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minus-squareAce@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·7 months agoI don’t think it was greed. Did they ever make profit in the end? I know they were losing money hand over fist for years and years. It’s not like they had cash to spare to start paying 10k’s of extra employees.
minus-squarealienanimals@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-27 months agoThe people at the top made tons of money. Also, back in 2018 they only employed 350 people. They were valued at 1.8 billion at the time. Maybe if someone’s business can’t stay afloat without free labor from 10k people then you shouldn’t be a business.
I don’t think it was greed. Did they ever make profit in the end? I know they were losing money hand over fist for years and years. It’s not like they had cash to spare to start paying 10k’s of extra employees.
The people at the top made tons of money. Also, back in 2018 they only employed 350 people. They were valued at 1.8 billion at the time.
Maybe if someone’s business can’t stay afloat without free labor from 10k people then you shouldn’t be a business.