[InvisibleCities]

>I actually believe in the benevolence of AWS; I spent nearly a decade there. Do you?

I have no reason to doubt the benevolence of AWS at present, but how much faith do you have in the perpetuity of that benevolence? There is a tremendous power imbalance between Amazon/Google/Microsoft and the companies that depend on them for infrastructure, and the nature of capitalism and the declining rate of profitability means that eventually, the markets will demand for that power imbalance to be exploited economically.

When the Manorial system emerged in Europe, it was a largely benevolent force offering stability, security, and community in the wake of the collapsing Western Roman Empire - within a few generations it morphed into 1000 years of serfdom.

[ragona]

> how much faith do you have in the perpetuity of that benevolence

None! Literally none. This is a huge risk for our country, and we should thinking about what it means for the next 1000 years, not the next 10.

Bezos appears to truly, truly believe in Customer Obsession. The culture definitely softened while I was there though, and I can't imagine how it'll change in 200 years. I can't guarantee his great grandkids won't be dicks. I don't really want to live in the corporatist city state of Seattle By Amazon with its "benevolent" AI overlord and its drone stazi in 2234, ya know?