This isn't an all-in-one or all-out thing. Of course money was a consideration. But, Google (and sv 2.0 generally) did both present and to an extent, live up t

This isn't an all-in-one or all-out thing. Of course money was a consideration. But, Google (and sv 2.0 generally) did both present and to an extent, live up to a certain ethic. Not perfectly, not without some hypocrisy but they did have an ethic. The sold it to their employees (and others). Today, they have trouble living up to it. People got disillusioned or upset. That is what we're talking about it. I agree that these people joined a company, not a monestary. But, 10 years ago working at Google was easier to be proud of, on an ethical/esthetic level.