“If you stare into the Abyss long enough the Abyss stares back at you.”
-Friedrich Nietzsche
“We are moving to a Google that knows more about you.”
– Google CEO Eric Schmidt
Welcome to the Internet. Here, take a Google fruit basket as a welcome gift. No, no, don’t worry, it’s free. No charge. Nada. We just want you to have a pleasurable experience.
Oh, I see you like oranges.
How would you like a napkin to protect your shirt from juice splatters? I happen to have one here that matches the blue button-up 100% cotton short-sleeved shirt you ordered yesterday.
No? Okay, I respect your privacy.
So…
How about a juicer?
—notes—
[1] Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher of the late 19th century who challenged the foundations of traditional morality and Christianity. He believed in life, creativity, health, and the realities of the world we live in, rather than those situated in a world beyond. Central to Nietzsche’s philosophy is the idea of “life-affirmation,” which involves an honest questioning of all doctrines which drain life’s energies, however socially prevalent those views might be. [bio from this site]
[2] Google CEO Eric Schmidt, speaking to financial analysts, February 9, 2005, as quoted in the New York Times the next day.