Always the same "Do no evil" tragedy, don't believe in corporations.

tortilla 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

What if we start a company with "Always Be Evilin'?" Then gradually over time convert to "Don't be evil" *

* Our shareholders will probably sue us

	▲	jkestner 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		If your company makes a product that does thinking for people, it’ll be easier to just gradually change its definition of evil.

lp4v4n 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

What about "It's free and always will be"?

	▲	don-code 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		There was an article a few years ago here on HN about "can't be evil" business models, which used Costco as an example. As soon as Costco turns evil, it stops working. https://www.bryanlehrer.com/entries/costco/