Exceptionally so when you realise that the end result was him deleting his projects and his account from github.
This is just another example of google bulldozing into a space, and eradicating the competition. And for what? Another product that people will depend upon that will be in the graveyard within a few years.
Sure, this isn't lmoroney's fault per se, but this WAS a consequence of his actions as a googler. He is WORKING in a position which has great power (he is not an individual releasing a product here, he is google), he should exercise greater responsibility - especially when consulting with someone who he already KNEW was in a vulnerable situation and then using your massive backing to release a competing product (which just so happens to be a block based facial gesture workflow builder). The imbalance of power here is colossal. Its literally individual homeless guy vs google.
We should all do better. Hiding behind the corporate veil shouldn't be an excuse to be less human.
I sincerely hope the poster is getting help with his mental health and is in a better position than he was last year.
This is just another example of google bulldozing into a space, and eradicating the competition. And for what? Another product that people will depend upon that will be in the graveyard within a few years.
Sure, this isn't lmoroney's fault per se, but this WAS a consequence of his actions as a googler. He is WORKING in a position which has great power (he is not an individual releasing a product here, he is google), he should exercise greater responsibility - especially when consulting with someone who he already KNEW was in a vulnerable situation and then using your massive backing to release a competing product (which just so happens to be a block based facial gesture workflow builder). The imbalance of power here is colossal. Its literally individual homeless guy vs google.
We should all do better. Hiding behind the corporate veil shouldn't be an excuse to be less human.
I sincerely hope the poster is getting help with his mental health and is in a better position than he was last year.