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

Re:Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency by api on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @09:17PM (#46804887)

I think he might be the greatest person at failing up who has ever lived. It has to be some kind of savant-like skill.

After this he’ll probably become the literal king of the world.

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Re:Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency by reaperducer on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @10:21PM (#46805378)

I think he might be the greatest person at failing up who has ever lived.

Went bankrupt six times and is still hailed by his followers as an economic genius. Few people can pull that off.

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Re:Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency by nick49488171 on Thursday January 29, 2026 @12:00AM (#46805987)

He's going for number 7 it seems

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Re:Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency by hvb2 on Thursday January 29, 2026 @12:41AM (#46806249)

Married 4 times, still seen as a saint

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Re:Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency by NicoJuicy on Thursday January 29, 2026 @01:22PM (#46814204)

Buried his wife on his property alone to get tax breaks as a cemetery for mar a lago

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Re:Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency by waldarbeiter on Thursday January 29, 2026 @06:23PM (#46818338)

That was not mar a Lago but in New Jersey

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Re:Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency by auggierose on Thursday January 29, 2026 @01:26AM (#46806521)

I think what is hard to understand for people is how you can go bankrupt six times and still have loads of assets and money. How does that work?

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Re:Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency by reaperducer on Thursday January 29, 2026 @11:30AM (#46812457)

Back in the 80's and 90's he was pretty well known for noting that if you owe a bank enough money, it is in the bank's interest not to let you fail.

My guess is that it also helps to owe lots of money to lots of banks at the same time. That way when one goes after you, the others will help you out or risk losing their money, too.

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Re:Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency by NicoJuicy on Thursday January 29, 2026 @03:10PM (#46815888)

All you need is to pretend to be successful

( And produce a show "the apprentice" to also pretend to be successful)

He's pretty lucky that he needed to pretend to be successful to at least let his name lease as a brand.

Basically the only thing that worked out in business.

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Re:Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency by mobiuscog on Thursday January 29, 2026 @07:48AM (#46809481)

That certainly seems what he believes he will be.

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