YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Gets 'Freedom Expression' Award Sponsored by YouTube • Hacker News Board

Re: YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Gets 'Freedom Expression' Award Sponsored by YouTube

#11

Post by qzw » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 9:20 PM UTC

Aren't most industry awards really bought and paid for? Like the stuff they give out at conferences and from trade magazines.

#12

Post by ainar-g » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 9:20 PM UTC

Here[1] is the video. At the time of me writing this comment, the ratio is 53 likes to 15,486 dislikes.

#13

Post by andrewclunn » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 9:22 PM UTC

The best comments on this thread are the dead ones. The best YouTubers are the banned ones. The best books are the burned ones.

#14

Post by zackees » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 9:22 PM UTC

13k downvotes, 30 upvotes.

#15

Post by alwayshasbeen » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 9:22 PM UTC

Reminds me of when the president of a warring nation once won the Nobel Peace Prize.

#16

Post by ChrisArchitect » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 9:26 PM UTC

#17

Post by iab » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 9:27 PM UTC

alwayshasbeen wrote: post #15

Reminds me of when the president of a warring nation once won the Nobel Peace Prize.

I always think about Richard Feynmans take on awards and honors whenever these things get brought up: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fes-kqRDRoY

#18

Post by ardit33 » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 9:28 PM UTC

qzw wrote: post #11

Aren't most industry awards really bought and paid for? Like the stuff they give out at conferences and from trade magazines.

Yeah, but it is not so brazen, as there are more levels of indirection. This is way out of touch form the people involved in this

#19

Post by gscott » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 9:28 PM UTC

belval wrote: post #2

This reads like an headline from "The Onion".

Which YouTube would turn around and censor

#20

Post by idownvoted » Tue, Apr 20, 2021, 9:29 PM UTC

Just a misunderstanding. The "Free Expression" award goes to overachievers in the field of redefining the "expression" of "freedom".

Hey, which soon-to-be-fired sub-contractor forgot to turn off the downvotes on YouTube?