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[-] abbenm@lemmy.ml -2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's comments like this that concern me. It's extrapolating on a worst case hypothetical, and setting it equal to a present day reality of Google's hundred billion dollar advertising empire.

It doesn't mean there's nothing to be concerned about, but I think you need to understand the difference between possible bad thing, and fanning the flames of mob mentality.

Remember how Google wasn’t always evil?

You know who also also wasn't always evil? VLC. And guess what, they're still not evil! Even though they have turned town tens of millions of dollars that would have compromised their software. So, what does that prove? Maybe that measured concern should be combined with an ability to be nuanced on a case by case basis.

[-] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

Can you point to where I said that Mozilla is as bad as Google?

I don't think you'll be able to.

Mozilla has been called out for concerning things in the past, as has Canonical. I think it's okay to call companies out for doing shady things, and I think it's okay to hold them accountable.

I don't think it's unreasonable to be concerned.

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