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why anyone thinks "open letters" and petitions to a trillion-dollar company will get them to change their mind is beyond me
by kelp6063 7mo ago
why anyone thinks "open letters" and petitions to a trillion-dollar company will get them to change their mind is beyond me
- gleenn 7mo agoIt matters to me because I'm reading it now and feel more informed about this problem. Throwing the towel in and saying it's all pointless isn't helpful.
- shimman 7mo agoIt's not throwing in the towel, it's about doing things that we the people can actually do. One thing, we the people can do, is pressure our politicians to break up Google along with the rest of big tech. There are many primary challengers this cycle that are running anti-monopoly platforms. Help their cause, signing pointless petitions is just West Wing style fantasy that is extremely childish.
- jhasse 7mo agoWe can also do both, right? :)
- jeroenhd 7mo agoIt's something apps that will soon break can point their users to so they know to blame Google and a bunch of incompetent governments. Google will not change their minds, they're too busy buying goodwill from governments by playing along. There aren't any real alternatives to Android that are less closed off and they know it.
- Retr0id 7mo agoBecause the company either has to address it, or stop pretending it's "listening to concerns" or whatever. Even if it doesn't change the outcome, it makes it clearer that the company is engaging in bad faith.