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Author of @WinnersTakeAll (out now from @AAKnopf), THE TRUE AMERICAN, & INDIA CALLING. Ex-@NYTimes. NBC political analyst. TED talker. @PriyaParker's man. Dad.

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    Anand Giridharadas‏Verified account @AnandWrites Oct 20

    So I was invited to speak at Google about "the elite charade of changing the world." 👀 I decided to bring up the topic no one wanted to discuss: Google being a monopoly that may need to be broken up. That's when it got awkward. https://youtu.be/d_zt3kGW1NM pic.twitter.com/ultc021V0f

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      2. Anand Giridharadas‏Verified account @AnandWrites Oct 20

        I gave the talk in mid-September. Then it seemed to be taking forever to go online. So we asked where it was. More awkwardness ensued.

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      3. Anand Giridharadas‏Verified account @AnandWrites Oct 20

        "I'm not involved with this project anymore," came back the reply. Our inquiry was going to be forwarded to the relevant team.

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      4. Anand Giridharadas‏Verified account @AnandWrites Oct 20

        Then another status update: "The video has been sent off to the Global Talks release team for further review. At this point, no ETA on an update from them."

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      5. Anand Giridharadas‏Verified account @AnandWrites Oct 20

        It was getting interesting. And it seemed to prove a point about the dangers of a few tech companies owning the portals of information. That's when a reporter (and another person) started making inquiries about the missing video. Soon we heard it was going live.

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      6. Anand Giridharadas‏Verified account @AnandWrites Oct 20

        Embrace the awkwardness!https://youtu.be/d_zt3kGW1NM 

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      7. Anand Giridharadas‏Verified account @AnandWrites Oct 20

        And while I have you, please read @cduhigg's incredible parable of the Silicon Valley view of the world, told through a tale about Google and Uber.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/22/did-uber-steal-googles-intellectual-property …

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      2. neil turkewitz‏ @neilturkewitz Oct 20
        Replying to @AnandWrites @matthewstoller

        Wow, this is an amazing & powerful piece. I loved how you framed the sincere desire to change “the world,” but not personal worlds. I’dd add that Silicon Valley has championed a decontextualized version of freedom that also serves its economic goals.https://medium.com/@nturkewitz_56674/is-an-economy-based-on-free-incompatible-with-freedom-6a78d898c1cc?source=linkShare-89807c3fc929-1540053667 …

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      3. neil turkewitz‏ @neilturkewitz Oct 20
        Replying to @neilturkewitz @AnandWrites @matthewstoller

        “There is great danger in a Goliath that thinks it’s a David...in a king believing he’s an insurgent.” Brilliant! I loved too how you upended the notion of permissionless innovation by highlighting that society shouldn’t need Google’s permission to address societal imperatives.

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      1. S R B‏ @EssArrBee Oct 20
        Replying to @AnandWrites

        And this is why you have quickly become one of my favorite thinkers/writers/bringers of awkwardness. They think they are above reproach. Thank you. Sincerely, A Bay Area Native Who Remembers Life Before Tech

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      2. Richard Gay‏ @willbonds Oct 20
        Replying to @AnandWrites

        Maybe one reason global elites prefer to donate rather than be taxed is a preference for or sense or remaining more in control of where their money goes.

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      3. Jack Preston‏ @unwttng Oct 23
        Replying to @willbonds @AnandWrites

        That and it costs less?

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      4. Richard Gay‏ @willbonds Oct 23
        Replying to @unwttng @AnandWrites

        An idea continues to float around that government is always a more expensive option. I'm open to hearing case studies on that which really support that notion with evidence.

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      1. Anil Dash‏Verified account @anildash Oct 20
        Replying to @AnandWrites

        🙏🏾💜

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      1. Jeremy Lieberman‏ @LiebermanJeremy Oct 20
        Replying to @AnandWrites

        Great talk, you have figured out how to normalize the conversation from within the inside. One issue is, you kept talking to the crowd telling them it was there choice etc..except really it’s not. Most of the people there will be gone in a year or two.https://www.businessinsider.com/employee-retention-rate-top-tech-companies-2017-8 …

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      1. Lisa Kerr‏ @lisaannkerr Oct 20
        Replying to @AnandWrites

        Glad it’s been posted. Much to unpack here. I’m deeply engaged in your book. Check out @DCNorg. We’re also encouraging more transparency & accountability on behalf of media, journalism and democratic society.

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      1.  👻The internet but unhappy with you  🎃‏ @quinnnorton Oct 21
        Replying to @AnandWrites

        I'm... confused as to what they thought was going to happen. Like, even after reading the *title* of your book.pic.twitter.com/2rcupl6Uve

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      1. Richard Gay‏ @willbonds Oct 20
        Replying to @AnandWrites

        If Lombardi's winning teams had been allowed to permanently injure or kill the losing teams, we wouldn't have had an ongoing football league and the game would have died. The offense which is the best defense must be broadly beneficial and sustainable.

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      1. AlanSchtweetz‏ @AlanSchtweetz Oct 20
        Replying to @AnandWrites @carolynryan

        Anand, I agree. I believe the best way to improve global society would be if there was a maximum size for corporations. The benefits would be multiple.

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      2. Jo  🏳️‍🌈‏ @yoyomorena Oct 22
        Replying to @AnandWrites

        @FrankPasquale look 👀

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      3. Frank Pasquale‏ @FrankPasquale Oct 22
        Replying to @yoyomorena @AnandWrites

        Good for him! At my talk at Google in London in 2015 I was not so direct, but I did spar with a few people not very happy about my message!

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      4. Jo  🏳️‍🌈‏ @yoyomorena Oct 22
        Replying to @FrankPasquale @AnandWrites

        This is so surreal! This thread is so 2018. It is like when Colbert was invited to Bush’s WH Press Correspondent’s dinner.

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