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"Don't be evil"

• mattgreenrocks 2y ago
  It is incredible how much unearned good will this generated over its lifespan. Nowadays you could not get away with it. But once the meta shifts again there may be another timespan in which it is possible to run with it.
  • riehwvfbk 2y ago
    Couldn't get away with it? It's a story as old as time. A brave knight defeats the evil dragon only to become a dragon himself. Google or Meta couldn't pick up this line and start using it, but there's no reason that a startup with charismatic leadership couldn't fool some younguns.
• ksec 2y ago
  If invading on privacy was evil they have been doing it for as long as they have been saying it. Even before the start of Android vs iPhone. There were bits and pieces around it but MSM never wanted to go and report it, at least not at the scale of what they are today. Ultimately the facts and evidence are all there at least since 2005. We just all turned a blind eye to it. Just writing this I cant believe it has been 20 years. I still remember the day when rumours started Google is doing their own browser and worried Firefox may not be funded by them anymore. It took the world another 15 years before they were cynical enough to admit something is wrong.