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I like him giving the the middle finger. Why does he have to satisfy a bunch of egomaniac corrupt politician who has been net negative for the society. Why we h

I like him giving the the middle finger. Why does he have to satisfy a bunch of egomaniac corrupt politician who has been net negative for the society. Why we have to watch in awe of their complete disconnect from current affairs of the society due to their total ignorance?

maxxxxx 8y ago
You could say the same about any CEO of a large company. They are also egomaniacs who are disconnected from current affairs of society.
- mediterrenean 8y ago
  Agree, some are truly like that. My comment, which is nothing but a rant was against the senate hearing, and the way it is conducted. It is nothing but a circus to make believe the public that senators are acting for the benefit of the public. Far from it, they just serve to certain interests. What I do not like is that they are just putting a show, and what they do is showmanship. Oh they make all those CEOs behave like a little school boy, right?!. Sweating in front of the principal, nice! How about themselves? For Iraq to be invaded these people needed to approve it. Now we know that all the evidence was bogus. Have we seen any such hearing on them? Any remorse, and resignation? They are flashing light to blind you. This is not democracy. That’s all I have to say.
abraham_lincoln 8y ago
Right? Dorsey is also running Square, and has to go to DC to answer questions about shadowbanning Twitter users? That is the most pressing issue of our democracy? Don't worry about college or healthcare costs when Twitter users are being 'unfairly' shadowbanned?
- icebraining 8y ago
  I don't think the Senate Intelligence Committee handles matters related to college or healthcare costs.
toomuchtodo 8y ago
Because as a voter and citizen, I want my politicians keeping Google and other tech companies in check, and regulate them if necessary.
- mrhappyunhappy 8y ago
  Are you sure they are your politicians and have any of your interests in mind?
  - toomuchtodo 8y ago
    They're closer to my interests then those running large tech companies. I care about my privacy more than free Facebook and Gmail, and continue to evangelize GDPR style legislation with US legislators.
    - mediterrenean 8y ago
      When you start your argument by comparing company CEOs to politicians you are already lost it.
      - toomuchtodo 8y ago
        Perhaps. Politicians are far more powerful than CEOs, and have the ability to breakup companies or prohibit their operation.
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kowdermeister 8y ago
I agree, questions like: "Mr Page, have your organization used computer software to track citizen's activities?" would lead nowhere. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stXgn2iZAAY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stXgn2iZAAY
supercanuck 8y ago
because those egomaniac, corrupt politician are elected, representatives of people living in and participating in a democratic republic. They of all people should be able to question citizens of this country.
- mediterrenean 8y ago
  If you have enough money you can even elect a monkey for any office. It’ll be news to you maybe but that has happened already.
mrhappyunhappy 8y ago
"Hey Larry, wanna head down to the Senate hearing so a bunch of morons can grill you about stuff they don't understand?" Nope.
standon 8y ago
Politicians reflect the masses, their level of knowledge, their morality, their greed. The whole stick "people are fundamentally good but.. they vote for bad people" does not hold under scrutiny. They are sometimes good when it does not cost them anything to be god. But so are most politicians. If they would not lose votes or money if they did a good thing, they would be mostly good whenever they are not ignorant. Larry Page is showing finger or irrelevancy towards American democracy and I think he does it not because he has antipathy, but because he thinks it's increasingly irrelevant. He can buy the Congress, he can even set up the public sentiment and opinion with Google when things turn serious.
394549 8y ago
>I like him giving the the middle finger. Why does he have to satisfy a bunch of egomaniac corrupt politician who has been net negative for the society. Why we have to watch in awe of their complete disconnect from current affairs of the society due to their total ignorance? So, what's your opinion of democracy? It doesn't seem like you care for it that much.
- mediterrenean 8y ago
  I believe in rule of law that applies to all, ideally equally. That's step #1 for democracy. Democracy is a process that involves me in the decision making. That’s it, very simple. I just do not see that is happening nor they have the slightest interest in doing so.

maxxxxx 8y ago

You could say the same about any CEO of a large company. They are also egomaniacs who are disconnected from current affairs of society.

mediterrenean 8y ago
Agree, some are truly like that. My comment, which is nothing but a rant was against the senate hearing, and the way it is conducted. It is nothing but a circus to make believe the public that senators are acting for the benefit of the public. Far from it, they just serve to certain interests. What I do not like is that they are just putting a show, and what they do is showmanship. Oh they make all those CEOs behave like a little school boy, right?!. Sweating in front of the principal, nice! How about themselves? For Iraq to be invaded these people needed to approve it. Now we know that all the evidence was bogus. Have we seen any such hearing on them? Any remorse, and resignation? They are flashing light to blind you. This is not democracy. That’s all I have to say.

abraham_lincoln 8y ago

Right? Dorsey is also running Square, and has to go to DC to answer questions about shadowbanning Twitter users? That is the most pressing issue of our democracy? Don't worry about college or healthcare costs when Twitter users are being 'unfairly' shadowbanned?

icebraining 8y ago
I don't think the Senate Intelligence Committee handles matters related to college or healthcare costs.

toomuchtodo 8y ago

Because as a voter and citizen, I want my politicians keeping Google and other tech companies in check, and regulate them if necessary.

mrhappyunhappy 8y ago
Are you sure they are your politicians and have any of your interests in mind?
- toomuchtodo 8y ago
  They're closer to my interests then those running large tech companies. I care about my privacy more than free Facebook and Gmail, and continue to evangelize GDPR style legislation with US legislators.
  - mediterrenean 8y ago
    When you start your argument by comparing company CEOs to politicians you are already lost it.
    - toomuchtodo 8y ago
      Perhaps. Politicians are far more powerful than CEOs, and have the ability to breakup companies or prohibit their operation.
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kowdermeister 8y ago

I agree, questions like: "Mr Page, have your organization used computer software to track citizen's activities?" would lead nowhere. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stXgn2iZAAY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stXgn2iZAAY

supercanuck 8y ago

because those egomaniac, corrupt politician are elected, representatives of people living in and participating in a democratic republic. They of all people should be able to question citizens of this country.

mediterrenean 8y ago
If you have enough money you can even elect a monkey for any office. It’ll be news to you maybe but that has happened already.

mrhappyunhappy 8y ago

"Hey Larry, wanna head down to the Senate hearing so a bunch of morons can grill you about stuff they don't understand?" Nope.

standon 8y ago

Politicians reflect the masses, their level of knowledge, their morality, their greed. The whole stick "people are fundamentally good but.. they vote for bad people" does not hold under scrutiny. They are sometimes good when it does not cost them anything to be god. But so are most politicians. If they would not lose votes or money if they did a good thing, they would be mostly good whenever they are not ignorant. Larry Page is showing finger or irrelevancy towards American democracy and I think he does it not because he has antipathy, but because he thinks it's increasingly irrelevant. He can buy the Congress, he can even set up the public sentiment and opinion with Google when things turn serious.

394549 8y ago

>I like him giving the the middle finger. Why does he have to satisfy a bunch of egomaniac corrupt politician who has been net negative for the society. Why we have to watch in awe of their complete disconnect from current affairs of the society due to their total ignorance? So, what's your opinion of democracy? It doesn't seem like you care for it that much.

mediterrenean 8y ago
I believe in rule of law that applies to all, ideally equally. That's step #1 for democracy. Democracy is a process that involves me in the decision making. That’s it, very simple. I just do not see that is happening nor they have the slightest interest in doing so.