Google does it again

I was about to write a blog questioning Google's introduction of "Custom Time," which the folks at Google say is a great way to pretend like you actually sent the email on time—helping solve the problem of missed anniversaries, etc. The opening page of gmail bragged about how useful it was, but then, paradoxically said that Google was limiting the number of custom time emails to 10 per year. Ah....so they know it's deceptive, thus the self-imposed limit. This is great, I thought—I haven't given anyone a self-righteous moral thrashing for a while. It's about time to utilize my wit in the service of morality and self-aggrandizement.


Then, as I read the testimonials, I came across that of Michael, an epistemology professor:

"This feature allows people to manipulate and mislead people with falsified time data. Time is a sacred truth that should never be tampered with."

And then I remembered it was April 1st—April Fools. And then I was filled with appropriate shame. Of course, I should have known better. Last year, on April 2nd, I tried in vain to access Google's paper email, was advertised, on April 1, as unlimited printing through Google.