Let us settle this: they were intelligent enough to know how to create programs that were not so good for the public and dragged FB’s reputation down.

They could be awful, and might still the best of the people working there in terms of ability to pursue awful goals. Stop getting so hung up on one interpretation of the word.

"Talented" in terms of actually turning a social network (of which there were lots) into one of the most profitable companies in the world, let alone in 'tech'.