I don't get the Amazon love on here either. I stopped shopping off Amazon in 2016 (I stopped shopping at Wal-Mart in 2009) and only use AWS because I have to for work.
I don't really think Amazon, or even AWS for that matter, has been a collective good for society or tech. It's just locked people into using them for the default. Easy/frictionless goods and web service infrastructure might seem like a step up, but it locks you in as well.
Why is it disgusting? They gave everyone a wage increase, and they already pay above minimums.
Also, Jeff doesn't make millions an hour, he gets paid in stock. Stock is not cash, and is not a form of liquidity. In addition, $AMZN has dropped 20% in the past month, so by your math he's been "losing" money.
Get off your high horse and get real - there's about to be a recession, and they're hiring people who are out of a job AND paying them extra while they ensure people have a way to get vital goods while staying indoors and minimizing spread.
no, what's tiring and lazy (and yes, evil) is the idea that the peons at the bottom should be grateful for what the people at the top, who hoard 99% of the world's wealth, can get away with paying them. $15/hour is hardly living large, and a $2 bump is insulting
I don't really think Amazon, or even AWS for that matter, has been a collective good for society or tech. It's just locked people into using them for the default. Easy/frictionless goods and web service infrastructure might seem like a step up, but it locks you in as well.