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Re:Amazon rolls out machines that pack orders and replace jobs by aey on Monday May 13, 2019 @09:50AM (#19899176)
It doesn’t become more revenue. It maybe a cost reduction which in turn may increase profits, or reduce consumer prices. Either is a good thing.

Amazon has a long track record of aggressively reinvesting its profits.

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Re:Amazon rolls out machines that pack orders and replace jobs by cheeze on Monday May 13, 2019 @12:24PM (#19900862)
Sorry, that's a much better characterization of it.
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Re:Amazon rolls out machines that pack orders and replace jobs by aey on Monday May 13, 2019 @05:42PM (#19904281)
Amazon is the best of what capitalism can offer. They have basically crushed competition by focusing on providing better value, not building a monopoly through lobbying or a legal moat.

Given that, I wish us economic policy was focused on allowing more Amazon’s to exist in more industries, and a social policy that focused on helping the folks that are acutely negatively impacted by competition.

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