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Except we see this all the time on HN. Google support is yelling loudly into HN/Twitter and hoping a Googler picks up your case internally. The way Google has

Except we see this all the time on HN. Google support is yelling loudly into HN/Twitter and hoping a Googler picks up your case internally. The way Google has proven to work, is you have support until the AI/ML model says terminate the account. Essentially, support exists until you need it most. There's no warning, no explanation, just one day you're done, locked out. You can't even export your content off the platform once terminated. I don't see how Google One is expected to help users when developers for Android/Stadia which pay Google a heck of a lot more end up the same creek [0] [1] etc. You even concede it probably won't be helpful. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37224391 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37224391 [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26061935 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26061935 They eventually get reinstated (looks like d4rken got reinstated last night), but not before they take to social media and Google gets requests for comment from a handful of news outlets. And still, they usually have no idea what they did/didn't do to cause it. They're left guessing but ultimately could have the rug pulled again at anytime.

d4rken 3y ago
Your description is pretty on point. It was eerily casual in relation to how much turmoil it creates for me. One day it was gone, another day, it was back. I have no idea why anything happened. I also think that social-media reach has helped my case. It feels very dystopian that this is de-facto way to approach these issues with mega-corps.
- DistractionRect 3y ago
  It's ridiculously dystopian. At a whim they can end a person's livelihood, and depending on how integrated one is in their ecosystem, just erase their whole interface with the world. Unless you get a personal comment from a Googler on social media, there isn't a drop of humanity in the whole thing. Heck, it's almost ritualistic, like how some religions pray/yell out to the God's and craft offerings to appease them. Instead of rain, we pray for access.

d4rken 3y ago

Your description is pretty on point. It was eerily casual in relation to how much turmoil it creates for me. One day it was gone, another day, it was back. I have no idea why anything happened. I also think that social-media reach has helped my case. It feels very dystopian that this is de-facto way to approach these issues with mega-corps.

DistractionRect 3y ago
It's ridiculously dystopian. At a whim they can end a person's livelihood, and depending on how integrated one is in their ecosystem, just erase their whole interface with the world. Unless you get a personal comment from a Googler on social media, there isn't a drop of humanity in the whole thing. Heck, it's almost ritualistic, like how some religions pray/yell out to the God's and craft offerings to appease them. Instead of rain, we pray for access.