>Google is run by smart and levelheaded people, some of the best and most talented in the world. I apologize in advance for this not being related to the artic

>Google is run by smart and levelheaded people, some of the best and most talented in the world. I apologize in advance for this not being related to the article, which I can't access. And also for my comment being theoretical rather than experience based as I haven't worked there. Google gets so many people applying, I'm sure, that they think they can and do hire only the best of the best. However, it's an illusion, because in fact, the population they can select from is very small compared to all the people in the world who could do a given job. It's a truism that the best people don't come on the market, right? Conversely, there are many, many things that someone who is the best of the best can do besides Google, even if they are looking for a new job. But Google, understandably, expects people to jump through all sorts of hoops, because how else do they winnow down the field that is far too large for their openings? So the people they actually hire have to be very bright, but necessarily have a peculiar sort of tunnel vision, which when taken to its extreme, may manifest as a neurotic inability to imagine a life without working there and an unreasonable faith that all the smartest people are there. Because if they have a healthy perspective, by definition, they would see a billion other opportunities and not be one of the people who tries the very hardest to get a job at Google. And over time, this has to affect the overall culture and management too.