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Don't Be Evil is so stupid. It's like Disneyworld having the slogan "we won't kill your kids".

>>ameliu+(OP)
Except when a theme park ride malfunctions, maims and kills most of a family in a gruesome fashion. Of course then you cannot sue because you've agreed/signed an arbitration clause in the terms of service.

>>ameliu+(OP)
It was a funny cute thing when they came up with it cause they were a landmark company built on the web, breaking new grounds in terms of how businesses will be run in the future, sticking it to the establishment, etc etc etc

Now they are the establishment. Their power and influence is on par with the US government, so it's an expectation that they should actually not be evil. But they fail at that in the most basic ways and they're not held accountable for it because "they're a private company, they can do what they want!"

>>ameliu+(OP)
I disagree. "Evil" is a subtle point.

For example, Google got a lot of flack for literally tracking its users' every move whether or not they consent to do so[1].

Is it "respectful"? Is that "the right thing"? You can justify everything by the value that Google provides.

But it's, you know... kind of evil.

Sadly, this not something one could refer to anymore in a meeting discussing this issue.

[1]https://apnews.com/article/828aefab64d4411bac257a07c1af0ecb