Probably he means the collective that has installed themselves to be the vocal judges of all things humanity - mostly for their own benefit.

Maybe OP is a shareholder. Most people probably own some google stock via ETFs even if they didn't explicitly buy the stock.

We the guys discussing whether he has or hasn't done something worth hundreds of millions, you don't have to be so word picky.

And yet here we are, on the front-page of HN discussing exactly this.

These responses asking who "we" are feels like (bad) attempts at justifying the hilariously inefficient salary, as if "it's none of your business" is the best counterargument to why they should be paid so much but provide so little.

Also, I and I'm sure many others here are shareholders, if that matters.

No, just a minor one.