Marissa Mayer: Totally Kidding About That 'Don't Be Evil' Stuff
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Re: Marissa Mayer: Totally Kidding About That 'Don't Be Evil' Stuff
#2In the end all companies that grow to a certain size turn into the equivalent of psychopaths. There's nothing you can do about it.
Re: Marissa Mayer: Totally Kidding About That 'Don't Be Evil' Stuff
#3One reason more to create a startup that sweeps away the colossus ;-)
Re: Marissa Mayer: Totally Kidding About That 'Don't Be Evil' Stuff
#4Gah another article about this?
Don't be evil simply isn't a mission statement. You can't define a purpose by simply stating a behavior to avoid, especially something as vague as 'evil.'
Re: Marissa Mayer: Totally Kidding About That 'Don't Be Evil' Stuff
#5In the end all companies that grow to a certain size turn into the equivalent of psychopaths. There's nothing you can do about it.
Nothing? Sandra Bullock could hack them.
Re: Marissa Mayer: Totally Kidding About That 'Don't Be Evil' Stuff
#6But then again, when Google first wrote up its corporate philosophy, it said that the company "does not do horoscopes, financial advice or chat."
For "horoscopes", they linked to a Google module by a non-Google developer (californiapsychic.com).
Re: Marissa Mayer: Totally Kidding About That 'Don't Be Evil' Stuff
#7In the end all companies that grow to a certain size turn into the equivalent of psychopaths. There's nothing you can do about it.
Nothing? Sandra Bullock could hack them.