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While "Google Ideas" makes it sound like a random VC fund or corporate "vision & innovation" wankery, according to that website: Google Ideas is a think/do tan

by ender7 13y ago

While "Google Ideas" makes it sound like a random VC fund or corporate "vision & innovation" wankery, according to that website: Google Ideas is a think/do tank that explores how technology can enable people to confront threats in the face of conflict, instability or repression. Their list of projects makes much more sense in that light.

coldtea 13y ago
Or, you know: "is a think/do tank that explores how technology can enable repression."
- psbp 13y ago
  In America, repression is freedom.
  - INTPenis 13y ago
    And don't we have relative freedom? We are all free to sit and read news on a website instead of working 6-7 day weeks to support our families. In a sense you can understand the perspectives of some western governments, because they think that we are better off than under-developed nations. And as long as they think that I believe two things will continue to happen. The hegemony will prevail, and its denizes will remain apathetic to its off shore actions.
    - coldtea 13y ago
      >We are all free to sit and read news on a website instead of working 6-7 day weeks to support our families. Speak for yourself. Most people would be out of their homes pronto is they didn't work 6-7 day weeks -- and tons of them already are on the streets or trailers...
      - BrandonMarc 13y ago
        Yep. Keep the people worried about their own homes, and they'll have little time, energy, or brainpower to worry about larger problems.
    - stefanix 13y ago
      It appears you are implying that people in the US are well off because they have a lot of free time. Funny/sad thing is that this is far from reality. People in the US work more than almost any other nation in the world.
      - INTPenis 13y ago
        Yes there are signs that the empire is cracking, but I can only go on rumor and news media since I'm in Sweden. Though when I use the word hegemony, I definitely include us here in Sweden.

by ender7 13y ago

coldtea 13y ago

Or, you know: "is a think/do tank that explores how technology can enable repression."

psbp 13y ago
In America, repression is freedom.
- INTPenis 13y ago
  And don't we have relative freedom? We are all free to sit and read news on a website instead of working 6-7 day weeks to support our families. In a sense you can understand the perspectives of some western governments, because they think that we are better off than under-developed nations. And as long as they think that I believe two things will continue to happen. The hegemony will prevail, and its denizes will remain apathetic to its off shore actions.
  - coldtea 13y ago
    >We are all free to sit and read news on a website instead of working 6-7 day weeks to support our families. Speak for yourself. Most people would be out of their homes pronto is they didn't work 6-7 day weeks -- and tons of them already are on the streets or trailers...
    - BrandonMarc 13y ago
      Yep. Keep the people worried about their own homes, and they'll have little time, energy, or brainpower to worry about larger problems.
  - stefanix 13y ago
    It appears you are implying that people in the US are well off because they have a lot of free time. Funny/sad thing is that this is far from reality. People in the US work more than almost any other nation in the world.
    - INTPenis 13y ago
      Yes there are signs that the empire is cracking, but I can only go on rumor and news media since I'm in Sweden. Though when I use the word hegemony, I definitely include us here in Sweden.