Personally, I doubt even a tenth of the linked post is true. But as a statement of intent — not least about the value of labor, and the humans who do it — it’s pretty vile stuff.

https://mastodon.social/@kottke/116403677544329157

@beep we've already known "bullshit retail with zero organic business that can fund itself indefinitely" has been automatable for a few decades now.
this is a PR stunt obviously, they're going to create whatever coverage suits them and carefully avoid mentioning any of the things it fucks all the way up / doesn't do / can't do, and it's already a foregone conclusion that they will declare it a success when they shutter it. 100% tech bro self fart sniffing exercise adding nothing to the world.