On: Google deletes artist’s blog, a decade of his work

[wpietri]

> At that scale it's impossible for you to be anything other than nothing to them.

Even if that's the case, it is not impossible. It's just a choice that they made about how to structure things. The US government has hundreds of millions of citizens, but each one of those persons has rights, responsibilities, and privileges. The Catholic Church has hundreds of millions of members, but each one can have a personal relationship with a priest.

If Google is really indifferent to what people have entrusted to them, that's a choice.

[wvenable → wpietri]

Except neither of those things is "free".

[wpietri → wvenable]

All three need to pay the bills, but none of them charges for most of the services offered, so I'd say they are similarly free.

[wvenable → wpietri]

The government collects taxes, the church collects tithe, Google collects ad impressions...

[wpietri → wvenable]

Yes, that's exactly my point.