Re:Is Amazon Worth It?
by otherotherchris on Sunday November 21, 2021 @10:48PM
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The media narrative against Amazon is not entirely accurate, they pay well above median for logistics roles and have better conditions. I reckon behind closed doors that the major complaint against them in the publishing industry is that they don't buy display and print advertising, and there is an effort to punish them for it vis-a-vis the coordinated attack on Google during the Google News blackmail era.
And this whole "pissing in bottles" thing is more an indictment of Americas lack of public toilets and abandonment of the public realm in general. Most civilized countries have infrastructure to meet basal human needs.
> The media narrative against Amazon is not entirely accurate
Anti unionization, abusing providers and streaming their business, allowing fake products, allowing fake reviews,... I am sure that is the press is not entirely accurate. There seems to be more than what usually is discussed.
I want it regulated so it does not abuse it's position, and I want the government making sure that it follows laboral laws so its employees can live with dignity. That people can stop buying is not a reason to allow Amazon to abuse its position.
> How does one calculate that from an economic perspective, and is it growing, or shrinking?
Many people cannot afford to take the time and effort to do that kind of calculation. So, growing or shrinking, it only affects a small percentage of all Amazon potential customers.