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Anyone here - not me, but only because I live in Australia - who doesn't recognise they they are the problem, are the problem.

We all want things, and we all want them the cheapest. Amazon is the cheapest. And how? This is how.

We either get used to a world where things cost less and people all across the delivery chain get treated really shitty, or we all accept that we have to pay a dollar more for that 12-pack of toilet paper.

Discussions of flying hours and labour rules here are disingenuous. We choose. Cheap, and people get fucked over? Or pay more, and (hopefully) they don't.

It's up to us. This is not a technology issue.



Read the article carefully and you'll note that he was never required to pilot a plane 23 hours in a 24 hour period (which is against all regulations). He was forced to ride along with one flight in order to get to his work flight.

The author has a great job where he is well paid and occasionally has to sleep on a plane. What's the problem?




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