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February 14, 2022: The time I met Jeff Bezos: reflecting on how success changed Amazon & Bezos
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• How Hard Would It Be to Hit Jeff Bezos’s Superyacht With a Rotten Egg? (by Clio Chang, Curbed, Feb 8, 2022): “A group of residents in Rotterdam has put out a call to throw rotten eggs at Jeff Bezos’s superyacht when it passes through the city’s river in June. The event, succinctly titled ‘Throwing eggs at superyacht Jeff Bezos,’ is a response to reports that the city is considering a plan to dismantle the historic Koningshaven Bridge to allow Bezos’s $500 million, and apparently very tall, new superyacht to take to the sea.”
• MacKenzie Scott (Wikipedia entry): “As of November 2021, she has a net worth of US$62.2 billion, owing to a 4% stake in Amazon. ... Scott made US$5.8 billion in charitable gifts in 2020, one of the largest annual distributions by a private individual to working charities. She donated a further $2.7 billion in 2021.”
Reposting from last week’s show...
• Amazon Breaks Record for One-Day Gain in Market Cap (WSJ, Feb 5, 2022): "Shares surged 14% Friday, their biggest one-day jump in almost seven years. The added $191 billion to Amazon’s market value, eclipsing the record Apple set just last week when it added $181 billion after posting quarterly results that shattered previous records."
• Lawmakers Press Amazon on Sales of Chemical Used in Suicides (NYT, Feb 4, 2022). As Vice's Maxwell Strachan put it:
• Bezos has come a long way since his Taco Bell commercial (yes, really) in 2001.
• The true cost of Amazon’s low prices (by Sara Morrison, Vox, Jan 13, 2022): “Sarah Miller, executive director of the American Economic Liberties Project, an anti-monopoly advocacy group, [says]: ‘Amazon leverages its power in one space to take over a new space, which is core to their business practice. They have the ability to combine the competitive advantages of different aspects of their business to take over new sectors of the economy.’”
• Amazon vs. N.Y.’s small businesses: The little guys need a 21st century antitrust act (Natasha Amott op-ed in N.Y. Daily News, Jan 31, 2022): “When monopolies like Amazon are allowed to dominate single marketplaces so fully, small businesses see the effect in what they can afford to pay their staff; in what rents they can afford to pay to property owners; and in how they fight to stay a part of the American middle class.”
And...
• From Insider (Feb 9, 2022): “Amazon has expanded its new medical service to Boston, Dallas, Austin, and Los Angeles. Called Amazon Care, the venture provides primary care through an app to self-insured companies or those that pay for their employees’ medical expenses — and it’s already signed up big employers Whole Foods and Hilton.”
• Pat Garofalo (Feb 9, 2022): “Large, profitable corporations are demanding secrecy while they negotiate for billions of public dollars that are being granted by explicit statute to them individually.”
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Listener comments!
Roland from Australia:
David in London:
ultradamno:
Bas NL:
Iphone 11:
Handy Haversack:
Have to go get the Techgin poured, but I am very ready for some Techtonic.
Hey, ultradamno, David, Bas!
chresti:
DjLorraine:
ultradamno:
Hiya Handy!
Webhamster Henry:
PaulRobeson1920:
ultradamno:
julian in LA:
tim from washington:
HyperDose:
PaulRobeson1920:
melinda:
DanFA:
_Ike_:
DanFA:
queems:
Bas NL:
Ken From Hyde Park:
RevErie:
MarciB:
Bas NL:
PaulRobeson1920:
Avoid all advertising!! 2,300 year old advice
(Murakami Whywolf))):
queems:
ultradamno:
PaulRobeson1920:
Bryant in TO:
Robbie B.:
cosmic matrix:
MarciB:
audiocarp:
PaulRobeson1920:
&Robbie B @6:09 Epictetus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cosmic matrix:
Handy Haversack:
Fuzzy:
PaulRobeson1920:
Alcohol is a strong drug
_Ike_:
audiocarp:
PaulRobeson1920:
audiocarp:
HyperDose:
?:
https://live.childrenshealthdefense.org/shows/the-jerusalem-report/F8dDNqPaUL
Bryant in TO:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Robbie B.:
PaulRobeson1920:
(((Murakami Whywolf):
For one thing, ever since they stopped shouting abroad that one of their major goals was the elimination of governments' abilities to regulate any aspect of business, now they just whisper it behind hands held coyly in front of their faces.
