Post #1385027

2022-12-19 21:26 UTC

@michaelchampion @cdub @danbri I haven't proposed anything yet — I'm only explaining the position that we have a problem and need to take it seriously. I think that looking at search dominance as a natural outcome of unavoidable dynamics is too much of a "crime, boy, I don't know" take for my taste — especially when there's a clear mechanism supporting it that's right there! I also don't think Wu's point is "and therefore, do nothing about it."

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@cdub@mastodon.social 2022-12-19 21:37

@robin You continue to double down on the statement "Google is a problem we need to solve", while claiming this doesn't mean anything like "Google needs to be eliminated." I DO actually recognize lots of systemic problems, and want to solve them - and as I pointed out, I HAVE BEEN engaging on those problems - but, as @michaelchampion said, all you are doing with this positioning is making it harder for ethical Googlers to engage.

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@michaelchampion@indieweb.social 2022-12-19 22:05

@robin @cdub @danbri "I also don't think Wu's point is "and therefore, do nothing about it."" Right, and it's not my point either. I'm saying that it's pointless to cast this as a narrative with G as the supervillain. And sure, G makes a good villain in an entertaining storyline. But just like James Bond defeated each supervillain only to have to face a new one in the next movie in the franchise, we can't focus on defeating Google, but on fixing the incentives that create supervillains

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