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The media spin machines are in action. Pick the worst parts of the letter, ignore the good parts, and use it to reinforce the chosen narrative. People think to
by tristanj 6y ago
The media spin machines are in action. Pick the worst parts of the letter, ignore the good parts, and use it to reinforce the chosen narrative.
People think totally differently when primed. Compare how the comments here are totally different compared to the comments in the original thread, where people can read what Jeff Bezos actually said and form their own opinions.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26819523 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26819523
- preinheimer 6y agoAlternately don't let a company that forces people to pee in bottles, and astroturfs social media off the hook when issuing a press release?
- tristanj 6y agoI encourage you to read the original source. A letter to shareholders is not a press release. This was legally filed with the SEC.
- preinheimer 6y agoI mean, as far as I can tell letters to investors are optional unless you're doing something to their stock. They published it to their company news site[1], and told the world about it. Could we meet in the middle and say it was a press release they filed with the SEC? :) [1] - https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/2020-letter-to-shareholders https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/2020-letter-to...
- Brian_K_White 6y agoThe apologists are in action. Focus on the part of the story where the murderer is nice to his mom.