Mass testing aids safety and economy
“Regular testing on a global scale, across all industries, would both help keep people safe and help get the economy back up and running.”
Investing
Jeff Bezos's 2019 letter to Amazon shareholders, one of the letters in Day 1: The Amazon Shareholder Letters, 1997–2020.
Large orders signal markets to invent
“[Purchasing electric delivery vans] sends a signal to the marketplace to start inventing and developing new technologies that large, global companies need to transition to a low-carbon economy.”
Online shopping beats driving on carbon
“[Amazon’s sustainability scientists’] detailed analysis has found that shopping online consistently generates less carbon than driving to a store, since a single delivery van trip can take approximately 100 roundtrip car journeys off the road on average.”
Bad events define, destroy or strengthen
“Reflect on this from Theodor Seuss Geisel: ‘When something bad happens you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you.’” — Theodor Seuss Geisel