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Well what did you expect, him to come out and say "yes, billionaires are detrimental to society"?
The police investigated themselves and found nothing wrong.
Oh, so the cartoonishly evil CEO said the evil rogues gallery of CEOs isn't evil? It's also so funny how he could say "no, young worker's jobs aren't in that much danger." Then mark fuckerberg goes on stage saying how many people he's replaced with ai. Wholly shit its impossible.
Hey a rich out of touch asshole who has nothing in common with his fellow man has an opinion about something!
I bet he knows what he's talking about!
Being completely wrong on all topics is an accomplishment on it's own.
It takes dedication and really going the extra mile to be so diabolically shitty.
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What sorts of salads and sides would go well with him?
Imagine that! All the billionaires defending each other. Go figure!
It’s like they have some sort of solidarity. One based on their class. Seems like an idea that could greatly benefit them.
These billionaire ghouls just don't know when to stfu
I honestly cannot imagine being THAT rich, being able to do anything, and still being such a massive piece of shit
You don't get to be that rich without being a massive piece of shit.
Exactly. Average asshole gets a billion, they get a financial advisor, let their money turn into generational wealth with investments, and donate to charity while living in a big mansion.
The billionaires we have are more of mentally sick wannabe dragons, the horde will never be big enough to satisfy them.
Or what? What are you(plural) gunna do about it? They keep getting away with it so what is this “when” you speak of and what’s going to happen?
Even small children and animals learn very quickly that empty threats are far more cringey than scary and begin ignoring them almost immediately. These are grown people who’ve lived their whole lives without consequences and you think they give a shit?
just don't know when to stfu
I don't think they can afford to, if they're betting on this technology. They have to use their public influence to convince as many (important) people as possible for as long as possible to squeeze as much money as possible. After all, if these successful CEOs say it's good, other CEOs may be swayed as well, and they're the suckers that'll end up deciding to spend the fruit of other people's labour on infrastructure and tokens.
I don’t think they can afford to
These people have literally have fuck you money, they can afford a fuck-up like the AI bubble popping tens of times over if not endlessly with their countless legal loopholes. Their attitudes are based purely on having never faced repercussions for their societal parasitism and an insatiable desire for "more".
Financially, sure. Emotionally, their sense of self-worth and their image is defined by their financial success. To have bet on a losing horse would sting. Hence, they need it to succeed.
Did he remove the wonk from his eye?
Lucky photo probably
Let them eat cake.
Or instead, and I'm going out on a limb here, the rich.
It Is Difficult to Get a Man to Understand Something When His Salary Depends Upon His Not Understanding It
I’d imagine this applies even more to billionaires who make the average person’s salary every minute.
I am starting to downvote these posts. I know what an asshole like Bezos would say if asked, then a good-for-nothing tech press guy asks AND you give him a platform on Lemmy.
There is no valuable analysis or any collateral reporting that makes this other than self-inflicted propaganda.
I agree with your sentiment but I like these posts for a strategic reason: Bezos intends for his statements to bolster support, but his strategy is falling flat. Support for AI is either level or declining, and anger over its harm is growing. Bezos reveals the extent to which he is out-of-touch. I think his statements actually inflame opposition to AI: his propaganda is motivating his opponents while leaving his supporters indifferent. When I upvote Bezos quotes, I am thinking to myself, 'hey everybody, get a load of this asshole!' I am definitely not upvoting him because I think his claims have merit or that they will convert people to support AI.
I feel like the fact that Bezos himself is out here arguing means that he's losing.
Thank you! Im really irritated by the amount and ratio of upvotes this post has.
alien bezos saying humans should stop resisting AI.
Strange how a man who stands to make billions more from this, thinks all those opposed to it are wrong.
Guessing it’s due to his vast and deep knowledge of the subject, after long and careful scientific and sociologic research.
Don't care didn't ask, let me know when it's time to string him up like Mussolini
It's time.
I think he is right about tech workers working on a higher level, using a bulldozer instead of a shovel, but thats going to be a good thing for the company, not the worker.
He sees the company as the main driver in the economy and if it's good for the company, it's good for the country. If it sucks for workers, it's a sacrifice he is willing to make...
Boosting productivity is very bad for the stressed worker who gets a new performance baseline that is 10 times what it was before. We already see this happening.
“You could double the taxes I pay, and it’s not going to help that teacher in Queens. I promise you.”
He is right about this too, because he knows the taxes in America is not going to those people. America has so much money but they spend it on weapons instead of their country.
So he is not lying in this interview. He is saying the truth which is why things are so sad. Him paying more taxes would just give more money to the weapons industry. He is existing inside a country where the presidents doesn't care about ordinary people at all. Same as Russia.
Unrelatable dickhead expresses an opinion, promptly ignored.
More like makes me fantasize about using his chrome dome to set an Amazon data center on fire like burning ants with a magnifying glass
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"Billionaire with vested interest in AI &Trump says there's no problems with billionares, AI & Trump"
Why the fuck even ask him?
Because people for some reason think greedy people have some authority outside of their own greed. Hint: they don't!
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Borrowed $250k ($550k in today's money) from his family to start Amazon, has so much money now that money has ceased to have meaning. This asshole has never lived a normal life and yet he thinks he knows what kind of problems people are facing today.
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Literally opposite-world opinions
Nothing will change until they fear for their lives.
Just wanted to throw down the reminder that health insurance companies, for a brief moment, didn't deny nearly as many claims.
Sometimes violence is the answer.
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Fear isn't enough. The whole billionaire class should be culled from society.
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These creatures can't even figure out how to cosplay as fully formed human beings.
People like this bastard should be hanging
A pillory would be a good start. Everyone who wants to teabag or clam slam him can have a turn.
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I think Jeff loves AI to death
Not yet he doesn't but maybe if we all work together
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