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Night_Thastus on Nov 22, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Reflecting on 18 Years at Google

>It's definitely not too late to heal Google.

Yes, it is. This was inevitable. It's due to 3 factors:

* Becoming publicly traded

* Size

* Scale of public and private use of products

You cannot have a "don't be evil" company when these 3 are like they are for Google and there is no going back.

jhaenchen on Nov 22, 2023 [–]

Says something rather concerning about our economy's ability to innovate. Short term profits always end up eating at the core like this. I see why Elon has kept several of his companies private. The market lacks vision.

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