> If Amazon has leaned too far in the direction of automation without oversight, then we'll see other firms fail to adopt these same practices. What utter nons

> If Amazon has leaned too far in the direction of automation without oversight, then we'll see other firms fail to adopt these same practices. What utter nonsense. What will happen in reality: business "thought leaders" of all types will say "Amazon does it, Amazon is successful, therefore we should do it" regardless of whether it's actually a good idea. And they'll be praised by their peers for doing so. Just like Jack Welch's leadership philosophy (and stack ranking) in the 2000s and Google style interviews for every low-level tech job in the 2010s.