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Re:25% of US/Canada trade depends on a single privately owne... by LeifCarrotson on Monday January 15, 2024 @10:16AM (#39001877)
> The idea that a private individual, no matter how wealthy is able to literally exact a toll on society is ridiculous.

How else do you think that individuals are able to become billionaires? They're not ten thousand times smarter or stronger or harder-working than the rest of us. Bezos is worth $180B because he's paying his warehouse drones $13.60 an hour while they run from shelf to shelf and pee in bottles, contributing value to society far in excess of the pay they're receiving. The difference is pocketed by Jeff.

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Re:25% of US/Canada trade depends on a single privately owne... by fallingknife on Monday January 15, 2024 @10:19AM (#39001915)
Everyone else is also paying their warehouse drones $13.60 per hour and have. been doing that for decades before Amazon, and none of them are billionaires.
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Re:25% of US/Canada trade depends on a single privately owne... by nerdbert on Monday January 15, 2024 @10:58AM (#39002277)
Bezos optimized the peeing-in-bottles aspect.
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