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Yes we are a religious society. Our roots are in puritanism, in fact that's one of the main differentiators from the (Catholic-based) European countries from wh

Yes we are a religious society. Our roots are in puritanism, in fact that's one of the main differentiators from the (Catholic-based) European countries from which we sprang.

tpmx 6y ago
"We"? Google is booking less than 50% of its revenue in the US.
- ironmagma 6y ago
  Is this about Google's revenue as a whole (mostly ads) or a particular market (Android play store in the USA)?
  - tpmx 6y ago
    That level of granularity isn't provided by Google in their financial reports, so Google as a whole. That said, Android seems to be doing better outside the US than in the US. I wouldn't be very surprised if US revenue was dominant within the Android BU (or whatever they call it today). Last time I heard (probably outdated) there were at least 2 billion non-US Google Play devices active; compared to the 120 million US Google Play devices figure that's widely available. Also: Wouldn't surprise me if Google makes more from licensing the Google Play store to non-US markets than they do from the Google Play sales revenue globally.
- Blikkentrekker 6y ago
  The authoritarian shall always be more powerful than the libertarian, simply because he will leave with his wallet, if he find something that offends him, but the libertarian will not leave if he cannot find something that would offend the authoritarian. Therefore, it is commercially more viable to keep the authoritarian happy.
  - tpmx 6y ago
    That is unfortunately true, and the reason for so much injustice. Thanks for that succinct way of describing this.
Triv888 6y ago
They need to take god out of politics and public schools... from the dollar bill, for example.
- ironmagma 6y ago
  I disagree. God is already out of most schools, and it isn’t working well at all. Each school needs its own fully-integrated approach based on the students at the school and what works for them.
  - Triv888 6y ago
    Why would it be good to lie to them? What are the consequences when you don't?
    - ironmagma 6y ago
      We lie to children all the time to protect them. Reality isn't actually good to be exposed to when you are a child; it's much better to encounter it in a safer, nonthreatening way, which is why we have euphemisms and hide the fact of death and (extreme) evil for so long. All of that however is separate from whether we should teach religion, which is more or less orthogonal to objective reality. Religion covers that which is unobservable, almost by definition.
  - saagarjha 6y ago
    God being in schools is usually much more about the parents of the students in the school.
    - ironmagma 6y ago
      Obtaining favor of the parents is important. Children can't thrive at school if the parents aren't on the side of the teacher and doing their part.

Yes we are a religious society. Our roots are in puritanism, in fact that's one of the main differentiators from the (Catholic-based) European countries from which we sprang.

tpmx 6y ago

"We"? Google is booking less than 50% of its revenue in the US.

ironmagma 6y ago
Is this about Google's revenue as a whole (mostly ads) or a particular market (Android play store in the USA)?
- tpmx 6y ago
  That level of granularity isn't provided by Google in their financial reports, so Google as a whole. That said, Android seems to be doing better outside the US than in the US. I wouldn't be very surprised if US revenue was dominant within the Android BU (or whatever they call it today). Last time I heard (probably outdated) there were at least 2 billion non-US Google Play devices active; compared to the 120 million US Google Play devices figure that's widely available. Also: Wouldn't surprise me if Google makes more from licensing the Google Play store to non-US markets than they do from the Google Play sales revenue globally.
Blikkentrekker 6y ago
The authoritarian shall always be more powerful than the libertarian, simply because he will leave with his wallet, if he find something that offends him, but the libertarian will not leave if he cannot find something that would offend the authoritarian. Therefore, it is commercially more viable to keep the authoritarian happy.
- tpmx 6y ago
  That is unfortunately true, and the reason for so much injustice. Thanks for that succinct way of describing this.

Triv888 6y ago

They need to take god out of politics and public schools... from the dollar bill, for example.

ironmagma 6y ago
I disagree. God is already out of most schools, and it isn’t working well at all. Each school needs its own fully-integrated approach based on the students at the school and what works for them.
- Triv888 6y ago
  Why would it be good to lie to them? What are the consequences when you don't?
  - ironmagma 6y ago
    We lie to children all the time to protect them. Reality isn't actually good to be exposed to when you are a child; it's much better to encounter it in a safer, nonthreatening way, which is why we have euphemisms and hide the fact of death and (extreme) evil for so long. All of that however is separate from whether we should teach religion, which is more or less orthogonal to objective reality. Religion covers that which is unobservable, almost by definition.
- saagarjha 6y ago
  God being in schools is usually much more about the parents of the students in the school.
  - ironmagma 6y ago
    Obtaining favor of the parents is important. Children can't thrive at school if the parents aren't on the side of the teacher and doing their part.