> It is also annoying how all google employees on HN suddenly disappear on threads that talk about the new cool unethical thing that google decided to do.
We're here and do pay attention. Plenty of Googlers write comments criticizing the company here.
Like it or not, Google is a part of the Open Internet.
Example: AMP was created to protect the free flow of information which was being silo'd into apps. Consumers of news were abandoning the open (mobile) web due to the godawful performance and advertising issues. Google saw the existential threat of everything being locked down within Facebook and Reddit. Is this preferable?
We're here and do pay attention. Plenty of Googlers write comments criticizing the company here.