Is it on all of us? Why should Amazon reap the benefit of this innovation while the rest of us pay for the consquences?
Re:“Just walk out” technology by Amazon
by airstrike on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @09:58AM
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Amazon doesn't rip the benefits alone, all of us do. Just like Apple doesn't benefit alone from having invented touch-screen smartphones.
And if these companies profit, they do so as a reward for spending the capital (dollars and manhours) in creating new technologies that improve productivity. Specifically total factor productivity in https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobb%E2%80%93Douglas_product...
It's on all of us because it really isn't on anyone in particular, surely not on Amazon.
I can take your statement and flip it around just as easily: why should Amazon bear the costs of paying for many R&D ideas that may or may not pay off? We should all share that cost if we're all going to benefit from those innovations
Are you seriously trying to suggest that everyone benefits from these innovations?
Re:“Just walk out” technology by Amazon
by airstrike on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @01:26PM
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100%. Would you, personally, rather still be plowing with livestock?
Irrelevant, but it’s telling that you have to go back so far to pick something that seems to be universally beneficial.
Are you seriously trying to suggest everyone benefits from Amazon’s innovations?
I'm not sure why this should be on Amazon. It's on all of us to better train people to have the jobs of the future. Our education system hasn't really changed in 100+ years. It needs to.