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That is not to say you can't get rich without improving lives, or that that you can't get rich explicitly by harming people's quality of life.

There are countless cognitive exploits such as short term thinking that people can take advantage of, in addition to outright fraud and abuse.

These are valid questions to ask, but my personal view is most of those making the claims aren't showing their work, just positing they are true.

When the claim is that a millions amazon workers and contractors plus hundreds of millions of customers are acting against their best interests, you need strong evidence.