> "I don't talk to green bubbles" has been a thing for at least five years now…
Almost always as a joke. And if you search HN, nearly all conversations about this PR-manufactured "green bubbles" outrage have happened since the launch of Google's campaign.
Nearly all the conversations about the PR have been since the PR? I don't doubt it. I'm saying the green bubbles thing has existed since long before that. Google ticked it up a bit, but come on. Let's not give Google PR too much credit here:
