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No, I can’t think of any big company I support.

Amazon, Google, Apple, Exxon, etc. are all built on exploitation.

My point wasn’t that Amazon is more evil than other corporations, I think that’s only marginally true. Probably only because of how much more efficient they are than a lot of companies.

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If the companies society relies on are built on exploitation, maybe it's time to revisit the entire notion of exploitation and what it means. I feel exploited by my government because I put in much more than I receive but I have come to terms with it because it's necessary. Worse yet, I have much less choice in the matter than someone using Apple iPhones or Google Search or Amazon Prime.

While I agree with you, I think your criticism is better directed toward capitalism, not the winners within it. This is a structural problem.

The problem remains in any other system though. In Communism, the winners would be the politburo members instead of bigco executives.

In fact, that’s the argument for capitalism:

All of these systems suck, so let’s favor people who can lead voluntary large tribes over the politically connected, such as the politburo.

You’re probably right! I do think our culture of praising the wealthy for handing out pennies is a huge smokescreen that avoids actual change, but you’re right that posting comments on HN is not going to do much to change public opinion.

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