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Over a decade ago, I pointed out that as Google kept trying to worm its way deeper into our lives, a key Achilles’ heel was its basically non-existent customer service and unwillingness to ev…
I would say that it sounds like the reason we no longer have nearly is that Google advertised it as something it wasn’t - unlimited.
If they said “nearly unlimited” and "we’ll start throttling your upload speed after x TB, they very much could’ve kept this going.
My understanding of tragedy of the commons is much more applicable to scenarios that aren’t in a single parties control. Things like pollution, global warming, etc.
Things like “you said it was unlimited, but didn’t account for folks taking you up on that offer” is just false/misleading advertising, or bad product planning.
I, too, can offer unlimited resources as long as folks don’t take me up on the offer. However by doing so I will lose credibility.
I would say that it sounds like the reason we no longer have nearly is that Google advertised it as something it wasn’t - unlimited.
If they said “nearly unlimited” and "we’ll start throttling your upload speed after x TB, they very much could’ve kept this going.
My understanding of tragedy of the commons is much more applicable to scenarios that aren’t in a single parties control. Things like pollution, global warming, etc.
Things like “you said it was unlimited, but didn’t account for folks taking you up on that offer” is just false/misleading advertising, or bad product planning.
I, too, can offer unlimited resources as long as folks don’t take me up on the offer. However by doing so I will lose credibility.