I get the idea though, that ex-googlers talk about leaving Google for the same reason Harvard grads/dropouts like to work that into their conversations.
How do you if someone went to Harvard?...don’t worry, they will tell you!
Indeed. The more interesting question would be how many Googlers internally talk of people leaving Google as though they've left a religion vs those who meet it with a ¯\_(ツ)_/¯