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It's moving from "paying the bills plus ..." to "paying the bills". Since the latter is _kinda_ important, it's difficult to let go when the "plus ..." part has
by pgeorgi 3y ago
It's moving from "paying the bills plus ..." to "paying the bills". Since the latter is _kinda_ important, it's difficult to let go when the "plus ..." part has left the building (and stopping that from happening is beyond the management level of most) - moreso, when there's no obvious place it went to that you could follow.
- roenxi 3y agoThe plus was contributing to the spying-censorship advertising machine vortex thing that is Google. Google was - still is - a lot more responsible than most companies with that responsibility. But the risks are high and obvious. How good are these people at assessing this "plus"? I'd rather just be in it for the money if I were involved in Google. Being in it for the money is a respectable thing.
- pgeorgi 3y agoNot sure if people consider "contributing to the spying-censorship advertising machine vortex thing" a benefit based on which they choose their career preferences. It's more "pays the bills plus doesn't consider you merely a cost center", "pays the bills plus lets you try weird stuff of your interest with ~unlimited infrastructure at your disposal". _That_ was the appeal of Google. Not anymore. On the other hand, the advertising machine (however you want to characterize it) is still alive and kicking, so that part isn't gone.