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“The bottom line is that most technology businesses simply don’t require many employees (think of all the robots roaming around Amazon warehouses), and this will only become truer with time. It’s been estimated that globally, 60 percent of all occupations will, in the next few years, be substantially redefined because of new disruptive technologies. 60”
― Rana Foroohar, Don't Be Evil: How Big Tech Betrayed Its Founding Principles -- and All of Us

“Excuse me,” I said. “We’re talking about all this like journalism is the only thing that matters, but isn’t this really about… democracy?” If newspapers and magazines are all driven out of business by Google or companies like it, I asked, how are people going to find out what’s going on?”
― Rana Foroohar, Don't Be Evil: How Big Tech Betrayed Its Founding Principles -- and All of Us

“You could argue that all of this is simply part of the “think different” mind-set, one that is necessary for entrepreneurship and radical change. The problem is that with it often comes a strong sense of entitlement and a weak sense of responsibility for any consequence of one’s actions.”
― Rana Foroohar, Don't Be Evil: How Big Tech Betrayed Its Founding Principles -- and All of Us

“Data is the new fuel for growth in multiple industries, from manufacturing to retail to financial services. But unlike other assets, it doesn’t necessarily fuel job growth, but rather, profit growth. And those profits tend to be diverted directly into executives’ and shareholders’ wallets.”
― Rana Foroohar, Don't Be Evil: How Big Tech Betrayed Its Founding Principles -- and All of Us