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I was deeply embedded in the Google ecosystem ... I would upload all of my family photos to Google Photos and all of my personal documents to Google Drive ...

I was deeply embedded in the Google ecosystem ... I would upload all of my family photos to Google Photos and all of my personal documents to Google Drive ... I used Google Hangouts ... My home is covered with Google Homes ... I have easily invested thousands of dollars into my Google ... Honest question: why should one take advice from someone showing such a systematic pattern of poor judgement?

Spearchucker 7y ago
Maybe because just a few short years ago Google was the darling of the internet because search and chrome were better than anything else. People believed the do no evil spin. And back then why wouldn't they?
- new2628 7y ago
  Many of us already saw it differently back then and often had to face ridicule when pointing out concerns with these services.
  - BuckRogers 7y ago
    I still do face ridicule. While HN might be a bit behind one of us that was already suspicious of Google, the average developer is still loving Chrome and will look at you like you're a maniac if you breach the topic of ditching the browser.
tempodox 7y ago
Tentative answer to your question, with an optimistic outlook: Good judgement comes from experience. You get experience by learning from mistakes. Mistakes come from bad judgement.