It's troubling. I could understand if he was just a modestly-wealthy ecec in some large corporation, or a founder of a small software company, but he's not. He'

It's troubling. I could understand if he was just a modestly-wealthy ecec in some large corporation, or a founder of a small software company, but he's not. He's one of the richest men in the world, and for two decades was in direct control of one of the most powerful entities on the planet. If at the apex of such success you can't even throw a few laptops at the public services where you spent your formative years (if not for support, then for reform), then it really calls into question the societal utility of such enormous private influence and holdings. It's funny how these small anecdotes about Google's founder and their ramifications dovetail with the overarching circumstance, which is that Google has abused its position and should probably be broken up.