Paul Buchheit: Insights into "Don't be evil"

http://paulbuchheit.blogspot.com/2007/06/quick-dbe.html

by mattjaynes • 19 years ago

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ralph• 19 years ago

Paul, originally I heard "do no evil" as the motto, then after a bit it altered into the current "don't be evil". Was it ever the former or was that just Chinese whispers at the time? Personally, I prefer it.

paul• 19 years ago

No, it was never "do no evil" -- it just got misquoted a lot.

mynameishere• 19 years ago

_If you honestly believe that kids are well served by drinking a dozen spoonfuls of sugar every morning before school_

Nope. Nor pron. Nor warez.

amichail2• 19 years ago

Could someone tell me why Google allowed advertising by essay writing companies for such a long time? What happened to "Don't be evil"?

budu32• 19 years ago

Your evil might not be Larry and Serge's evil.

amichail2• 19 years ago

For a company that values merit, it seems strange that it would help students to cheat.

palish• 19 years ago

Well, could you give an example of an evil product that's being sold right now, that was known to be evil from the start?

budu32• 19 years ago

I think it's difficult for a company not to be "evil" once they grow to the size of Google. A company of that size has to please too many stakeholders. I think Craigslist is the perfect model of how a company can avoid being evil -- stay small.

erdos2• 19 years ago

On the subject of morality, I suggest Bernard Gert's "Common Morality: Deciding What to Do."

http://www.amazon.com/Common-Morality-Deciding-What-Do/dp/0195314212/

Paul Buchheit: Insights into "Don't be evil"

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