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> 'I’m pretty sure that no one who took a job at Google thought, "I’m going to work for a defense contractor."' This person can't possibly speak for all other

by sqdbps 8y ago

> 'I’m pretty sure that no one who took a job at Google thought, "I’m going to work for a defense contractor."' This person can't possibly speak for all other employees. There are many people who got interested in tech at least partly from exposure to popular scifi tropes such a weaponized robots. That is the problem with this kind of reporting, they seek and only publish the people that confirm the editors assignments; the disgruntled ex-employee or the self promoting activist and they avoid putting things in perspective and show that these "movements" are minuscule in the scheme of things.

badrabbit 8y ago
Not to mention the infamous Google <-> DC revolving door.
- sqdbps 8y ago
  "not to mention 1. used to introduce an additional fact or point that reinforces the point being made." That's the problem with HN: more idiots trying to shit on google than people with basic reading skills.
  - badrabbit 8y ago
    So, you discovered "the problem with HN" and called me an idiot because you disagreed with what I was saying? I would invest in a mirror if I were you. Fyi, I didn't "shit on google". There are many former google employees that work in government and vice versa. Even if they're a small minority,former .gov employees work there. > This person can't possibly speak for all other employees. How is saying former .gov people work at google (hence this article does not speak for them) constitute "shit on google" as you so eloquntly put it? And how does that fail to reinforce that point? Maybe you should spend a little less energy on insults and emotional reactions?
    - dang 8y ago
      "Don't feed egregious comments by replying; flag them instead." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - dang 8y ago
    Please don't post uncivil or unsubstantive or flamebaity comments here. Edit: it looks like you've done this a lot, as well as using HN for political battle generally. Could you please not do those things? We're trying for thoughtful discussion here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

by sqdbps 8y ago

badrabbit 8y ago

Not to mention the infamous Google <-> DC revolving door.

sqdbps 8y ago
"not to mention 1. used to introduce an additional fact or point that reinforces the point being made." That's the problem with HN: more idiots trying to shit on google than people with basic reading skills.
- badrabbit 8y ago
  So, you discovered "the problem with HN" and called me an idiot because you disagreed with what I was saying? I would invest in a mirror if I were you. Fyi, I didn't "shit on google". There are many former google employees that work in government and vice versa. Even if they're a small minority,former .gov employees work there. > This person can't possibly speak for all other employees. How is saying former .gov people work at google (hence this article does not speak for them) constitute "shit on google" as you so eloquntly put it? And how does that fail to reinforce that point? Maybe you should spend a little less energy on insults and emotional reactions?
  - dang 8y ago
    "Don't feed egregious comments by replying; flag them instead." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- dang 8y ago
  Please don't post uncivil or unsubstantive or flamebaity comments here. Edit: it looks like you've done this a lot, as well as using HN for political battle generally. Could you please not do those things? We're trying for thoughtful discussion here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html