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Meh. Enthusiasm about Larry Page's ultimate goals and dreams went out the window right about the time don't be evil went out the window.

• rchaud 4y ago
  At this point in SV history, harkening back to what a founder said as an anonymous PhD in his pre-billionaire 20s, sounds a lot like when people talk about "what the Founding Fathers wanted". Nothing is set in stone, and the world is very different from the Web 1.0 era in which Google formed.
  • makeitdouble 4y ago
    Your comment and parent’s look aligned to me. He’s saying it went down the drain, and you posit things do change and we shouldn’t expect current Google to be aiming at benevolence and ethicality.
• pleadthefifth 4y ago
  I think Google was always "evil" however you define that. The plan from the start was to focus on the product, build the brand, and eventually switch to monetization mode like they are now. That's what the slogan meant, think long-term. The founders still own >50% and make decisions, but the employees still act like Larry and Sergey are some founding fathers spinning in their graves. "_____ wouldn't have happened under them," oh yes it would, and it did.