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by literalAardvark 2 hours ago
Most of the big ones. Only issue is the US is crap at collecting tax from them.
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sorry i was really asking, i'm quite jaded about internet and i don't see what's so valuable (of course all i see is reddit youtube ..)
All of Amazon, Apple, all the AI stuff, Google, including YouTube, yes.

They make tons of money for the US. Value is somewhat more subjective, but Amazon for instance certainly creates an enormous amount of value, as do Google's search and maps products.

I would argue that the democratisation of knowledge that YouTube has enabled is also very valuable.

it's funny how I don't share the appreciation

they're all very mild and are not a clear improvement over previous ways, amazon is full of confusing product reviews and false advertising (they did mutualize ~free home deliveries though), youtube is also loaded with bs, the good content is not that much better than a book the rare time it can claim it is (and I'd argue most of the time it's universities uploading videos they had already made before)

I did love google maps but a bit less since they've made it a store locator more than a map.