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Unfortunately it is not very secret ;-/.
I have ranted at my unfortunate parents, friends and random people online for 14 years about The Tech Creeps*.
If you ever catch me saying anything positive about Google, my account has probably been hacked 
. I used to feel the same way about Facebook. But after Yan LeCun started showing up more in the news somehow I stopped hating them as much.
That’s the power of advertisement right there. Hide Zuckerberg and Alexandr Wang and promote LeCun more and even though it’s still a ghastly company, its image in one’s head becomes less threatening.
By contrast, I have never come across a scientist or other person associated with Google whom I respected even a little. In some cases they swop out an almost new-agey vibe for the standard crass creeping, but any which way..
I think they corrupt everything they touch. I somehow don’t dislike Prof John Hennessy. But that’s about it. At least he does actually seem like some sort of computer in human form and not a sleazy telemarketing creep/girlboss role playing nerd.
*: No offense to anyone in tech who is not a creep. I hope no one from Google uses DU. Of course those companies force an almost cultish appearance of loyalty so they may have quieter employees who hate them as much as I do.
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