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Google's story over the last two decades has been a tale as old as time: enshittification for growth. The once-beloved startup—with its unofficial "Don't Be Evil" motto—has instead become a major Internet monopolist, as a federal judge ruled on Monday, dominating the market for online search. Google is also well-known for its data-harvesting practices, for constantly killing off products, and for facilitating the rise of brain-cell-destroying YouTubers who make me Fear for Today's Youth. (Maybe that last one is just me?)

Google's rapid rise from "scrappy search engine with doodles" to "dystopic mega-corporation" has been remarkable in many ways, especially when you consider just how much goodwill the company squandered so quickly. Along the way, though, Google has achieved one unexpected result: In a divided America, it offers just about everyone something to hate.

Here are just a few of the players hating Google today.

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[-] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 months ago

for the same reason we hate apple. they put a pencil pusher with no direction other than higher stock price as ceo.

[-] yamanii@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

I'm glad "The Man Who Killed Google Search" blew up.

[-] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

dOn'T bE eViL

[-] Unlocalhost@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

You either die a hero or less be long enough to become the villain.

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[-] Jepethiel@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

You got that right bro. Greed breeds abuse of the customer. Mega-companies, become the worst problem the world has because of that same greed. To put it bluntly "Greed is not good" to mis-quote a 'Wall Street" movie character player by Charlie Sheen.

[-] paddirn@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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