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Comment by asdf88990

9 hours ago

Exactly. It is like Google has only emerged during this administration with their shenanigans.

It seems to be very popular on this site to condemn surveillance capitalism and billionaires. But who built and still maintains the basis for their power, misusing it and the billions. So-called smart engineers like many of HN readers. If they rated morale higher than their personal 100Ks we would not need to wait for a government to stop the misery (in vain).

Yes, I have worked for 400,000 employees corp, then for a 70,000. For the last 15 years I have staid under 100. The pay is less, but it's easier to look into the mirror each morning.

iirc lina khan was appointed during the first trump admin and got most of her work done suing to split google during the biden admin?

you are a bit out of the loop if you think this is a partisan issue, or specifically one thats only there when trump is in charge

  • Allow me to be anal for a moment, but what is the point of doing “if I remember correctly” for something like this?

    You can very easily look up exactly when Lina Khan was appointed and get answer very quickly. Is it not worth the effort checking these things before commenting?

    Ok rant over. Sorry to be an asshole. This is not your fault as much a standard which should be changed.

  • She got nominated by Biden in Biden's last term in March of 2021 and left in 2025 two weeks after Trump assumed office.

    She did not get appointed under Trump nor did substantial work done under his administration.

    Edit: I do not necessarily disagree with your comment on the partisan aspects of this issue. This is only meant to respond to the first paragraph.

  • Using Lina Khan as an example (your only example?) undermines your point because she started upset Biden and was quickly fired after Trump 2 started.