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They don’t. These corporations are incredibly popular among the public. Seriously. Look at any polling and you’ll find Amazon, Google, Apple with higher approva

They don’t. These corporations are incredibly popular among the public. Seriously. Look at any polling and you’ll find Amazon, Google, Apple with higher approval ratings than any branch of government (only the military is close), by high double-digit percentages. The average American would be happier with Amazon taking over the feds, than the other way around.

agos 3y ago
part of this is exactly because their malfeasance has gone unchecked for so long
dartos 3y ago
Maybe Apple, maybe google, but Amazon? I think the average American is aware of the Amazon warehouse worker conditions (and probably don’t care)
- CamperBob2 3y ago
  (Shrug) Nobody's being held in an Amazon warehouse against their will. They pay well, so people elect to put up with BS like lining up off the clock for security screening. Any beef is between Amazon and their workers, not Amazon and me.
  - dartos 3y ago
    > Nobody's being held in an Amazon warehouse against their will In the US, needing health insurance has kept me at a job against my will and I’m a white collar worker. > Any beef is between Amazon and their workers, not Amazon and me. It becomes ur beef if Amazon becomes a government entity as OP was saying in their hypothetical.
    - CamperBob2 3y ago
      Sure, but currently, if you want to talk about people being held against their will, only the government can do that. And no, working at a job you don't like just for the heath insurance coverage does not count as being "held against your will." Check your privilege.
      - dartos 3y ago
        But it does. If my choice is either work at a job I don’t like or risk my life by foregoing medical procedures that I need… It’s not really a choice. It’s the same situation as holding a gun to me and saying “work at this job or I’ll shoot you.” This is far from the only way people are forced to keep people working against their will. Threat of homelessness, dependents like children, family members who need medical support, H1B visas, etc. I was saying how, even in a decently paying job, I’m forced to work there under threat of serious medical complications because of the state of healthcare in the US. > Check your privilege I’m not the one making blanket statements about why people work shitty jobs.
        CamperBob2 3y ago
        But it does. No, it doesn't, no matter how many times you assert otherwise. I’m not the one making blanket statements about why people work shitty jobs. Yes, you are.
    - ghaff 3y ago
      I also don't know how common it is but spent the holidays with some friends including an Amazon warehouse worker. They claimed to really like their job and felt they were treated well. Didn't want a desk job so wasn't even interested in being a supervisor. This was in the UK for what it's worth so they have health insurance that's not tied to their job.
dotnet00 3y ago
That's in a large part not because people like big tech companies, rather they just hate the government even more than they hate big tech, because the government being so corrupt and ineffective is why the big tech companies are getting away with all the blatant abuses they perpetrate. I think interpreting that as "people would rather Amazon take over the government" is incorrect.

agos 3y ago

part of this is exactly because their malfeasance has gone unchecked for so long

dartos 3y ago

Maybe Apple, maybe google, but Amazon? I think the average American is aware of the Amazon warehouse worker conditions (and probably don’t care)

CamperBob2 3y ago
(Shrug) Nobody's being held in an Amazon warehouse against their will. They pay well, so people elect to put up with BS like lining up off the clock for security screening. Any beef is between Amazon and their workers, not Amazon and me.
- dartos 3y ago
  > Nobody's being held in an Amazon warehouse against their will In the US, needing health insurance has kept me at a job against my will and I’m a white collar worker. > Any beef is between Amazon and their workers, not Amazon and me. It becomes ur beef if Amazon becomes a government entity as OP was saying in their hypothetical.
  - CamperBob2 3y ago
    Sure, but currently, if you want to talk about people being held against their will, only the government can do that. And no, working at a job you don't like just for the heath insurance coverage does not count as being "held against your will." Check your privilege.
    - dartos 3y ago
      But it does. If my choice is either work at a job I don’t like or risk my life by foregoing medical procedures that I need… It’s not really a choice. It’s the same situation as holding a gun to me and saying “work at this job or I’ll shoot you.” This is far from the only way people are forced to keep people working against their will. Threat of homelessness, dependents like children, family members who need medical support, H1B visas, etc. I was saying how, even in a decently paying job, I’m forced to work there under threat of serious medical complications because of the state of healthcare in the US. > Check your privilege I’m not the one making blanket statements about why people work shitty jobs.
      - CamperBob2 3y ago
        But it does. No, it doesn't, no matter how many times you assert otherwise. I’m not the one making blanket statements about why people work shitty jobs. Yes, you are.
  - ghaff 3y ago
    I also don't know how common it is but spent the holidays with some friends including an Amazon warehouse worker. They claimed to really like their job and felt they were treated well. Didn't want a desk job so wasn't even interested in being a supervisor. This was in the UK for what it's worth so they have health insurance that's not tied to their job.

dotnet00 3y ago

That's in a large part not because people like big tech companies, rather they just hate the government even more than they hate big tech, because the government being so corrupt and ineffective is why the big tech companies are getting away with all the blatant abuses they perpetrate. I think interpreting that as "people would rather Amazon take over the government" is incorrect.