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> You also seem very certain that Amazon's scale is a good thing, overall, which I remain unconvinced of. What do you find unconvincing about roughly 30 billio
by huijzer 2y ago
> You also seem very certain that Amazon's scale is a good thing, overall, which I remain unconvinced of.
What do you find unconvincing about roughly 30 billion in net income and free cashflow in 2023?
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y agoThat's one metric, that only reflects Amazon's function as an income generator. I view businesses through other metrics as well, including their impact on society in a variety of different ways. From some of those perspectives, it is not clear to me that Amazon (where I was the 2nd employee) is a net benefit.
- concordDance 2y agoThis Amazon the company specifically or online shopping in general? E.g. if Amazon hadn't been made and some other online retailer had dominated (or even if there had been many!)
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y agoBoth.