It's nice to see a lot of signatures, 277 at the time of writing. Given the culture at Google I wouldn't call them brave (they aren't putting their jobs or futu

It's nice to see a lot of signatures, 277 at the time of writing. Given the culture at Google I wouldn't call them brave (they aren't putting their jobs or future promo at risk, at least within Google), but certainly it's a powerful statement. However, let's guesstimate 55k full-time staff. That's .5%. At that level, it's a gesture that will get addressed in corporate-speak if at all. It's a vocal minority. You will not hear from the 20% that are in favor and the 79.5% that don't care much either way. Now if they would all commit to (say) a 6-12 month timeline to "divest" or they will leave, that's saying something that Google will have to listen to. Sure, there is an unlimited supply of equally capable others that will be thrilled to take their place, but it will be a cultural game-changer, a risk the powers-that-be probably don't want to see play out.