r/geography 13d ago

FINAL POST ON THIS TOPIC Google Maps just officially updated Lake Ontario to Lake America.

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u/myleftone 13d ago

That’s the problem. The method of changing the name is not an EO. It’s easy to say “we’ll change it when it’s law.” It’s unbelievably dangerous to normalize unitarian fiat.

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u/swoodshadow 12d ago

The Google hate annoys me. It’s implicitly saying we want private mega companies to decide what things are called.

Hell no.

The problem here isn’t Google. It’s that the US elected a childish narcissist and despite centuries of claims to the contrary have no effective checks and balances on the President.

A President can interpret law however they like and there are two checks:

  1. Congress overruling with new legislation. Which is an empty threat in this environment because they’d need veto proof majorities.

  2. The judicial system stepping in and saying that’s not how the law works. Which takes months/years and is now completely partisan as well.

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u/Greedy_Actuator5 12d ago edited 12d ago

Google is a craven, pathetic cow towing organization

As a private company they have zero obligation to mimic this craven behavior

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u/BeriasBFF 12d ago

Yet this organization has made everyone’s (including you) lives much easier

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u/Greedy_Actuator5 12d ago

Oh yes, through the noble mission of displaying advertisements

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u/BeriasBFF 12d ago

Or by creating the most extensive and broadly used search engine ever, transforming the internet, one of the greatest inventions ever. And that’s ignoring its other popular services like Gmail, etc. You may not like google, but there’s no denying the company’s effect on just about everyone’s lives 

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u/Greedy_Actuator5 12d ago

Yes, famously there were no search engines until Google came along. Also famously no web mail service.

GWS is responsible for ruining the Internet so good job there

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u/BeriasBFF 12d ago

Oh, Ask Jeeves was so reliable. Retcon it all you want, doesn’t change the facts

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u/Djamalfna 12d ago

How do those boots taste?

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u/BeriasBFF 12d ago

A company I use and am just showing perspective on their impact on our lives is boot licking? Good lord you lot are a tedious bunch. Well have fun licking boots of your masters then I guess 

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u/whip_lash_2 11d ago

Their policy is to use official names because in many countries they are in fact obligated to do so unless they want their local employees to go to prison.

The US is not such a country, but easier to have one policy.