Google deletes “communist bandits” from comments on Youtube

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ddevault ◴[18 May 20 15:27 UTC] No.23223542[source]▶

Google & YouTube employees on HN: how do you justify still working at this company? Enough of the cognitive dissonance. Face your choices and tell me how you square yourself with them. For shame.

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1. dleslie ◴[18 May 20 15:36 UTC] No.23223698[source]▶

>>23223542 #

I have a bunch of friends at Google; it's a mix of "not my department," "the pay is good," and a few "true believers."

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2. catalogia ◴[18 May 20 15:54 UTC] No.23224030[source]▶

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Don't say that he's hypocritical

Rather say that he's apolitical

"Once the rockets go up, who cares where they come down?"

"That's not my department!" says Werner von Braun

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3. zirror ◴[18 May 20 16:02 UTC] No.23224146[source]▶

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Tom Lehrer is a national treasure.

4. Diederich ◴[18 May 20 16:13 UTC] No.23224338[source]▶

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For those who aren't aware and/or won't look this reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJ9HrZq7Ro

As the other comenter noted, Tom Lehrer is indeed a national treasure, and his satire is top shelf.

From the light-hearted "The Elements": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcS3NOQnsQM (watch for the surprise at the end)

To the gallows comedy of "We Will All Go Together When We Go": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAEmhqdLFs

NB: I appreciate the irony linking to YouTube content in a 'WTF Google/YouTube' thread.

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5. dekhn ◴[18 May 20 16:31 UTC] No.23224602{3}[source]▶

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Tom Lehrer was my math professor in College. He was delightfully amusing and I learned a lot (in particular, the birthday paradox, years before I understand why they matter in hash tables and other probability problems).

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