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What lies in our power not to do - 4/27/2006 12:11:00 PM

Recently it seems like messages from Google are oddly targeted. Just as I finished posting virtual protest signs against Google censorship, I played Google's Da Vinci Code game and the solution to the puzzle was one word, "Censorship."

Earlier this week I responded to Henry Blodget's thread about Google censorship alternatives, saying that Google's hands aren't tied, they really do have a choice in this. They can choose not to build a massive and efficient censorship system -- though they would pay a price in having google.com occasionally blocked and often slow for Chinese users.

So it was curious today when a Gmail Webclip appeared, quoting Aristotle:

Aristotle - What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.

Yes, there always is a choice. And isn't that the whole point of the Don't Be Evil ethic after all? Choosing to forgo the obviously wrong path even when it yields benefits in the short term?

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