 PDT): CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL META3047MDL-020-00537914 META3047MDL-020-00537915 Case 4:22-md-03047-YGR Document 2887-49 Filed 03/27/26 Page 8 of 8 >I think he's absolutely brilliant. Plus right manager and right team. A winning combination.