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I'm not entirely clear why the answer is "regulate google" and not "the government builds and provides an internet search mechanism for its people." I.e., an ac
by komali2 6y ago
I'm not entirely clear why the answer is "regulate google" and not "the government builds and provides an internet search mechanism for its people." I.e., an actual utility from the start.
- young_unixer 6y agoBecause even they know the government is not competent enough to create a search service that people would want to use.
- komali2 6y agoAre we sure? We have electric power across the whole country, the government found a way to get that done, even if it involved paying someone else to do it, it got done, and it got done pretty well. We spent $24 billion on economic development for Afghanistan. What percentage of that would it take for the US government to build a good internet search engine?
- Shared404 6y agoI would not trust search provided from the gov, and I suspect most people in the US would feel the same. I can't speak for anywhere else though.
- komali2 6y agoBut you do trust search from Google? If Google decides that it wants the Libertarian party to supplant the Republican party, and begins aggressively tailoring results to that end, what consequences are there? Why wouldn't they do that if they could get away with it? We didn't elect google executives, we have no recourse beyond political theater like the recent congressional hearings.
- Shared404 6y agoTo be honest, I don't trust either. However, I think I trust government less, if only slightly. I also don't use Google.