Comment by westurner

4 hours ago

They used to have:

  - Organize the world's information
  
  - Don't be evil

Who was president at this time? Was this while they were denying students the option to code on the computers we bought for them because security?

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_be_evil :

> Between 21 April and 4 May 2018, Google removed the motto from the preface, leaving a mention in the final line: "And remember... don't be evil, and if you see something that you think isn't right – speak up!"

That sounds like NY to me.

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iamalizard  4 hours ago

People think Google removing "Don't be evil" means Google somewhat implicitly told everyone they'll be evil from now on. That doesn't make much sense. It was likely a marketing decision since having "evil" in your motto is not good even if you explicitly state "DON'T BE" before it. Just like if I write in my profile text "I'm not a pedo", you'll think "this guy is likely a pedo"

  • gomox  3 hours ago

    I would have loved to be in the room when this decision was made, but my guess is that they decided that it was better to face some subtle nerd backlash now rather than having this quoted at the start of countless congressional hearings over the next decade.