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Re:Googlespeak – How Google limits thought about antitrust by altgoogler on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @08:52AM (#28300994)
It's not clear to you how standard business practices aren't some sort of Google-specific Orwellian new-speak?
Re:Googlespeak – How Google limits thought about antitrust by beepbooptheory on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @09:25AM (#28301341)
Well I don't know about OP but, no, its not clear to me! Or at least, I don't know about the Orwell parallel precisely here, but this way of thinking/speaking is very weird to me, however much its "business as usual." Can't really critique it, but you can't tell me its not a weird view of the world!
Re:Googlespeak – How Google limits thought about antitrust by playpause on Saturday August 28, 2021 @01:16PM (#28339703)
Many people would consider that particular business practice a bit Orwellian, however standard. And it’s especially so when the business in question is a global megagiant that’s so deeply integrated into our lives. The comparison with Newspeak is just a blindingly obvious literary reference. Do you genuinely not see it? If so I urge you to read the article again and try to imagine you don’t work at Google.