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If you've built a chaos factory, you can't dodge responsibility for the chaos.

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Tim Cook

Stanford University Commencement, 2019

6:38

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The Story Behind This Quote

Cook directly calls out Silicon Valley's culture of claiming credit without accepting responsibility. He points to data breaches, privacy violations, hate speech, and fake news — all from an industry that believes good intentions excuse harmful outcomes. He references Theranos ("the false promise of miracles in exchange for a single drop of your blood"). His message to graduates: what you build and what you create define who you are. If you want to take credit, first learn to take responsibility.

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