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0 pointsimtringued5y ago0 comments

>Not only are they viable, they are hugely more profitable without the human expenses.

I don't believe this. The reputation loss alone will cost you a lot of potential money. Stadia is basically dead because the Google brand is completely untrustworthy. B2B customers want to avoid Google as much as possible because it's just a liability that threatens to ruin their business.

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Houyhnhnms5y ago· 1 in thread

I think this is key. When Amazon becomes widely known as untrustworthy, then it will fail and fail quickly. There is already a _lot_ of counterfeiting on Amazon, and a lot of people avoid it for anything safety critical or areas where it is most prevalent. If that becomes more widely known and widely practiced, it would make a dent. Small places naturally verify their stock. Amazon doesn't.

vkou5y ago

McDonalds has a reputation for serving crap food, yet its franchises are everywhere, and they print money hand-over-fist.

I don't expect Amazon to go anywhere, even if people's impression of drops.

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