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    Silicon Valley 'Has No Words'

    After a shooting at YouTube’s corporate campus, technology CEOs offer platitudes. Shouldn’t they have more to say?
    by Ian Bogost Apr 04, 2018 4 minutes
    Source: Ben Margot / AP

    I always wince when I see someone lament that “there are no words” to express something. Words: These are the tools humans possess, before all others, for expression. To claim that they have no power is to forsake the mutual compassion that communication affords.

    And so I winced on Tuesday, upon seeing nearly identical responses to the from Google CEO and YouTube CEO , on Twitter. “There are no words to describe the tragedy that occurred today,” Pichai began. Almost two hours later Wojcicki started a tweet, “There are no words to describe how horrible it was to have an active shooter @YouTube today.” Both statements went on to offer sympathy and support to the YouTube community,

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