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> Do you use the same argument when purchasing consumer products from shady countries which abuse workers? This analogy makes no sense. You are comparing a pro
by Hammershaft 6y ago
> Do you use the same argument when purchasing consumer products from shady countries which abuse workers?
This analogy makes no sense. You are comparing a product made through coercion and abuse of workers to a product willingly made with tools that you happen to have differing preferences on.
- eMGm4D0zgUAVXc7 6y agoMy point is NOT that Go would be made primarily through forced labor (although usage of money earned through the yield of the forced labor from ReCaptcha is rather likely). My point is that Google is an evil company, and we shouldn't support evil entities by using their stuff. And to make that point apparent, I mentioned other instances where people would think it is pretty obvious that "producer is evil = don't use their stuff", hoping that you would see there is no reason to act any different on Google just because they produce products which are of a type different from those that evil entities normal produce. Because it really doesn't matter whether it is software or clothes or diamonds, if you use something publicly of someone you support them, and Google should not be supported.