From f47f8c6df4454c9ea7b159999b4d3d1d0ec450eb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 23:36:48 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] autopushed --- Open Letter to Google.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Open Letter to Google.md b/Open Letter to Google.md index 5db1fc08c..f8b3d6eca 100644 --- a/Open Letter to Google.md +++ b/Open Letter to Google.md @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ I am writing this letter because nobody else seems to be doing it, and I thought With the occasion of the [[founders letter anniversary]], a date to me more significant for my relationship with the company than probably any other (including its founding), I was hoping for both the company and the wider internet to have an open conversation about what we're up to in year 20 of [[Google's]] mostly deserved reign as internet search engine and provider of [[knowledge tools]]. -I sincerely hope both company and wider society can recognize the opportunity to reflect together on the occasion. It seems, to me, very appropriate to stop for a moment and consider together how the internet has evolved in the last 20 years as Google and other tech companies aged (and learnt, and grew), and their roles shifted in the wider societal context. +I sincerely hope both company and wider society can recognize the opportunity to reflect together on the occasion. It seems, to me, very appropriate to stop for a moment and consider together how the internet has evolved in the last 20 years as we all (Google, Googlers, and public society including other tech companies) aged (and learnt, and grew), and their roles shifted in the wider societal context. I write this in the context of what some call [[late stage capitalism]] and can safely be alternatively described as [[digital capitalism]] in [[mid 2024]].