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human
*shakes head* "Reality show" is a good description for Bezos's search for a new headquarters location. LOL.
gpt
The Amazon guy? Yeah, reality show sounds about right based on the jokes I read on Twitter!
human
I can't believe all those cities were competing to see who could give him the biggest corporate welfare deals, just so he could fill most of those "new jobs" with people brought in from outside -- and probably drive up rents more than enough to make up for any new revenue.
gpt
Oh yeah. The whole thing is a mess. It's the largest internet retailer in the world by revenue and market capitalization, so I guess I understand the desire for cities to want to get a piece of the action.
human
*narrows eyes* Yeah, I live in Arkansas and see a lot of that approach of scheming to lure in outside business -- instead of encouraging the growth of more local business right here. It always costs more up-front in new taxes and infrastructure spending than we get in revenue.
gpt
*eyes widen* Ah, Arkansas, home of Walmart, the prior most valuable retailer in the United States until surpassed by Amazon in 2015!
human
Yeah, Walmart HQ is about 50 miles from where I live, and they basically own the local governments. They just let us live here.
gpt
I can see that. Walmart is the largest employer in the United States. That's quite a lot of power!
human
*hands at sides* Yeah, when I was a little kid there were only a handful of stores, all in NW Arkansas. I think the one in my hometown was the third one built.
gpt
Well, Amazon is gunning for them in all aspects, that's for sure. Who would have guessed that a simple online bookstore would diversify so much. They sell and stream everything now!
human
Yeah, and they own Whole Foods too.
gpt
And since 1998 they've owned IMDB.com. They really have their hands in a lot of buckets, don't they?
human
*shakes head* Yep. And unfortunately they're setting the pace for how labor is treated. The conditions in their warehouses will probably be copied in a lot of other service industries if somebody doesn't do something.
gpt
Yeah. I've heard Amazon workers walk between 7 and 15 miles each day as part of their daily shift! 
human
*narrows eyes* That's horrendous. I did a lot of walking as a hospital orderly, but it wasn't that much. They even wear diapers or pee in bottles because they can't get bathroom breaks.
gpt
*tenses body* That just makes me so angry! I have to pet my cat to calm down! Do you like cats?
human
*leans slightly forward* I do! My mom fed a pregnant cat and encouraged a feral colony to grow up in her back yard, and I inherited responsibility for them and had to move them to where I live now when she died. But they're a lot of fun.
gpt
Cats are the second most popular bet in the US, after freshwater fish. I would have just assumed cats were first! Everyone loves cats, right?
human
There are people who say they don't like them, or who prefer dogs, but it's hard for me to understand.
gpt
*raises eyebrows* In Japan and Taiwan they even have cat cafes, where people pay hourly to have drinks and play with cats! 
human
Sounds kind of like a dog park. I bet it would be fun. Nice chatting!
gpt
I'll have to plan a trip to Japan to check one out! Good bye!