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It would be a total non-issue if they did come out saying that openly though. Probably it started off with Google's "do no evil" motto; I can't think of any tec
by pm90 9y ago
It would be a total non-issue if they did come out saying that openly though. Probably it started off with Google's "do no evil" motto; I can't think of any tech companies that promoted themselves as a force for social good rather than a pure business. Except maybe Apple under Steve Jobs.
- humanrebar 9y ago> I can't think of any tech companies that promoted themselves as a force for social good rather than a pure business. It's actually a trope for SV companies. It was lampooned in season 1 episode 1 of the show Silicon Valley: > And yes, we're disrupting digital media, but most importantly we're making the world a better place. Through constructing elegant hierarchies for maximum code reuse and extensibility. http://siliconvalleyism.com/silicon-valley-quote.php?id=206 http://siliconvalleyism.com/silicon-valley-quote.php?id=206
- Applejinx 9y agoWord of warning: I went and read tons of Silicon Valley quotes, and then returned to this thread, and struggled to tell the difference :)