Comment Re:Google is an advertising company (Score 1) 236
Perhaps the question is how could Google do all that much worse?
We don't live in the disconnected libertarian fantasy land, where no one affects anyone else.
No, but we do live in a world that will still function in our absence, and we generally value the choice and freedom of individuals outside of causing direct harm to others. I would consider it immoral to demand that someone live against their own will.
Software production is assumed to be a line function, but it is run like a staff function. -- Paul Licker