← Back to context Comment by pjmlp 20 hours ago Always the same "Do no evil" tragedy, don't believe in corporations. 4 comments pjmlp Reply tortilla 20 hours ago What if we start a company with "Always Be Evilin'?" Then gradually over time convert to "Don't be evil" ** Our shareholders will probably sue us jkestner 19 hours ago If your company makes a product that does thinking for people, it’ll be easier to just gradually change its definition of evil. lp4v4n 20 hours ago What about "It's free and always will be"? don-code 18 hours ago There was an article a few years ago here on HN about "can't be evil" business models, which used Costco as an example. As soon as Costco turns evil, it stops working. https://www.bryanlehrer.com/entries/costco/
tortilla 20 hours ago What if we start a company with "Always Be Evilin'?" Then gradually over time convert to "Don't be evil" ** Our shareholders will probably sue us jkestner 19 hours ago If your company makes a product that does thinking for people, it’ll be easier to just gradually change its definition of evil.
jkestner 19 hours ago If your company makes a product that does thinking for people, it’ll be easier to just gradually change its definition of evil.
lp4v4n 20 hours ago What about "It's free and always will be"? don-code 18 hours ago There was an article a few years ago here on HN about "can't be evil" business models, which used Costco as an example. As soon as Costco turns evil, it stops working. https://www.bryanlehrer.com/entries/costco/
don-code 18 hours ago There was an article a few years ago here on HN about "can't be evil" business models, which used Costco as an example. As soon as Costco turns evil, it stops working. https://www.bryanlehrer.com/entries/costco/
What if we start a company with "Always Be Evilin'?" Then gradually over time convert to "Don't be evil" *
* Our shareholders will probably sue us
If your company makes a product that does thinking for people, it’ll be easier to just gradually change its definition of evil.
What about "It's free and always will be"?
There was an article a few years ago here on HN about "can't be evil" business models, which used Costco as an example. As soon as Costco turns evil, it stops working. https://www.bryanlehrer.com/entries/costco/