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Google is like the CCP in the respect of consistency. They say they'll something, but history shows that they're erratic and unreliable and change their mind on
by brink 3y ago
Google is like the CCP in the respect of consistency. They say they'll something, but history shows that they're erratic and unreliable and change their mind on a whim. Saying one thing and doing another. It's the reason why so many companies are pulling out of China, and it's the same reason why Google is floundering.
- FirmwareBurner 3y agoThat's why you don't leave stuff as important to the people as housing, to a for profit corporation who's accountable to it's shareholders not to the taxpayers. This scenario feels more like the fictional OCP in Robocop.
- loeg 3y agoDid we read the same comment? The GP is criticizing Google and a government. It may or may not be ideal to "leave" housing to private developers, but "that's" not why.
- tomjakubowski 3y agoI think the comparison demonstrates that big corporate bureaucracies are about as unaccountable as big government bureaucracies.
- datadrivenangel 3y agoCentralized planning is hard, in that changing the plan even close to optimally is hard. Changing the plan costs trust and resources. Not changing the plan also costs trust and resources. Can't win, the game is to lose the least.
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