Harpers Index (April 2018)

Silicon Valley is eating the world. Hopefully they leave something for the rest of us.

Percentage of Americans who are concerned that Amazon is forcing brick-and-mortar stores out of business : 64

Who have a favorable impression of the company : 71

Amount by which Jeff Bezos’s net worth increased the day after the launch of Amazon Go, a cashierless store : $2,800,000,000

Rank of cashier among the most common US jobs : 2