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I think that it comes off as condescending and possibly insincere. It's like a king thanking the peasants for their sacrifice so the king can live so comfortab
by thesuperbigfrog 5y ago
I think that it comes off as condescending and possibly insincere.
It's like a king thanking the peasants for their sacrifice so the king can live so comfortably.
- Miner49er 5y agoThat's exactly what it is, but it's accurate.
- roenxi 5y agoIt is literally true and Bezos knows it, so he probably is quite sincere.
- dekhn 5y agoIt's best to think of Bezos as a hyperintelligent alien who occasionally takes a tangential interest in human affairs. Here, he is bestowing praise upon the units which permitted his ascent back to the stars. That has the effect of producing more money to do more engineering to go farther. Eventually he will return to his planet.
- kergonath 5y agoIt’s best to think of him as a nerdy twat who hit big on one of his ideas and proceeded to get way too much money. Every time I’ve heard him say anything he came across as a pompous and condescending sociopath. A perfect metaphor for our times.
- thrill 5y agoThe peasants have no choice in the matter.