[renewiltord]

Those companies, especially Amazon; Google; and Apple, are only evil MNCs on HN/Reddit and media (mainstream or otherwise). In the real world, these are America’s most trusted and beloved brands. Brand loyalty is high for all three and if they announce they’re going to make anything, the country as a whole is excited to see what comes of it. Irrespective of whether they listen to Fox or CNN, people know from their lived experience that their search engine is fantastic, their phones are fantastic, their shopping experience is fantastic.

To make it even better, the folks on the street who hear you work there think you are übersmart superstar solving the world’s problems.

There are probably tens of millions of people hoping they do something like what you’re asking for.

Of course, I don’t think it fits in their wheelhouse. We’ll see.

[daniel-cussen]

All three have been very virtuous for very long segments of time in many aspects of their work, and there are many such segments of time. Less virtuous than many people I know, but more than a great many organizations. That said I don't have enough visibility to judge them with less than about a decade of hindsight.