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It’s also so incredibly cynical. They aren’t supporting these organizations because it’s the right thing to do. It’s just a means to an end, namely preventing w
by adriand 4y ago
It’s also so incredibly cynical. They aren’t supporting these organizations because it’s the right thing to do. It’s just a means to an end, namely preventing workers from organizing.
I wonder how many people who called out Amazon’s supposedly enlightened actions as unlikely to be altruistic or genuine were accused of being conspiracy theorists.
- xyzzyz 4y agoIt is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest. We address ourselves not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities, but of their advantages.
- zugi 4y agoUnexpected Adam Smith - nice! And even apart from questions of economic systems, second-guessing peoples' motives is almost never productive.
- smegger001 4y agoDoes it matter that their motivation is wrong if it still motivates them to do the right thing? results are what mater.
- dendriti 4y agoWell, yes but no. It's good that Amazon is hiring ex-cons and minorities. It's good that Amazon is not testing for weed. None of those things obviate the need for a union.