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Google runs a beauty contest on the internet.

Contestants vie for first, second, third, so on. Over the past few years by the inherent nature of competition tips and tricks get shared and things normalize. Meaning, everyone starts to look the same.

Oh, you can also just cheat the contest to be ahead of first place by paying more than the next person.




Yes they are (under the well-intended banner of "quality"), and I'm no fanboy for google, but the real theme is monocultures:

It seems so great to have one-size-fits-all solutions - penicillin, Hollywood, iTunes, U.S. Government, "just google it," Microsoft Word, single strain of bananas. But, flexibility and divserity are needed to endure and survive the long-term.


I love the single strain of bananas inclusion. It is a giant problem. They are one of the worst strains according to friends who work in produce sourcing. We need to find a way to popularize consumption of saline/sea vegetables. And I agree with what you say, also.




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