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I think you are ignoring the most fundamental fact of the Tech Industry. Regardless of what they may say, they break laws, regulations and societal norms in the

I think you are ignoring the most fundamental fact of the Tech Industry. Regardless of what they may say, they break laws, regulations and societal norms in the name of disruption, and have a tendency to lobby to have their abhorrent behavior legalized after the fact. If one is honest about it, one can plainly see the outcomes this kind of behavior has for tech is hardly ever negative. “Suicidal” though it may seem the just outcome, is hardly in alignment with reality.

IshKebab 2y ago
Let's wait and see. I imagine Slack is going to backpedal on this pretty quickly. > Regardless of what they may say, they break laws, regulations and societal norms in the name of disruption, and have a tendency to lobby to have their abhorrent behavior legalized after the fact. This isn't illegal though. Or at least not clearly illegal. It's suicidal because customers are going to absolutely hate it, not because it's illegal. My company is moving from Google to Microsoft over imaginary security concerns (despite the fact that Microsot has been hacked far more than Google!). Imagine if there are real deliberate issues like this. (Fortunately we don't use Slack.)
- CodeWriter23 2y ago
  Operating unlicensed taxis and hotels was clearly illegal at the time Uber and Airbnb came along. Was subsequently legal-washed via lobbying efforts. If one looks closely enough and beyond personal bias, one can see it in numerous companies. For example, all social has participated in censorship by proxy programs with the US Federal Government. It seemed for a time that X was beyond that but there are now occurrences that look as though they are on board too. In the case of Slack, they informed everyone of their intent with the recent TOS update. They’ll cut their biggest customers a discount in the name of revenue sharing and this will all go away. Because nobody but you and I and about 200 other people even care about this.

IshKebab 2y ago

Let's wait and see. I imagine Slack is going to backpedal on this pretty quickly. > Regardless of what they may say, they break laws, regulations and societal norms in the name of disruption, and have a tendency to lobby to have their abhorrent behavior legalized after the fact. This isn't illegal though. Or at least not clearly illegal. It's suicidal because customers are going to absolutely hate it, not because it's illegal. My company is moving from Google to Microsoft over imaginary security concerns (despite the fact that Microsot has been hacked far more than Google!). Imagine if there are real deliberate issues like this. (Fortunately we don't use Slack.)

CodeWriter23 2y ago
Operating unlicensed taxis and hotels was clearly illegal at the time Uber and Airbnb came along. Was subsequently legal-washed via lobbying efforts. If one looks closely enough and beyond personal bias, one can see it in numerous companies. For example, all social has participated in censorship by proxy programs with the US Federal Government. It seemed for a time that X was beyond that but there are now occurrences that look as though they are on board too. In the case of Slack, they informed everyone of their intent with the recent TOS update. They’ll cut their biggest customers a discount in the name of revenue sharing and this will all go away. Because nobody but you and I and about 200 other people even care about this.