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0 pointsbko12d ago0 comments

> There is a real problem of incentives when you prioritize growth endlessly, as it leads to perverse incentives such as that ones these companies are accused of - leading you to progressively take more and more less positive actions in order to achieve this growth.

What negative actions has Google Amazon and Nvidia done due to them prioritizing growth endlessly?

For Google, they didn't prioritize growth or they would have moved on AI a decade ago, but they were afraid of having tech journalists who hate them already write mean articles about how their AI is harmful.

Amazon just .. I don't know, keeps squeezing out operational efficiencies that get me next day delivery? Or developing AWS to enable other people to build apps?

Nvidia sells GPUs. Maybe you're a gamer and the push into AI means higher GPU prices?

I'm at a loss here. I don't think anyone is mad at these companies outside of a tiny vocal terminally online minority.

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prizzom12d ago· 1 in thread

All of the companies you mention are at minimum engaged in monopolization and anti-competitive mergers as well as exploiting tax loopholes.

More specific criticisms:

Amazon

- They exploit factory workers that have to piss in bottles to keep up with productivity quotas and have high workplace injury rates. When they take time off to recover they are fired.

- They commit intellectual property theft, by copying top selling products and putting their hands on the scales to divert traffic to their clones.

NVidia

- Used software lock-in of CUDA to gain advantage in hardware sales.

Google

- Steals your information. Uses its browser to compete unfairly in other markets (mobile phone OS, etc).

Elon Musk / Tesla / SpaceX

- Bought Twitter and used it to influence elections and voters, promote racism / nazi sympathizers.

tester75612d ago

One of those is not like the others

>- Used software lock-in of CUDA to gain advantage in hardware sales.

foldr12d ago

>Amazon just .. I don't know, keeps squeezing out operational efficiencies

There's a human cost to this. Amazon warehouses are famous for their bad working conditions.

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