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Lots of online data on how Amazon's revenue is in line with the GDP of the top 10-15 countries on the planet. This boggles my mind. When I see projects such as
by ethanpil 3y ago
Lots of online data on how Amazon's revenue is in line with the GDP of the top 10-15 countries on the planet. This boggles my mind. When I see projects such as this my mind immediately references all the dystopian fiction stories I've seen and read where tyrannical corporations control everything.
- kalupa 3y agofiction?
- kelseyfrog 3y agoIsn't it weird that Amazon is economically efficient because of central planning, but nations aren't?
- santoshalper 3y agoNot really. Amazon is trying to be efficient, nations are not.
- jitl 3y agoIncentives
- mactrey 3y agoThey aren't comparable metrics. Revenue doesn't represent value added. I can sell a $20 bill for $20, my revenue is $20 but there is no impact on GDP (nothing has been created, no value has been added). Do that enough times and you too can have revenue equaling that of a small country.
- Eddy_Viscosity2 3y agoRemember that while these types of dystopias are bad for most people, for some they are utopias. Amazon being an all powerful unaccountable infinite money machine is Jeff Bezo's utopia, for example.