Someone gets to FIRE built on the backs of the workers then gets praise for doing so. A more meaningful response would be better to donate the millions of Amazon stock he had to the workers on the front line.
Donating a few million dollars to a few hundred thousand workers makes close to 0 difference.
Taking a public stand in the hopes of making a systemic difference in the long term could change a lot.
Although you make a good point that he can FIRE due to previous income. Something nigh impossible on a warehouse picker wage.
I don't understand this attempt to discredit the person because they previously made some money at amazon.
A million dollars is still a lot of money. They still had to make a decision to turn down that easy money and speak up about it. They could have just as easily continued to work at amazon and save up 10+ million, etc.
This caught my eye! A one-percenter? More like a 0.01%er.