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Cory Doctorow on Nostr: Forget "Don't be evil"; Google's true motto is a form of vulgar spidermanism: "With ...
Forget "Don't be evil"; Google's true motto is a form of vulgar spidermanism: "With great power comes no responsibility." The internet's *de facto* boss is an absentee landlord.
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