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sometimes programmers don't consider the ramifications of their actions. And the google higher ups don't do anything about this because in the long run it make
by BCM43 15y ago
sometimes programmers don't consider the ramifications of their actions.
And the google higher ups don't do anything about this because in the long run it makes them more money.
- true_religion 15y agoAren't the higher ups at Goolge also programmers?
- jrockway 15y agoYes, that's true. Google's goal is to organize the world's information for you. To organize it, they have to collect it. This makes them money because there's a lot of information out there, Google has a nice interface for searching it, and people will pay them (via their eyeballs currently) for that tool. The more information Google collects, the more convenient the product becomes, and the more value is generated. When you generate value, you generate money. "Don't be evil" is not just marketing copy.