Has Google lost the plot?
In October 2008 Google announced (rather quietly) that they would be donating 2 million bukaroos to 5 top ideas/charities to ‘help those who help the most’. Knowing how forward thinking they are my respect level for them rose as I thought they would be sharing that visionary philosophy with improving the world. I also believed they would make a serious impact as… well they’re Google.
I eagerly submitted my (admittedly brilliant) idea secure in the knowledge that this great company would recognize the necessity for long term change management and implementation. The 5 top choices where due to be released in Feb 09. It was then pushed out till March. And then… nothing. I sadly gave up the experience to a rather gifted and original thinking scammer.
And then last week – with no bells and whistles (not surprisingly) the results where in. I won’t bother with relaying their choices (see them here) as they are to disappointing to repeat. Let me quickly say something; every cause deserves its recognition, funding and support as we all know there is a lot wrong with our world – but really!
Where is the vision? Where is the bigger picture understanding? Where is the original ‘up yours’ Google ethos? Was the entire exercise merely a way to donate an large amount of money to existing charities? If Google REALLY wanted to create impact that 10 million could have gone a long way. Small projects dotted here and there all over the globe will achieve nothing!
If they would – all the existing projects would have already acheived their goals
They haven’t
We have to work with the cause and not the symptom
So here is my take: I am beginning to think in the world power/Illuminati/ secret order theories because – there is no other explanation! If a company like Google can’t find the balls to tackle our issues then I can’t think of other companies that will. There is obviously a vested interest in maintaining poverty, ignorance and devastation.
I’m about to get into a serious scathing session here so I’d better stop because guaranteed there is a Google Geek monitoring me right now and accessing all my purchase choices, political affiliations, social habits and sleeping schedules. Bloody hell.
Bring back Aristotle, Socrates, Michael Angelo, Einstein – where have all the great thinkers gone?
