by Proctopeo » Tue Jan 09, 2018 4:03 pm
by Dooom35796821595 » Tue Jan 09, 2018 4:05 pm
by Petrasylvania » Tue Jan 09, 2018 4:08 pm
by Khornatenreich » Tue Jan 09, 2018 4:11 pm
by Vassenor » Tue Jan 09, 2018 4:12 pm
Khornatenreich wrote:Google says "Do as I say, not as I do", and in response, I hope google takes off the Orwell goggles somewhere down the road.
by Proctopeo » Tue Jan 09, 2018 4:14 pm
Dooom35796821595 wrote:Their motto is "don't be evil" because they are, it's instructions for everyone else.
Petrasylvania wrote:Time to break up Google and sell the assets to Rupert Murdoch.
by Katganistan » Tue Jan 09, 2018 4:26 pm
by Aillyria » Tue Jan 09, 2018 4:36 pm
Vassenor wrote:Khornatenreich wrote:Google says "Do as I say, not as I do", and in response, I hope google takes off the Orwell goggles somewhere down the road.
So in what way is Google actually emulating the world of 1984?
I'm not seeing anyone being maliciously unpersoned, nor am I seeing language being rewritten to expunge concepts like freedom or rebellion.
Conserative Morality wrote:If RWDT were Romans, who would they be?
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Aillyria would be Claudius. Temper + unwillingness to suffer fools + supporter of the P E O P L E + traditional legalist
West Oros wrote:GOD DAMMIT! I thought you wouldn't be here.
Well you aren't a real socialist. Just a sociopath disguised as one.
Not to mention that this thread split off from LWDT, so I assumed you would think this thread was a "revisionist hellhole".
by Vassenor » Tue Jan 09, 2018 4:37 pm
Aillyria wrote:Vassenor wrote:
So in what way is Google actually emulating the world of 1984?
I'm not seeing anyone being maliciously unpersoned, nor am I seeing language being rewritten to expunge concepts like freedom or rebellion.
Everything comes in time. Though, I think Brave New World is more where humanity is headed, not 1984.
by Ors Might » Tue Jan 09, 2018 5:27 pm
by Purpelia » Tue Jan 09, 2018 5:40 pm
by Community Values » Tue Jan 09, 2018 7:02 pm
by San Marlindo » Tue Jan 09, 2018 7:29 pm
"Cold, analytical, materialistic thinking tends to throttle the urge to imagination." - Michael Chekhov
by Kyrusia » Tue Jan 09, 2018 8:46 pm
MERIZoC wrote:lol this nerd just won't shut up. Someone please shove him in a locker or something.
by Internationalist Bastard » Tue Jan 09, 2018 8:51 pm
by Proctopeo » Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:10 pm
Internationalist Bastard wrote:So now it's not ok for a private company to enforce it's views on people?
by Costa Fierro » Tue Jan 09, 2018 9:46 pm
by MERIZoC » Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:02 pm
Kyrusia wrote:MERIZoC wrote:lol this nerd just won't shut up. Someone please shove him in a locker or something.
James Damore or the OP?
Phrasing, it matters, and when the commentary is as dismissive as this - to the point it can readily be read as an off-the-cuff flame of the thread starter - it's really quite easy to get yourself into trouble.
This isn't anything official, not even an unofficial warning; this is a reminder that it behooves you to be clear in your references, and that it is probably best to avoid dismissive, drive-by posting entirely.
by Seangoli » Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:03 pm
Vassenor wrote:Khornatenreich wrote:Google says "Do as I say, not as I do", and in response, I hope google takes off the Orwell goggles somewhere down the road.
So in what way is Google actually emulating the world of 1984?
I'm not seeing anyone being maliciously unpersoned, nor am I seeing language being rewritten to expunge concepts like freedom or rebellion.
by Seangoli » Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:06 pm
Purpelia wrote:Tysoania wrote:What does this mean?
It's a reference to 1984, a dark dystopian book by George Orwell that describes a world where the state is this omnipresent evil entity controlling everyone through surveillance and information control. It's the origin of the term "Big Brother is watching".
Essentially the government watches you all the time AND the government controls what information you get. To paraphrase the book: "If the government decides 2+2 = 5 than 2+2 will equal 5."
And google, with its data collection and frankly monopolistic practices is approaching that. Not only do they know everything you do using their services but they doctor your search results. In fact, the whole squabble they had with China was because they were competing to do the same thing. And that should tell you something.
by Infected Mushroom » Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:19 pm
by Infected Mushroom » Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:21 pm
Seangoli wrote:Vassenor wrote:
So in what way is Google actually emulating the world of 1984?
I'm not seeing anyone being maliciously unpersoned, nor am I seeing language being rewritten to expunge concepts like freedom or rebellion.
Modern young conservatives believe that if a private organization has a policy of not want anything to do with them, then they are suddenly jackbooted Government agents coming to silence them and infringing on their freedom.
In other words, literally the opposite of Orwellian as it is private entities exercising freedom of association and speech by deciding they do not want to give a platform to ideologies they disagree with. And young people whom ascribe to said ideology demand that said private entities be forced to provide a platform to them, in a hilariously ironic turn.
In other words, people who have no damn clue what Orwellian means are referring to things that have nothing to do with Orwellian as being Orwellian.
by The Lone Alliance » Tue Jan 09, 2018 10:33 pm
Seangoli wrote:Vassenor wrote:
So in what way is Google actually emulating the world of 1984?
I'm not seeing anyone being maliciously unpersoned, nor am I seeing language being rewritten to expunge concepts like freedom or rebellion.
Modern young conservatives believe that if a private organization has a policy of not want anything to do with them, then they are suddenly jackbooted Government agents coming to silence them and infringing on their freedom.
In other words, literally the opposite of Orwellian as it is private entities exercising freedom of association and speech by deciding they do not want to give a platform to ideologies they disagree with. And young people whom ascribe to said ideology demand that said private entities be forced to provide a platform to them, in a hilariously ironic turn.
In other words, people who have no damn clue what Orwellian means are referring to things that have nothing to do with Orwellian as being Orwellian.
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