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0 pointsxyzelement2y ago0 comments

The fact that you conceptualize of people with more wealth than you as "masters" totally explains your stance on this topic. I struggle to feel how Bezos "enslaves me" or makes my life worse (and on the flip, I can easily name 3 ways he makes my life better.)

I suspect one's perspective on this depends a lot on one's a-priori sense of victimization and it's just not what I lead with. So yes, I can see that how you feel makes you think what you think, but it's not for me.

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wackget2y ago

> I struggle to feel how Bezos "enslaves me" or makes my life worse

That's great for you! But have you considered the radical notion that other people with different circumstances to you exist?

Do you know anyone who works for Amazon? How are they treated? Do you know anyone who works for a company who supplies Amazon? How are they treated? Do you know anyone who purchases products from Amazon? Who delivers those products, and how are they treated?

xyzelementOP2y ago

I perceive that folks are more or less lining up to work for Amazon even in the roles you're describing, meaning it represents meaningful opportunity for them in contrast to their other alternatives.

The Amazon delivery guys I interact with seem pretty happy. I read the same things you read about the horrors of warehouse work but it's pretty hard to know how much of that is spin vs real vs normal. Again, presumably if it was the worst people won't work there.

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