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# Permission
- URL: https://werd.io/permission/
- Published: 2023-07-11T17:58:37.000Z
- Updated: 2023-07-11T17:58:37.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:21

An interesting thought experiment: do we need Google, or does Google need us? At what point does the center of gravity change enough for us to consider it worthwhile to block Googlebot and come out better for having done so? Until recently this would have been unthinkable. [#Technology](https://werd.io/tag/Technology)

\[[Link](https://adactio.com/journal/20315)\]