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Because if you ignore all of the real world consequences of doing so, it does solve some problem. It’s the Jurassic Park issue, and what happens when deeply tec
by appplication 3y ago
Because if you ignore all of the real world consequences of doing so, it does solve some problem. It’s the Jurassic Park issue, and what happens when deeply technical people get so caught up in the fact that they could do something that they fail to consider the externalities of doing so.
Of course in this case it’s a bit more than that, in that Google was deliberately and strategically aiming to use this to further monopolize its position and inweave itself into the fabric of the internet.
- greentea23 3y agoYeah, but I can totally relate to getting lost in the sauce growing a freaking T-Rex (!?!?). Bonus points if it eats management. But even just the word "attestation" makes me want to beat up the office printer in a field.
- brookst 3y agoWell said. Also consider that some people are just trying to make a living while coping with children, aging parents, health, whatever. It’s easy to preach that everyone should refuse to do work that is “bad” in some nebulous, long term way. Especially if you’re comfortable and can afford to quit as a matter of principle. But not everyone can do that.
- greentea23 3y agoGoogle employees can do that in my opinion. These aren't coal miners in small town Virginia with no options. They are (for the most part) tech elites who could work just about anywhere.
- brookst 3y agoTheoretically, long term, yes. But I deeply envy you if you’ve never had life circumstances that would have made quitting on principle impossible.