Message from @wacka
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imagine the dark age of having to download Timcast videos on Torrent using a VPN
Article 13 @Hearts™
you mean the future?
it's worth it for google because they can control it and use it for pushing ideology
Mhm
and they're willing to pay for that
who's "they"?
i think yt is breaking even now
Forcing an "ecosystem" like apple, but more encompassing
I doubt google cares about ideology ... they care about profits
they seem to care quite a bit
Wot? @wacka
@Timcast ^teach him bro
I think a section of google does, but i doubt the board of directors or investors in google care about ideology.
tfw google went evil right after they hired moot
if ideology gets in the way of profits, they will u-turn
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I think it's partially true. The ideology can often be part of their marketing strategy, used to make money. Look at all the companies who push progressive ideas very vocally.
google doesn't care about ideology *cough James Damore cough*
yeah that memo was leaked... they didnt fire him until it was leaked
on the flip side google shot down the employee petition to tie exec compensation to diversity metrics
when they thought they might get bad PR and lose profits
or get fire bombed by antifa
So then it's probably safe to say that Google's bottom line is about public image
which leads to lost profits
You are mostly correct wacka, except the HR ppl. The HR ppl care deeply about ideology.
i'm sure they have insurance to cover antifa attacks
I remember Tim brought up something that put mainsteam media and modern marketing as part of "the resistance"
i think thats true for most big corps, the difference is where you draw the line to maintain a certain image vs all other business factors
and if tnsurance companies see people shouting google is full of nazis and it looks like antifa are gonna burn them down and hack them and all that crap... what do you think will happen to googles insurance premiums?
back to profits
yeah sorry but insurance companies can't do that because that's assessing risk after it arises
@vlnc.co what is your project about ?
yeah but for example if they cant hire good ppl because they feel that google discriminates against them - also lost profits
im interested for sure
So far as I'm aware, insurance companies aren't allowed to jack up rates because of a threat of external property destruction
sure they can
They can, but it would be generally frowned upon to do so pre-emptively