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> I don't think assuming bad faith with absolute certainty is a productive form of debate. It’s not a debate though, Google is removing these user friendly fea
by malvosenior 7y ago
> I don't think assuming bad faith with absolute certainty is a productive form of debate.
It’s not a debate though, Google is removing these user friendly features and sprinkling some marketing speak over their actions. It’s right to call them out on that. Also, if your job is to be the face of that marketing speak, you should expect people to question what you say.
[edit] Funding and openness are tangential. A system need not be profitable to be open. Look at open source.
- fauigerzigerk 7y ago>Funding and openness are tangential I don't think open source is a viable solution for all currently ad funded services. Some services cost a lot of money to run and many indirect funding sources come with their own downsides. Open source projects are often leveraged by some of the largest corporations for their own strategic purposes that don't necessarily help openness. But my original point was simply that this is a non-trivial debate in which all sorts of opinions can be honestly held.