chris in the redwoods:
omg:
Folsom:
Erin in TO:
PaulRobeson1920:
MarciB:
holymother:
Claire from Montclair:
audiocarp:
Erin in TO:
Roland from Australia:
Webhamster Henry:
MarciB:
tim from washington:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
DanFA:
(Murakami Whywolf))):
Niall:
omg:
I’ve rarely purchased from Amazon.
But damn I got some neat free stuff as they very nicely tied in my rewards buck from various credit cards I normally wouldn’t be bothered to even think about.
One can’t complain about that level of monetary ease of use.
The Bezos Beast.
Quite devious in it’s resourcefulness
james:
chresti:
Carmichael:
Fuzzy:
Webhamster Henry:
audiocarp:
Handy Haversack:
(((Murakami Whywolf):
Niall:
I got Mubi, Kanopy, CuriosityStream, Shudder, and Criterion for fillums, BandCamp, Bleep and (meh) iTunes to buy music and bookshop.org for any new books. I'm happy out.
PaulRobeson1920:
My thoughts while
I’m dinking watching the game, ALEXA read my mind Alexa
Drinking is slang for using the drug alcohol!
It is remarkable how promoted Alcohol is in Pro sports, considering how strong a drug alcohol is.
HyperDose:
melinda:
PaulRobeson1920:
Blobs:
lazy pierogi:
Bryant in TO:
audiocarp:
tim from washington:
hendrix wolfbat:
Fuzzy:
ultradamno:
Johntypo:
Can they direct to local record stores? Or the library of congress? Or something
joe mulligan:
?:
Claire from Montclair:
Handy Haversack:
Just smacks of antilabor practices, but I can't find anything recent on them. There's an article out there from 2006 that makes it sound like they do indeed want to eliminate all employees but had yet to figure out how.
Niall:
audiocarp:
DanFA:
queems:
cosmic matrix:
melinda:
lazy pierogi:
DanFA:
arb:
Handy Haversack:
joe mulligan:
DanFA:
queems:
MarciB:
Ken From Hyde Park:
omg:
cosmic matrix:
Barefootin’ 🌈 Along:
Sam:
Handy Haversack:
lazy pierogi:
?:
Tom from Stirling.:
HyperDose:
Niall:
Carmichael:
hoohoo:
omg:
How many of us have to live w his regrets
Webhamster Henry:
Sam:
Quinn02:
Barefootin’ 🌈 Along:
Come and join the party every🌈 day! @WFMU! Peace&Love
carrots:
HyperDose:
carrots:
omg:
I never wanted to know
Carmichael:
Tom from Stirling.:
Niall:
Bas NL:
Sam:
audiocarp:
dale:
(Murakami Whywolf))):
cosmic matrix:
tim from washington:
Niall:
matt:
was that lady cumming from eating that nummy slop
Ken From Hyde Park:
Handy Haversack:
matt:
audiocarp:
Niall:
audiocarp:
Tom from Stirling.:
tim from washington:
omg:
Perfect
ultradamno:
Sam:
choggie:
Bryant in TO:
matt:
MarciB:
Megaroni:
omg:
Money is the root of all dickheads I’ve known.
choggie:
chris in the redwoods:
ultradamno:
PaulRobeson1920:
Mark is telling the truth!
A more apt comparison to Nazism is having an authority tell you white is black and expecting you to believe it!
Any suggestion to violence is absurd
omg:
Etc etc
dale:
Bryant in TO:
Rich in Washington:
PaulRobeson1920:
Roland from Australia:
?:
(((Murakami Whywolf):
DanFA:
tim from washington:
choggie:
Listener Robert:
PaulRobeson1920:
The future is CRADLE TO CRADLE! Designing products with future lifecycles in mind….
