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I like Gmail. I like Chrome. Why would I sacrifice my productivity for some abstract over-arching notion of "balance"?
by estomagordo 8y ago
I like Gmail. I like Chrome.
Why would I sacrifice my productivity for some abstract over-arching notion of "balance"?
- mikl 8y agoBecause you might not like where Google takes Gmail or Chrome in the future. Like when we had a decade of zero progress in web technology because Microsoft was holding everyone back with their virtual Internet Explorer monopoly.
- estomagordo 8y agoWhy would I not simply stop using them at the point where I no longer like them?
- jolmg 8y agoBecause by then the web might not work without Chrome.
- estomagordo 8y agoOkay. And this interfers with my routines, how?
- jolmg 8y agoWhen did I say it interfered with your routines?
- tremon 8y agoIn other words, "fuck you, got mine" ?
- estomagordo 8y agoWhy would my completely reasonable action be interpreted as something rude? There's no "you" featured in my decision.
- pwinnski 8y agoOr more graciously, it's an example of how most or all of us prioritize what is convenient today over the very real risk of negative things tomorrow. Harm to others in the future doesn't weigh as heavily as as immediate harm to myself now. We don't usually realize we're doing it, but I think we all do this. Using Google products is a very common example.
- estomagordo 8y agoIt's a valid example only if you buy into the idea that Google is dangerous.
- pwinnski 8y agoIt's invalid only if Google could never be dangerous. That's why I referred to "the very real risk of negative things tomorrow" rather than "harm to others today."