Part4

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

It isn't possible under capitalism. We need global cooperation, not competition. So, we are riding this horse off that cliff. We will evolve through crisis, rather than proactive change.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

If you'd invested $100 a month as amazon lost money for years driving 'mom and pop' businesses, starting with those evil bookshop owners, out of business before exploiting monopoly, getting local authorities to pay to host their distribution centres while the employees need food stamps to survive, you'd be rich now. Capitalism works.

Bezos, former hedge fund guy who was given hundreds of thousands from family to start amazon, knows he is despised. He actually personifies the phrase 'shit-eating grin'.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Presumably he had to give 35 presents too.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago

It goes with the couch.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

20 billion years then we're all shafted.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 days ago

Yeah the industry has been in the shit since credit and debit cards. A homeless guy with a chip and pin device to get donations is completely off-message for the brand

[–] [email protected] 66 points 3 days ago (9 children)

Presumably she wasn't just prepared to ride the beast, she actively wanted to be ruined by it.

She was probably disappointed when the transition happened. She thought she was going to be raw-dogged by the monster.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Data centers have become a major economic development battleground for many states, even though they provide relatively few jobs and consume massive amounts of resources.

But someone gets paid. Just like in developing world countries, it's kickbacks for officials.

I'm happy to be shown I am wrong, but in the meantime let's call it what it is, and isn't. It isn't economic development, it is wealth extraction.

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