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Post by Gilberto on Jan 31, 2010 9:11:36 GMT -5
I think when your motto is "don't be evil" it's not exactly a confidence builder. That wasn't a given? We had to include it in the mission statement?
As for "pulling a Brooks", I just meant Brooks isn't able to be in as many shows as he used to. We still get him every now and then, though. And we've had many fine folks filling the spot in his absence. Hopefully we can continue to do that.
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Post by lynn on Jan 31, 2010 19:01:37 GMT -5
I think "don't be evil" is too amorphous. It could mean a lot of things or nothing. Where does "bad" start and "evil" begin? What if you're doing something that you think is good but it turns out harmful? What about don't be harmful? Maybe that would be better. Don't screw everyone over? Because it's not evil to screw everyone over, just self-serving, one could argue. I don't mind you being evil as long as the evil harms no one else. Granted that evil generally is about harming someone else... what are they, a religious group? Don't be evil. Whatever dudes.
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Post by Gilberto on Feb 3, 2010 19:27:01 GMT -5
Yeah, I think Hippocrates had it right: Primum Non Nocere.
Simple rules are the best.
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Post by lynn on Feb 3, 2010 20:23:16 GMT -5
'specially if you're a computer company!
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Post by Gilberto on Feb 6, 2010 11:40:58 GMT -5
I think's just good advice for anybody.
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Post by lynn on Feb 6, 2010 17:13:41 GMT -5
It sounds logical enough, but even simple rules can be twisted by twisted people. Simple rules are great for normal people, evil people aren't going to let rules stop them, so really, no point in saying don't be evil because if you're evil you're not going to let it bother you.
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Post by Gilberto on Feb 10, 2010 19:36:10 GMT -5
Exactly. By the time you think it's necessary to put that in the mission statement, it's probably too close to call, anyway. How about just "be good"? Most rules center around prohibition rather than a positive mandate.
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