Google probably doesn't need that many people. The economy generally needs more than we have. What's going on now is more like a capital strike. Businesses ar

Google probably doesn't need that many people. The economy generally needs more than we have. What's going on now is more like a capital strike. Businesses aren't behaving very competitively, offering the same products and services as a few years ago just with higher prices. That won't last forever eventually this automated future will need to actually be implemented and many developers will be needed.