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> Google’s disconnect from the outside world keeps growing. > Google has a chronic communication problem. I actually think these things are rather true. This

> Google’s disconnect from the outside world keeps growing. > Google has a chronic communication problem. I actually think these things are rather true. This article did really nothing to persuade me and was argumentatively weak. Also, the part where the author essentially tells the 70% white male tech crowd to check their privilege was a non-sequitor as well.

joelrunyon 12y ago
Google's lack of communication I believe is a "feature" of their culture rather than a "bug" in it. Not sure if it will make a difference down the road, but it's worked all right for them up to this point.
- mtrimpe 12y ago
  Exactly. Google is an Oracle: we pose it a question and it provides the "right" answer given it's near infinite amount of information. That perspective is built so deeply into Google that it's one of the few things it will never be able to change. I also think that will eventually be its undoing because can we, if we draw a parallel to real life, think of something more valuable than someone who always has the "right" answer? I certainly can and I'm convinced that will be the end of Google's dominance.
pi-err 12y ago
Agreed - the article feels anecdotical. Or does JLP have insider knowledge on something deeper? I can relate in London on how Google's culture obsesses with IQ, compared for instance to Apple who's more on the EQ side. Yet I don't see how this conflicts with a new search box that actually solves a problem with minimum risk (JLP himself mentions the problem is more on Amazon side for using the new feature).
- CmonDev 12y ago
  "London on how Google's culture obsesses with IQ" Google doesn't offer a salary that would attract a top IQ in London as far as I am aware. That's the biggest problem with London - lack of strong and fair tech presence.
pc2g4d 12y ago
The 70% white figure is basically meaningless, since 70% of the U.S. population _is_ white. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States#Race_and_ethnicity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_Stat... Or are companies now criticized for the ways in which they reflect the general population?

joelrunyon 12y ago

Google's lack of communication I believe is a "feature" of their culture rather than a "bug" in it. Not sure if it will make a difference down the road, but it's worked all right for them up to this point.

mtrimpe 12y ago
Exactly. Google is an Oracle: we pose it a question and it provides the "right" answer given it's near infinite amount of information. That perspective is built so deeply into Google that it's one of the few things it will never be able to change. I also think that will eventually be its undoing because can we, if we draw a parallel to real life, think of something more valuable than someone who always has the "right" answer? I certainly can and I'm convinced that will be the end of Google's dominance.

pi-err 12y ago

Agreed - the article feels anecdotical. Or does JLP have insider knowledge on something deeper? I can relate in London on how Google's culture obsesses with IQ, compared for instance to Apple who's more on the EQ side. Yet I don't see how this conflicts with a new search box that actually solves a problem with minimum risk (JLP himself mentions the problem is more on Amazon side for using the new feature).

CmonDev 12y ago
"London on how Google's culture obsesses with IQ" Google doesn't offer a salary that would attract a top IQ in London as far as I am aware. That's the biggest problem with London - lack of strong and fair tech presence.

pc2g4d 12y ago

The 70% white figure is basically meaningless, since 70% of the U.S. population _is_ white. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States#Race_and_ethnicity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_Stat... Or are companies now criticized for the ways in which they reflect the general population?