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And drive in ways that put the public at risk. Even if you lack empathy about the situation of the drivers, the choices Amazon makes can impact you or someone
by avs733 5y ago
And drive in ways that put the public at risk.
Even if you lack empathy about the situation of the drivers, the choices Amazon makes can impact you or someone you love and care about very quickly.
- rurp 5y agoVery true. I used to commute through an area with many taxis and the amount of reckless driving and accidents I saw from them was ridiculous. I absolutely do not want a million more workers heavily incentivized to do the same. It fits with the larger trend of corporations privitizing more profits at the expense of society as a whole. I mean, sure, people are more likely to die in car accidents, but on the bright side Amazon can run more of their competitors out of business by driving down delivery costs! Great...
- avs733 5y agoIt’s another method of cost transfer. Rather than pay drivers better or in a way that allows them to slow down you incentivize them doing hints that put others at risk. There’s a probability of an accident happening. And a probability of it causing a lawsuit and a probability of Amazon having to pay a settlement and a calculation of what that cost is compared to the savings of overtaxing drivers. Bezos’ background at a hedge fund seems highly relevant to all this.