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Started by Josquius, May 26, 2019, 05:55:35 AM

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Which of the major US tech companies is the most evil?

Amazon
1 (2.9%)
Apple
4 (11.8%)
Facebook
24 (70.6%)
Google
2 (5.9%)
Microsoft
3 (8.8%)

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Josquius

May 26, 2019, 05:55:35 AM
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Savonarola

#1
May 26, 2019, 06:41:32 AM
Twitter; I'm fairly certain that's the technology that destroyed the Krell in "Forbidden Planet."

Of the ones listed, Facebook.
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Monoriu

#2
May 26, 2019, 07:14:35 AM
I think these companies should follow the example of Austria. 

Let others wage war: thou, happy Austria, marry.

Let the owners of these companies engage in inter-marriage.  Or the owners' children.  Eventually they'll form a giant company called Skynet  :secret:

Josquius

#3
May 26, 2019, 08:43:45 AM
Quote from: Savonarola on May 26, 2019, 06:41:32 AM
Twitter; I'm fairly certain that's the technology that destroyed the Krell in "Forbidden Planet."

Of the ones listed, Facebook.

I was thinking of putting them though ultimately forgot.

The thing with twitter is though its effects are bad, the company itself isn't quite in the same league as Facebook. They're b list, along with uber.
Also I'd say fb tends to be worse in its effects.
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Razgovory

#4
May 26, 2019, 10:18:44 AM
That's a weird question.  Tech companies don't really have moral agency.
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#5
May 26, 2019, 03:46:11 PM
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#6
May 26, 2019, 04:08:22 PM
Apple has the most evil followers.
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#7
May 26, 2019, 10:03:30 PM
Quote from: Savonarola on May 26, 2019, 06:41:32 AM
Twitter; I'm fairly certain that's the technology that destroyed the Krell in "Forbidden Planet."

Of the ones listed, Facebook.

I concur completely.
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#8
May 27, 2019, 07:22:02 AM
What, no hate on Amazon for all the talk of their abysmal employment practices?  :mad:

The Larch

#9
May 27, 2019, 07:44:04 AM
Quote from: Tonitrus on May 27, 2019, 07:22:02 AM
What, no hate on Amazon for all the talk of their abysmal employment practices?  :mad:

I voted for them precisely for that reason.

Duque de Bragança

#10
May 27, 2019, 07:51:24 AM
I voted Microsoft for old times' sake, but yes Amazon is a solid contender.

Barrister

#11
May 27, 2019, 11:52:18 AM
Quote from: Duque de Bragança on May 27, 2019, 07:51:24 AM
I voted Microsoft for old times' sake

I wanted to do that, but I can't honestly think of anything "evil" they'd doing now.  They embrace open standards and open-source software, and do none of their scuzzy mid-90s tactics.
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#12
May 27, 2019, 12:59:44 PM
Amazon is bad for workers, it's bad for the future of capitalism.

Facebook is bad for people, it's bad for the future of democracy.

I voted FB.
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DGuller

#13
May 27, 2019, 02:31:51 PM
I vote for FB out of the choices, because no other tech company has empowered the worst in humanity with as much of a reckless abandon as they did.  I also agree that Twitter is even worse, because its very design is reducing conversation to sound bites.

mongers

#14
May 27, 2019, 07:45:20 PM
Quote from: DGuller on May 27, 2019, 02:31:51 PM
I vote for FB out of the choices, because no other tech company has empowered the worst in humanity with as much of a reckless abandon as they did.  I also agree that Twitter is even worse, because its very design is reducing conversation to sound bites.

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