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The truth about covering tech at Bezos's Washington Post

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I don't get why people use these services. Do they not have enough self-respect to not let themselves get manipulated by random-rich-guy-with-an-ego? Someone is deliberately trying to control a platform you use for their own personal benefit, and you just let them? I don't get it. With commerce, you get something in return. With this, you're just (and sorry if the term is offensive or inappropriate) a cuck.

There is no way a person greedy enough to hoard $100B+ will not abuse their control of any organization. Even if you agree with everything they believe in, you're still subjugated and made subservient to them, or it feels like that way at least.

I am now seeing how feudalism and aristocracy prospered in its time. Some people just don't mind, or don't value their own dignity all that much I guess? I hope this isn't an extreme view.

What services and platform you mean, Alexa?

for bezos, ring and wapo. aws is fine because it's just commerce, you give him money in exchange for services. fair and sqaure. but he's hardly the only billionaire-villain out there. musk with his "X" i'm pretty sure he engineered the downfall of america on his own, and people didn't bat an eye as he was allowed to fire government employees and access government data of all americans so he can use his platforms to manipulate society further. Zuck, hardly needs explanation. larry ellison and his paramount efforts to take over warner bros and control half the media in the country because half the movies/shows isn't enough. it's endless. fox news, every local news station is owned by one billionaire dynasty. We're practically a feudal society now.

> people didn't bat an eye as he was allowed to fire government employees

I do not think that is true!

should have said most people, because that's true. it's the dire state of things. even now only 49% disapprove of the current admin, after seeing their own country men shot while protesting, little kids born in the US kidnapped and sent to foreign countries. if you think those 51% of people cared about government employees getting fired or allies being alienated, you'd be mistaken.

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