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There was a thread yesterday (on working at google) where one former google employee commented on how some google leader got on stage and cried about the electi

by aluhut 9y ago

There was a thread yesterday (on working at google) where one former google employee commented on how some google leader got on stage and cried about the election result. How does this fit all together?!

mhneu 9y ago
Google and Facebook like money is how it fits together. They also care about not handing the country to an authoritarian demogogue who leaves people to die in Puerto Rico. But on the other hand they like profits.
- hueving 9y ago
  I think your news sources might have some issues if you think the US president is leaving people to die in Puerto Rico.
  - pjc50 9y ago
    Well, the island is still substantially without power, the response from the mainland has been inadequate, and the president is still off on his regular golf trips?
    - KGIII 9y ago
      I don't think he's a qualified linesman or power system operator.
  - mhneu 9y ago
    The only way you might deny what I said is if you get news only from lying propaganda right wing sources like Breitbart, Limbaugh and Fox. (p.s. proof Fox is propaganda is here, top economics journal: https://kottke.org/17/09/study-watching-fox-news-has-big-effect-on-voting-patterns https://kottke.org/17/09/study-watching-fox-news-has-big-eff...) Sources that confirm what I said: Hill, Politico, CNN, TNR, NY Daily News. http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/16/politics/donald-trump-puerto-rico-water-distribution/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/16/politics/donald-trump-puerto-r... http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/10/17/off-message-puerto-rico-trump-maria-215718 http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/10/17/off-messag... https://newrepublic.com/article/145321/trumps-dangerous-spin-puerto-ricos-suffering https://newrepublic.com/article/145321/trumps-dangerous-spin... http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/trump-puerto-rico-failure-insult-irish-article-1.3572355 http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/trump-puerto-rico-failure...
fleitz 9y ago
Most media companies, like most foreign governments including Russia, gave heavily to the side they expected to win. That side didn’t win.
AJ007 9y ago
Google publicaly claims to penalize invasive and annoying ads such as interstitial ads while also encouraging their ad platform users to enable them on their sites. Google is large enough of an organization now that it can no longer coordinate a cohesive strategy. I can’t speak for Facebook, but given the bad and deceptive advice Google’s ad representatives give, perhaps this story should be applauded.
codecamper 9y ago
I cried too.

by aluhut 9y ago

mhneu 9y ago

Google and Facebook like money is how it fits together. They also care about not handing the country to an authoritarian demogogue who leaves people to die in Puerto Rico. But on the other hand they like profits.

hueving 9y ago
I think your news sources might have some issues if you think the US president is leaving people to die in Puerto Rico.
- pjc50 9y ago
  Well, the island is still substantially without power, the response from the mainland has been inadequate, and the president is still off on his regular golf trips?
  - KGIII 9y ago
    I don't think he's a qualified linesman or power system operator.
- mhneu 9y ago
  The only way you might deny what I said is if you get news only from lying propaganda right wing sources like Breitbart, Limbaugh and Fox. (p.s. proof Fox is propaganda is here, top economics journal: https://kottke.org/17/09/study-watching-fox-news-has-big-effect-on-voting-patterns https://kottke.org/17/09/study-watching-fox-news-has-big-eff...) Sources that confirm what I said: Hill, Politico, CNN, TNR, NY Daily News. http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/16/politics/donald-trump-puerto-rico-water-distribution/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/16/politics/donald-trump-puerto-r... http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/10/17/off-message-puerto-rico-trump-maria-215718 http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/10/17/off-messag... https://newrepublic.com/article/145321/trumps-dangerous-spin-puerto-ricos-suffering https://newrepublic.com/article/145321/trumps-dangerous-spin... http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/trump-puerto-rico-failure-insult-irish-article-1.3572355 http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/trump-puerto-rico-failure...

fleitz 9y ago

Most media companies, like most foreign governments including Russia, gave heavily to the side they expected to win. That side didn’t win.

AJ007 9y ago

Google publicaly claims to penalize invasive and annoying ads such as interstitial ads while also encouraging their ad platform users to enable them on their sites. Google is large enough of an organization now that it can no longer coordinate a cohesive strategy. I can’t speak for Facebook, but given the bad and deceptive advice Google’s ad representatives give, perhaps this story should be applauded.

codecamper 9y ago

I cried too.