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I'm sick of people going after things they don't use or understand that are valuable to people of lesser means while spewing the efficiencies of the free market
by maym86 8y ago
I'm sick of people going after things they don't use or understand that are valuable to people of lesser means while spewing the efficiencies of the free market.
Amazon only makes as much money as it does because it manages to avoid paying tax while utilizing the infrastructure built and maintained by collecting taxes.
- Sharlin 8y agoBut hey, drones will solve the road use problem!
- rainbowmverse 8y agoI would like to see a library drone delivery program. I can already order a book from almost any library in the state and have it delivered to the local one. Having a drone take it the rest of the way is the next logical step. That would also help with accessibility for people who can't get to the library.
- ikeyany 8y agoThis is a Prime example of why tech workers are despised outside of our bubble.
- dionidium 8y agoThe bubble of tech workers is only equaled by the bubble of anti-tech activists. Most people don't have a stronger opinion about what you do than you do about whatever random thing they do.
- ikeyany 8y agoI'm sure bankers believe the same thing about themselves.
- jdminhbg 8y agoExcept there's survey data about this, and tech companies are the most respected and banks are the least: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/wells-fargo-is-least-respected-company-in-america--even-less-than-big-tobacco/2017/06/05/b59fb7a4-49ee-11e7-a186-60c031eab644_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.70f1007f1985 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/wells-fargo-...
- ikeyany 8y agoRespecting Alphabet, Apple, and Amazon as companies is very different from respecting tech workers as a whole.
- dionidium 8y agoAt least it’s some sort of data and not just a bunch of people in a bubble talking about how people perceive their bubble as though participating in the bubble doesn’t obviously influence how they view outside perception of the bubble.
- s73v3r_ 8y agoMost people don't have a strong opinion about writing software. They do have strong opinions about how tech companies think they can bypass the law and "disrupt" things.
- jklinger410 8y ago>Amazon only makes as much money as it does because it manages to avoid paying tax while utilizing the infrastructure built and maintained by collecting taxes. It would still make a lot of money without all of that, though. Amazon is top of mind when it comes to simplicity when shopping on the internet, period. You can't take that away from them with the torrent of anti-amazon memes you are clearly quoting from. Our shitty governments have not successfully taxed them, and have been literally giving themselves up to Amazon for the "jobs they create" for the last decade. If you wanted Amazon to turn all of that down so they could make less money you are fucking kidding yourself.
- maym86 8y ago> It would still make a lot of money without all of that, though. Exactly. They can afford to pay taxes. > Amazon to turn all of that down so they could make less money you are fucking kidding yourself. Do you think the government's inabilty to effective claim taxes is in a vacuum and not driven by these large corporations? Amazon is not just innocently taking advantage of these loopholes because they happen to be there. The are actively fighting to keep them open and create more.
- EliRivers 8y agoDon't forget about their pursuit of the lowest possible standards of employment and working conditions.
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