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This is the context in which Liz Warren is making her comments. It's literally her job to know what Amazon's doing with labor laws and work conditions as they r
by Applejinx 6y ago
This is the context in which Liz Warren is making her comments. It's literally her job to know what Amazon's doing with labor laws and work conditions as they relate to being an American citizen.
When she talks about snotty tweets (quickly spun by enemies into a claim that the ONLY thing she observes or cares about is the sass) what she's decrying is the observation that they will abuse workers, rig the whole system to destroy worker protections of any sort, AND then sass you for objecting in any way to it, even when it is literally your job to be the framework of rules and laws that contextualizes their behavior.
Amazon's scorched-earth strategy is consistent with what they inherently are, but that's also their big weakness. Warren is right that they expect to dismantle all laws and rules that stop them treating Americans like enslaved workers in obscure Asian countries, and THEN they expect to sass you about it on Twitter if you don't like that.
They expect to act as Gods, because they can afford to be. I get how Bezos gets that impression, but he's mistaken that it is in any way a good thing.