<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[#Arrogance, #hubris]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arrogance" rel="tag">#<span>Arrogance</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hubris" rel="tag">#<span>hubris</span></a></p><p>The downfall of many</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MicheleSpagnuolo" rel="tag">#<span>MicheleSpagnuolo</span></a>, aka "AlphaRaccoon" (lol! 🤪) on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Polymarket" rel="tag">#<span>Polymarket</span></a>, made a number of successful bets on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Google" rel="tag">#<span>Google</span></a> search terms</p><p>Well, that's because he worked at Google</p><p><img src="https://forum.fedi.dk/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f926.png?v=7979fdcf9c7" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--face_palm" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🤦" alt="🤦" /></p><p>Thing is, his winnings were substantial, but still paled in comparison to his high level of remuneration from his job as an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/informationSecurity" rel="tag">#<span>informationSecurity</span></a> engineer in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zurich" rel="tag">#<span>Zurich</span></a></p><p>Well, now Google has placed him on leave</p><p>He believed he was so smart</p><p>He was. But not smart enough</p><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/google-engineer-polymarket-bet-4d27b6b7" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>wsj.com/tech/google-engineer-p</span><span>olymarket-bet-4d27b6b7</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/7079d7a3-781b-4ab2-98ab-3c5e9f2b24d2/arrogance-hubris</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2026 17:23:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/7079d7a3-781b-4ab2-98ab-3c5e9f2b24d2.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 03:27:49 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Arrogance, #hubris on Sun, 31 May 2026 03:52:27 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/benroyce%40mastodon.social">@<span>benroyce</span></a></span> Sounds like greed took him out.</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CStamp/statuses/116667157549720542</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CStamp/statuses/116667157549720542</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[cstamp@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 03:52:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to #Arrogance, #hubris on Sun, 31 May 2026 03:37:14 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/benroyce%40mastodon.social">@<span>benroyce</span></a></span> </p><p>I work for a company that uses Google as their office suite and struggled with this aspect of my employment</p><p>Google is not transparent and I never felt comfortable that a company sucking data endlessly for their (AI) projects off citizens, that data was not abused</p><p>So they sacked this guy but I still work hard to de-google (work is an issue - I can only make a GDPR if I leave)</p><p>Block all data engines (firewall)<br />No AI's<br />Hard cookie control<br />Browser obfuscation</p><p>Its rediculous!</p>]]></description><link>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CressSalad/statuses/116667097708286169</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CressSalad/statuses/116667097708286169</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[cresssalad@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 03:37:14 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>