Poll
Question:
Which of the major US tech companies is the most evil?
Option 1: Amazon
votes: 1
Option 2: Apple
votes: 4
Option 3: Facebook
votes: 24
Option 4: Google
votes: 2
Option 5: Microsoft
votes: 3
:hmm:
Twitter; I'm fairly certain that's the technology that destroyed the Krell in "Forbidden Planet."
Of the ones listed, Facebook.
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:
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.
That's a weird question. Tech companies don't really have moral agency.
None
Apple has the most evil followers.
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.
What, no hate on Amazon for all the talk of their abysmal employment practices? :mad:
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.
I voted Microsoft for old times' sake, but yes Amazon is a solid contender.
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.
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.
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.
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.
FYP*
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Facebook, no question
The way I see it, none of these companies is evil. But the customers of Twitter use its service to create the most evil, so I sort of agree with Sav.
Why settle for the lesser evil?
I voted Fakebook. Google is bad also as they partner with China on some of the more repressive/restrictive things China does with internet use. I hope similar ideas don't come to the US.