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1071 points namukang | 1 comments | 11 Apr 25 20:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.28s | source
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AndyKelley ◴[14 Apr 25 05:55 UTC] No.43678450[source]▶
> I really was just a fuckin cog in a mega corp.

Yes, you were. Next time, please choose a company that contributes to society rather than shoving ads in everyone's faces.

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underdeserver ◴[14 Apr 25 06:06 UTC] No.43678500[source]▶
Google contributes to society.

Search helps people find information. YouTube is quite possibly the most prolific source of learning ever created. Without Google Translate I'd have had a much harder time in a recent trip to Japan.

There's a lot of bad, but no contribution to society? That's a bit much.

Disclaimer: Ex-googler (left 2 years ago).

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1. mrgoldenbrown ◴[14 Apr 25 17:37 UTC] No.43683942[source]▶
They are actively enshittifying search and YouTube. So if these things are good for society, and Google is making them worse , it feels like we shouldn't be giving them too much credit.