Submitted by Defiant_Race_7544 t3_11b6tpy in technology
nicuramar t1_j9zznrs wrote
Reply to comment by FreekFrealy in Google making ‘terrible mistake’ in blocking Canadian news: Trudeau by Defiant_Race_7544
> Did he or did he not understand when crafting this legislation that Google would never agree to pay to list a site and as a result would de list sites subject to this legislation?
I’m sure he had considered that possibility. But when communicating politically, things tend to get angled a bit.
> And I’m assuming too much by taking him at his word that he didn’t understand this would happen?
Well, it’s politics :p. But I also don’t agree that he couldn’t be surprised even if he understands the issue.
FreekFrealy t1_ja046rq wrote
He certainly had access to experts who understood that I have no doubt tried to impress on him the reality of what would happen.
But he saw his problem "Journalists need money" and tried to find a way to treat a foreign company as a cash pinata for that need even though they had neither the justification or even the necessary leverage to do it.
He's a smart guy and definitely had the matter explained to him. Problem is you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. There's another saying that doesn't perfectly apply in this situation but is definitely in the same vein: "Don't bother trying to make a man understand something that his paycheck depends on not understanding".
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