While Facebook's screw-ups have been a lot more serious than Google's (at least IMO), they at least understand what is at stake and have sent Zuckerberg and San

While Facebook's screw-ups have been a lot more serious than Google's (at least IMO), they at least understand what is at stake and have sent Zuckerberg and Sandberg to perform the requisite acts of contrition to try and contain the damage. By contrast, with Google I get the sense that they still think it's 2014 and everyone loves them, and have no idea how fast the winds have changed in DC. Even though it's for different reasons, hating on large tech companies is solidifying into a bipartisan position, and that almost guarantees the crackdown is coming. Not showing up to a hearing in this atmosphere is a jaw-droppingly stupid move.