<nettime> [Google's evil [4x] was: tensions within the bay area elites]

[nettime's explation of evil <nettime@kein.org>]

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From: Suzanne Treister <suzyRB@va.com.au>
Reply-To:  suzyRB@va.com.au
Subject: Re: <nettime> tensions within the bay area elites
Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 09:44:13 +0200
To:  nettime-l@mail.kein.org

Art,
It's a quote...for further information on the use of the term 'evil' in 
connection with google who initiated the use of the term themselves in 
relation to themselves, please see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_evil
http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/19/opinion/rushkoff-google-robotics/
http://guardianlv.com/2014/03/google-motto-dont-be-evil-contradicted-by-sandberg-court-confession/
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/google-search-and-destroy-the-internet-giant-motto-dont-be-evil-has-bought-a-pioneer-of-scary-robot-animals-can-its-ethics-survive-9007562.html
http://www.google.com/about/company/philosophy/ (point 6.)
etc. etc.
S

Art McGee wrote:

>>And btw, y'all could still dump your overpriced Mac OS for a nice Linux
>>distro anytime!


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----- Forwarded message from Art McGee <amcgee@gmail.com> -----

From: Art McGee <amcgee@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: tensions within the bay area elites
Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 00:50:44 -0700
To: nettime-l@mail.kein.org

This is pretty much the best mainstream article summarizing the current
issues with gentrification in SF:

How Burrowing Owls Lead To Vomiting Anarchists (Or SF???s Housing Crisis
Explained)
http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/14/sf-housing/

Art McGee

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----- Forwarded message from Kruno Jost <udrugauke@gmail.com> -----

From: Kruno Jost <udrugauke@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: <nettime> tensions within the bay area elites
Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 10:11:25 +0200
To: nettime-l@mail.kein.org

Isn't abundance of self-interest and lack of interest for others what 
was always concerned evil?

Kruno


>Hilarious. You are quite the comedian. Unfortunately, on the desktop, OS X
>is what Linux wants to be when it grows up.
>

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----- Forwarded message from Geert Lovink <geert@xs4all.nl> -----

From: Geert Lovink <geert@xs4all.nl>
Subject: Re: <nettime> tensions within the bay area elites
Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 10:33:21 +0200
To: a moderated mailing list for net criticism <nettime-l@mail.kein.org>

He Art, slow down. You seem to have a short memory. The label 'evil' was introduced by Google itself, not by some weirdo European media theorist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_evil.

And if a corporation becomes directly involved in the destruction of a beloved city such as SF then it is the right of its citizens to fight back, doing 'exactly what they are supposed to be doing', namely resist, in both direct and symbolic ways.

Geert


On 15 May 2014, at 9:17 AM, Art McGee <amcgee@gmail.com> wrote:

>> And btw, y'all could still dump your overpriced Mac OS for a nice Linux
>> distro anytime!
> 
> 
> Hilarious. You are quite the comedian. Unfortunately, on the desktop, OS X
> is what Linux wants to be when it grows up.
> 

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