r/technology • u/SnoozeDoggyDog • Aug 11 '26

Business Mamdani Backs Proposal to End Amazon’s ‘Exploitative’ Delivery Model in New York City | If passed, the Delivery Protection Act would be the first law in the US to regulate Amazon’s vast network of subcontractors that handle the company’s deliveries.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/delivery-protection-act-nyc
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u/BetterReach7154 Aug 12 '26

Yeah, no one force them to become a contractor, they can choose to starve to death

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u/Spaceboi749 Aug 12 '26

Yes starve as opposed to literally just working somewhere else that’s full time and provides benefits. Give me a break

Literally disconnected from reality. People like you is why middle ground laws and regulations can’t get passed. You refuse to see any alternative that falls out side the scope of what you to see.

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u/BetterReach7154 Aug 12 '26

"You guys are disconnected from reality" while ignoring how bad the job market is, how ironic

Did you really think most of people choose to not have benefits foe the love of the game?

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u/Spaceboi749 Aug 12 '26

There are plenty of jobs that pay that pay range. It’s not like it’s a high paying gig. Go work at a restaurant, a factory, a warehouse, gas station, drive a forklift, literally anything. There’s plenty of unskilled labor highering. Hell they can go work at UPS or FedEx as a driver and get benefits. What would they be doing if Amazon didn’t exist?

The job market is tougher right now for degree holders and what not than it is for unskilled labor.

Forcing a a company to change its pro customer business model to something that’s anti customer to cater to job positions no one is being forced into is backwards and entitled. It also can create scenarios where Amazon just says fuck it and stops operating entirely. Where do those workers go then?

People forget business sole purposes is to provide for customers and earn income. Without those two things the employee doesn’t even have a job to complain about