More tech means better good times and more catastrophic bad times. The 20th century was the most prosperous ever—with the deadliest wars and genocides ever. Fucking around in the 21st century will kill us all. We’re one big team with one goal: figure out how to proceed wisely.
At our all hands today I told the team that this is what it looks like to innovate in a regulated market. If we simply focus on what the customer wants and keep building, it will all work out for the best.
Don't get distracted or lose sight of that.
@ScottGottliebMD has sound judgment, correctly predicted every phase of the pandemic. I appreciated him sounding the alarm in Feb’20 when it was only a few of us doing so in the media. Now he’s appropriately concerned about the cred of public health—recs so out of step w/ science
If you punish people for being wrong, they cover up their mistakes. They make excuses and throw blame to justify the past.
If you treat being wrong as a learning opportunity, people admit their errors. They take responsibility for correcting and preventing them in the future.
End of an era:
--0 to $1.5t (nobody in history);
--Turned biggest cost centers into profit centers (nobody in history);
--Established recurring revenue relationship w/82% of US households (nobody in history); and
--Hired 500k+ people in 12 months (nobody in history)
#Bezos