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by zombieprocesses 3008 days ago
> Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies

Check out the HN thread where self-purported google employees are proclaiming google exists to improve society.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16668375

In the past, it was the church and the priests who decided what was good for us. Going forward, it will be google and their employees apparently.