Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency

Re:Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency by mikeweiss on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @08:40PM (#46804579)

Yes work is the means, the means to earn an income. Do you live in a country that has a big enough social safety net that you trust it to provide you the necessary income and healthcare so that you can just paint and play chess all day? I certainly don't... I live in the U.S.A :-/

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Re:Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency by p1esk on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @10:31PM (#46805454)

Safety nets only work while there are people paying (a lot of) taxes.

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Re:Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency by mikeweiss on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @10:50PM (#46805616)

I guess you could tax the companies and people still earning money at like 95% or something.

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