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>Google spent decades selecting for these "moralizers" and is now reaping what it sowed; "don't be evil" was a cultural slogan that carries consequences if it a
by crdoconnor 7y ago
>Google spent decades selecting for these "moralizers" and is now reaping what it sowed; "don't be evil" was a cultural slogan that carries consequences if it attracts a particular kind of mindset.
And apparently that mindset drove an enormous amount of profit and, at least in the beginning, gave the company some sort of social conscience.
It's amazing that you can be so against these things
- shadowgovt 7y agoIf that last sentence was directed at me, I fail to see what you've perceived me to be against. I'm in favor of people who may feel they were sold a false bill of goods when they joined re-evaluating their position and either fighting internally to change the direction the ship is steering or leaving the company if they don't see the direction as changeable.
- booboolayla 7y agoA cog in the machine did not drive an enormous amount of profit - it's the higher echelon of the company that does it. The cog spent years thinking it's a moral paragon and an example to be looked up to, all the while it's been spinning the greatest spying machine man kind has ever known.