the unstoppable local-biz-swallowing pseudo-monopoly that is AMAZON

not to dunk on Nomadland (film) but it does seem odd how two of the primary cUlTuRaL mArXiSt bogeyman of conservative fever dreams (Hollywood & “”the media””) have been suspiciously silent on class and labor issues in the last few decades. examples are out there obv, but they are very much the exception.

I suppose Hollywood doesn’t really have an obligation per se, but The Media has been exceedingly negligent

I've ordered a couple things from eBay recently that showed up in Amazon bags.. such a bummer.

me too! they even have amazon fulfilment packing slips inside. i’m like ... wha

union vote not going so hot for the union, for some reason

i'm thinking this might have some connection to the facility being in Alabama

xpost yeah merchants sell stuff on both sites but have amazon logistics handle the storage & shipping

was disappointed in how Nomadland skated past the awfulness of Amazon's treatment of RV-dwelling seniors, but then again it wasn't really what the movie was about per se (the book definitely focuses on this more)

― mark e. smith-moon (f. hazel), Friday, April 9, 2021 1:07 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

Would Amazon have let Zhao film in the fulfillment center if the script had made more of that? I'm assuming not.

I await what happens when Nomadland finishes its theatrical run and the awards season--will it ever stream on Amazon Prime? And just what does it mean for the film industry that Amazon is both a content provider AND a major outlet for its own and other producers' titles. The Paramount Decree has been overturned, but this looks to me like a remake of the vertical integration the original antitrust case wanted to abolish.

will it ever stream on Amazon Prime?

It's on Hulu. Once that window expires (if it ever does), they might pick it up as a paid rental, though.

good time to remind everyone that Jeff Bezos sexts like a computer that's pretending to have a human body https://t.co/D2lDQmWQkk pic.twitter.com/Nta156WfkD

— Cari Hernandez (@eatinginmycar) May 11, 2021

bring me death pic.twitter.com/IwKkNPNl3P

— Luke Bailey (@imbadatlife) June 2, 2021

jesus christ I'm sure doing social for Amazon pays a lot better than the warehouse but imagine the stress of managing twenty different accounts "talking" to each other like that

yeesh

How authentically english to brew a cuppa when you're expecting big news

companies are starting to cut out the risky, unreliable part of social media, people, and instead are talking to themselves.

why are they doing this? because asking yourself questions and then answering them is a classic political move. you have to remember to imply that you're asking the questions the audience wants to hear, even though you're not.

^otm

https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7begd/amazon-furniture-assembly-service-adds-new-chaos-to-delivery-workers-lives

the unstoppable DaVinci-swallowing pseudo-dictator that is BEZOS
https://www.change.org/p/reddit-we-want-jeff-bezos-to-buy-and-eat-the-mona-lisa

would rather see the mona lisa eat jeff bezos tbrr

Bleak

🤮 pic.twitter.com/gHSVSsR03k

— Edward Ongweso Jr (@bigblackjacobin) November 10, 2021

They're opening a big giant new warehouse in Oakland, as soon as this month... ggrrrrrreatt

comically bleak

Jeff Bezos’ new superyacht is so tall that it can’t fit under a landmark Dutch bridge.

So the bridge is going to be dismantled. https://t.co/oa8stnlMyA

— Jodi Kantor (@jodikantor) February 3, 2022

amazing or are we in boring dystopia territory

Amazon dropping its telehealth service Amazon Care.

jokes that write themselves