Bas NL:
audiocarp:
chris in the redwoods:
MarciB:
Franco Twinkie:
dale:
HyperDose:
cosmic matrix:
omg:
Jeff knows that any woman that shows him the least interest is only interested in the financial gain he represents
All pollution industries into space.
Hence the Elon Musk satellite custerfrack
Near earth orbit precursor of the pacific plastic garbage gyre
choggie:
Webhamster Henry:
audiocarp:
Lepton:
Minimize impulsive Amazon purchases
Just make purchases totaling $29 min free shipping qualifier. Easy as pi
tim from washington:
MarciB:
Bas NL:
dale:
yippie:
morphe':
I am thinking they will now move the yacht out and put the masts on later???
Fredericks:
audiocarp:
Sam:
Rich in Washington:
cosmic matrix:
Handy Haversack:
Webhamster Henry:
melinda:
Sam:
Ran to the fridge and pulled out an egg
MarciB:
MyAcademy:
PaulRobeson1920:
www.abebooks.com...
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make things
audiocarp:
Tom from Stirling.:
Rich in Washington:
PaulRobeson1920:
omg:
Relax chronic
Fishtown Mike:
Fox:
Rich in Washington:
audiocarp:
choggie:
Dayfid:
tim from washington:
Wenzo Toad:
audiocarp:
Bryant in TO:
Tom from Stirling.:
Bas NL:
HyperDose:
DjLorraine:
PJ:
MyAcademy:
PaulRobeson1920:
Come to Know Paul through his own mind, pen and music…
The Greatest Male singer in recorded history!
choggie:
Rich in Washington:
hendrix wolfbat:
PaulRobeson1920:
choggie:
WR:
LCBD:
chresti:
Handy Haversack:
Jeff Moore:
choggie:
HyperDose:
omg:
I know it’s your private knitting circle mostly for the chronics that hate anyone who they can’t identify and immediately label troll.
Anonymous ain’t gonna hurt you.
Ever actúa listen to what mark is saying?
Ken From Hyde Park:
hendrix wolfbat:
Bas NL:
dale:
Sam:
dale:
cosmic matrix:
choggie:
hendrix wolfbat:
omg:
LCBD:
Webhamster Henry:
JR:
PaulRobeson1920:
DanFA:
hendrix wolfbat:
lazy pierogi:
LCBD:
Franco Twinkie:
hendrix wolfbat:
PaulRobeson1920:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Rolando:
Handy Haversack:
G:
Bas NL:
DanFA:
Listener Robert:
Fuzzy:
Webhamster Henry:
PaulRobeson1920:
mmdd:
Ken From Hyde Park:
Fuzzy:
Tom from Stirling.:
PaulRobeson1920:
Megaroni:
Handy Haversack:
I know this much: we can't solve it through more capitalism.
But beyond the clickbait:
It was rebuilt before.
It can be modified and made whole.
He’s offered to pay.
Personally we need to act locally and fix the problems here first prior to putting the oligarchs in their place.
I recommend guillotines
drowsy:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
chris in the redwoods:
dale:
But beyond the clickbait:
Guillotines.
hendrix wolfbat:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Blobs:
David in London:
Thanks Mark.
ultradamno:
LCBD:
Handy Haversack:
chresti:
drowsy:
Fuzzy:
Sam:
StringOFperils:
Firebottle:
lazy pierogi:
PaulRobeson1920:
We are all aboard the same train! To the East… where the 4 winds blow…
Yeah! Good Job Mackenzie Scott!
Bas NL:
Thanks Mark! Do give Jeff a heads-up on the coming WFMU Marathon! :)
Rolando:
Fuzzy:
Ken From Hyde Park:
PaulRobeson1920:
chris in the redwoods:
tim from washington:
Mark Hurst:
Sam:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Wenzo Toad:
Mark Hurst:
Webhamster Henry: