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Funny, Amazon is becoming quite like Wal-Mart, but we don't complain. When Wal-Mart comes to a town, the stampede away from the old shopping areas to the new Wa
by twistedpair 13y ago
Funny, Amazon is becoming quite like Wal-Mart, but we don't complain. When Wal-Mart comes to a town, the stampede away from the old shopping areas to the new Wal-Mart is alarmingly clear. However, with Amazon, their brick and mortar competitors are slowing fading away like apparitions as they are outmoded by new technology and trends.
Further, with Amazon we don't have to notice the low paid hordes that run the machination as these Morlocks are now in some unknown warehouse out of view toiling away to mail me my case of toilet paper so that I don't have to leave work early to purchase it through direct human contact.
- aroman 13y agoThis is a really really good point. What can be done, though?
- GFischer 13y agoWhat's the added value of a human giving you toilet paper? Now both you and the hypothetical toilet paper merchant can go and do more interesting things, maybe you'll meet at a gym, bar or social event instead of the random and sometimes awkward social experience of a commercial transaction. The human gets replaced by a robot doing the menial task, win for everyone (as long as the pie expands and he gets another more meaningful job). Most new jobs are basically service jobs, so maybe now instead of handling toilet paper he'll give you a Starbucks coffee..
- mratzloff 13y ago> The human gets replaced by a robot doing the menial task, win for everyone (as long as the pie expands and he gets another more meaningful job). Your parenthetical aside is not a minor point.