Re:Google's software mistreats or harms the user
by TeMPOraL on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @01:19PM
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How is that? All the claims are strictly true. They just carry a moral judgement some people disagree with, and most people don't care about. It's not a conspiracy theory, it's enumeration of facts.
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Re:Google's software mistreats or harms the user
by CobrastanJorji on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @03:14PM
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There are facts in here, but they're very selective facts.
For example, in the "Sabotage" section, it describes how by turning off a server, Google turned a device "into a $300 out-of-warranty brick."
Now, it is a fact that the device did cost $300 and it was out-of-warranty, but pointing out that the device is out of warranty without also pointing out that Google offered full refunds for all of the devices is deceptive wording.
Re:Google's software mistreats or harms the user
by mikejb on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @03:21PM
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> All the claims are strictly true. They just carry a moral judgement some people disagree with, and most people don't care about.
This is a poor standard. For example:
> Kim Jong-un is an elected leader
It's technically correct, but it does not provide any useful information, and could be classified as heavily misleading. But hey, technically it's true!
Re:Google's software mistreats or harms the user
by lazyasciiart on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @03:11PM
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It is an incomplete enumeration of facts which presents a biased picture. This is not some kind of novel technique, it's been around for a long time under the name "lying by omission".
Re:Google's software mistreats or harms the user
by jcranberry on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @05:15PM
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Facts can be used to deceive or manipulate. It's called cherry picking. The post is guilty of it.