Sure, Google, NYT, Facebook, etc are wonderful examples
of woke capitalism. Like we can trust them to control
our access to information because they block Trump. The
perfect parable of our times was "debunking" and banning
the idea that Covid escaped from the Wuhan lab, and even
accusing anyone who said so of racism. So "Technology run
amok," is a racist statement. Perfect.

But I think the Sundar story includes something else.
Google's founders and early hires were idealists with
some really smart ideas. But as Google's power grew it
attracted cynical manipulators, as power always does. So
when I see a story about how the CEO isn't up to the job,
I gotta think that one or more of those manipulators
persuaded the NYT to run the story. Who knows, maybe
even some manipulators at the NYT want Sundar gone. Maybe
the NYT can get a better busness relation with Google
from a new CEO.

"It's not personal Sundar, it's just business."

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