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I'm glad I deleted my #Amazon account a couple months ago. I'm so done with all of these #bigtech fuckers.

When AI prophecy fails
"Amazon made $35 billion in profit last year, so they're celebrating by laying off 14,000 workers (a number they say will rise to 30,000). This is the kind of thing that Wall Street loves, and this layoff comes after a string of pronouncements from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy about how AI is going to let them fire tons of workers."

#Capitalism

https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/29/worker-frightening-machines/#robots-stole-your-jerb-kinda

https://pluralistic.net

Pluralistic: When AI prophecy fails (29 Oct 2025)

AKingsbury

@AlexanderKingsbury@mastodon.social replied · 2 days ago

@dennyhenke

Good thing you can vote with your wallet!

Of course, under #socialism, if you object to something the supplier of, say, food is doing...well, suck it up or starve.

Natz 🏴‍☠️ ☮️ 🌱

@natz_b@mastodon.social replied · 2 days ago

@AlexanderKingsbury @dennyhenke socialism doesn’t let anyone starve, stupid. It also doesn’t let anyone hoard a fuck ton of money that could be used to feed the hungry.

Beardy Star Stuff

@dennyhenke@social.coop replied · 2 days ago

@AlexanderKingsbury That is an inaccurate and very limited depiction of socialism. Nice try. Even worse, you assume that the only alternative to capitalism is socialism. A silly assumption lacking in imagination and an understanding of human history.

The world is not that simple nor are our choices.

AKingsbury

@AlexanderKingsbury@mastodon.social replied · 2 days ago

@dennyhenke

It's perfectly accurate. Under socialism, there is one owner of the means of production, one provider of goods and services; the state. And I make no assumption of the sort you assert; that's nothing but an idle, baseless accusation on your part.

Beardy Star Stuff

@dennyhenke@social.coop replied · yesterday

@AlexanderKingsbury No, it's an accurate assessment of your statement. You're equating socialism with state communism and ignoring the other potential forms it might take. There's a whole world out there that's bigger than your inaccurate and limited binary presentation.

AKingsbury

@AlexanderKingsbury@mastodon.social replied · 21 hours ago

@dennyhenke

I'm hardly "ignoring" anything of the sort. Mentioning one thing does not mean an ignorance of everything you did not mention.

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