This article follows a similar line of reasoning as people who go "What global warming, look how cold it is outside!". The author brushes off the fact that Ama

This article follows a similar line of reasoning as people who go "What global warming, look how cold it is outside!". The author brushes off the fact that Amazon has caused (is causing) countless retail shops to go out of business all over the world. As others have noted, 'just-in-time' consumption is insanity - cities are becoming perfectly oiled consumption and garbage making machines. I suspect (just speculating, no numbers) that this efficiency has a huge impact on climate. Similar to cars being 20% more efficient, but increasing number of cars by 50%. As for the jobs, I wonder how many kids dream of working at Amazon fulfillment centers when they grow up... meaning that it sounds like a pretty bad job - people used as transportation units by the algorithms. So not everything is rosy and shiny with Amazon. I try to avoid binging on it as much as possible. I applaud the efficiency and the 'You want it, you've got it', but I think the cost of that is hidden somewhere else and we all collectively pay it.