Interesting that google now has a "design ethicist", but in my opinion, the fact that he's not allowed to shut down the company means he has already failed
Is your remark witty? Sure. Does it add to the conversation? Not so much.
As a baseline it adds more than yours, right? He is for example, using humor to make the point that a toothless gesture doesn’t address the core issue. By contrast you’re just being pissy and reactive.
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If only you had said that instead of the single line, Reddit-like bit of venom you actually wrote!
Correct. Anyone that's in these positions of moderating are only as effective as they are granted the power to potentially stop everything. If that person doesn't have the power, then it's just lip service.
Given the utility of Google Search, I would really rather they not shut it down...