I agree with this and the grandparent comment wholeheartedly. That said, there's a kind of institutional blindness that can build up in companies—especially one

I agree with this and the grandparent comment wholeheartedly. That said, there's a kind of institutional blindness that can build up in companies—especially ones that dominate their sector. It may have roots in intransigent upper management, ossified and inflexible process, wide-scale burnout, a culture of passing the buck, or any number of other pathologies. I don't claim that Google has any of these and certainly have no insight into their search group. But I've personally been at powerful companies with best-of-the-best talent that were blind to the decay in their own living room, so I would caution against immediate dismissal of PG's take.