Re:The unnecessary demise of Barnes and Noble
by lmm on Friday February 16, 2018 @04:21AM
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> Amazon employs way more people than B&N, the company they put out of business. Maybe those jobs should be better (OK, they definitely should), but that's different from saying there are no jobs, isn't it?
Amazon doesn't employ them, they contract certain services from them. Your first post talks about "getting laid off" but it won't even be that, it'll be not extending their contract.
Most people can still, for the time being, contribute to the economy - but already not at a level where the economy is comfortable hiring them for the long term. The "jobs" Amazon offers are explicitly designed to be automated away.
Amazon doesn't employ them, they contract certain services from them. Your first post talks about "getting laid off" but it won't even be that, it'll be not extending their contract.
Most people can still, for the time being, contribute to the economy - but already not at a level where the economy is comfortable hiring them for the long term. The "jobs" Amazon offers are explicitly designed to be automated away.