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How to become an unpaid technical support worker for Google

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Re: How to become an unpaid technical support worker for Google

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People do anything for points on StackOverflow. It's pretty much the same thing

Exactly. Is it me or has there been a noticeable increase in Google gate-brigade posting on HN recently? Things like these, very integral part of the existing internet framework are used for pointless 'big scary Google, Google is the new Microsoft ' imagery. Anyone with data care to do a sentiment analysis/ vote-brigading analysis?

Re: How to become an unpaid technical support worker for Google

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Wow.....just wow. The "benefits of becoming a top contributor" video made me want to bash my head into a wall.

My college professor used to (still does I bet) proudly put the stack overflow 25karma point sticker and a letter of thanks from the admins on the door to his office. And this was a man with tenure etcetera.

Re: How to become an unpaid technical support worker for Google

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post #5
post #2

People do anything for points on StackOverflow. It's pretty much the same thing

Exactly. Is it me or has there been a noticeable increase in Google gate-brigade posting on HN recently? Things like these, very integral part of the existing internet framework are used for pointless 'big scary Google, Google is the new Microsoft ' imagery. Anyone with data care to do a sentiment analysis/ vote-brigading analysis?

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Re: How to become an unpaid technical support worker for Google

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One of the most beautiful things about the internet is that it enables platforms for individuals to create value and then receive no share of that value.

We see much lamenting about lack of innovation in "business plans" around here, and yet we have an historic opportunity to examine the relationship between value creation and compensation. Why is the Etsy IPO plan so exceptional? Why do so menu community members of instagram, reddit, etc end-up feeling betrayed by the services they helped create?

Re: How to become an unpaid technical support worker for Google

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People do anything for points on StackOverflow. It's pretty much the same thing

Except SO forums contain much more valuable information than official google resources. Also UI of google groups so awful. And google support just a myth, I've never seen any who got any response from them, only a few mentions in internet.
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