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I find the turn of phrase interesting: "Google's" users. Yes, of course technically that is an accurate description. But although I am a user of Google, I don
by whiddershins 9y ago
I find the turn of phrase interesting: "Google's" users.
Yes, of course technically that is an accurate description.
But although I am a user of Google, I don't like the idea of them thinking of me as their asset, even though I obviously am.
And irrationally because Google feels like such an omni-present utility, my intuitive expectation is that they index the web in a non preferential way.
Which still doesn't make any sense, because the entire utility of their search results is because they weight what they index.
There's some cognitive dissonance here, but I can't put my finger on exactly what it is.
- hrayr 9y ago>> There's some cognitive dissonance here, but I can't put my finger on exactly what it is. It's the cake... you can't have your cake, and eat it too.
- phkahler 9y agoThe cake is a lie.
- johan_larson 9y agoThe possessive in English doesn't necessarily indicate actual or presumed ownership. It can also indicate looser affiliations and even relationships where the subject is not the controlling party. It's my shovel and my horse, sure, but it's also my country, my boss, and my God.