johnsushant's comments

johnsushant | 7 years ago | on: Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees

Skilled labour costs more than unskilled labour.

They're paid more because they cared to acquire skills that a warehouse worker didn't. It could be the coziest simplest job in the world, but if it has a higher skill requirement, it will come with a higher salary.

johnsushant | 8 years ago | on: Telegram has raised an initial $850M for its billion-dollar ICO

You mention Litecoin but not Ripple?

johnsushant | 8 years ago | on: A Driver’s Suicide Reveals the Dark Side of the Gig Economy

What would all these drivers do once self driving taxis become the norm?

They would instantly go from severely underpaid to completely unemployed. Considering that a market disrupter like Uber has affected them to this extent, do people honestly believe 100,000 new jobs would be available once automation takes their jobs?