Recently, the bbc published an article on email list amazon's 25th anniversary. Frankly, it was appalling. He posed the question “how was the amazon empire built?” - and then completely failed to answer it. He listed a bunch of things: high revenue, retail industry dominance, high-flying amazon value, and so on. Etc yawn . Let's actually answer the question, shall we? With the wit of avoiding taxes on the side, amazon has become - and will remain - a powerhouse as they innovate. In 2017, they spent $22.6 billion globally on research and development.
While this figure can be disputed, there is no doubt that amazon has achieved dominance by spending big to stay ahead of the curve. Alphabet (google), intel, microsoft and apple were right after them. Notice a theme? No robot will take my job! Innovation is therefore email list vital, but what is innovation's greatest enemy? The fear of change. And I'm absolutely sick of hearing people complain about the change. In this industry, the fear of automation follows a familiar but broken line of reasoning: robots will eventually take my job. And there is no way to help them! This is called reducing your “value proposition”. People think the value of the service they provide is being attacked by ai.
email listThe better it gets, the more redundant they email list become; the smarter he becomes, the less useful they are. And, I understand. Technology has taken over 90% of the jobs people used to have. This is unpleasant for some, especially if you are on the front line in industries that have seen rapid change. Detroit. Automotive manufacturing. Coal mining in the american midwest - and, as the son of a british east midlands coal miner, I feel this one keenly from across the pond. But you know what? My father, who left school with very bad grades, perfected himself elsewhere. He became a policeman. He went into education. He opened businesses. He embraced change and seized its opportunities. Some people don't have those opportunities and that's a tragedy.