Anonymous #1 13w

Literally

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Anonymous OP 13w

Read more than that and you’ll get my point, I’m not saying you shouldn’t try to buy from a better place, I’m saying at the end of the day we need to rid ourselves of capitalism entirely

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Anonymous #2 13w

Explain

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Anonymous OP 13w

This app’s second and third most contacted domains are tied to Amazon. That’s how this whole thing is hosted

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Anonymous #2 13w

Literally you can’t do shit these days without these fucks getting your money lolllll

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Anonymous #2 13w

They fraction of a fraction of a cent amazon might get is somehow a comeback from abstaining from *choosing* to order things off amazon?

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Anonymous OP 13w

Once again I’m not encouraging that when there are plenty of other options, Jesus you really are illiterate holy shit

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Anonymous #2 13w

“You say Exxon is bad yet you walk on a sidewalk made with oil products? Funny”

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Anonymous OP 13w

I’ll see if I can find something more recent but in 2022 they lost money on e-commerce. Their profit margin on AWS is 35%

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Anonymous #2 13w

was**

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Anonymous #1 13w

You don’t even agree that people should choose to order from smaller businesses instead, saying “ infantilization of the harm caused by small businesses and their exploitation really is so pathetic”

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Anonymous OP 13w

Atp Amazon (e-commerce) is somewhat unavoidable. Before they undercut all the mom and pop stores, you actually had more choices

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Anonymous #2 13w

Amazon is very avoidable for how the average person uses it. It’s very convenient, not necessary

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Anonymous OP 13w

True, but it’s not easy when you’re dealing with the rising cost of living or you need a product that’s hard to find

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Anonymous OP 13w

I do agree, I’m just saying small businesses ain’t so peachy either. Fucking read you dumbass holy shit

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Anonymous #1 13w

So you think that people should try to purchase from smaller businesses, and doing so is better than buying from amazon

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Anonymous OP 13w

YES OH MY FUCKING GOD. My point is that it’s still only marginally better, and we need to abolish the capitalist mode of production entirely you illiterate fuck

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Anonymous #2 13w

I can see your point, but if we’re being honest what % of purchases someone makes on Amazon is because something is truly too hard to find anywhere else? I would say its very low

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Anonymous #1 13w

You truly and honestly believe that buying from a small mom and pop store is “marginally” better than amazon?🤨

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Anonymous OP 13w

Yes, some of the most egregious wage theft and exploitation (in the west, excluding imperialism obv) occurs at “mom and pop” businesses.

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Anonymous OP 13w

And because they aren’t “the big fish” they often get away with more of it too

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Anonymous #1 13w

Well isn’t that the beauty of buying locally or from smaller businesses, that you aren’t tied to one in particular and can shop somewhere that is more in line with how you feel a business should run?

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Anonymous #1 13w

The argument of “ Amazon is definitely bad but SOME small businesses are bad too, so really you’re fucked either way” is lazy

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Anonymous OP 13w

Sure, except they all fundamentally rely on exploitation to make a profit unless they are a worker co-op and make the products themselves. Your “mom and pop” boutique just sells sweatshop garments from Bangladesh

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Anonymous OP 13w

It’s not lazy, we are fucked either way. I’m saying we need more than just boycotts to fix this

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Anonymous #1 13w

You could argue that Amazon does the same except the workers packing your order aren’t even from your local community. They could be robots

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Anonymous #2 13w

No shit ofc they do the same this whole system is fucked that’s my goddamn point

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Anonymous #1 13w

Right, so I think OP is arguing that at least the mom and pop shop is supporting members of your community with jobs. It’s a bit better

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Anonymous #1 13w

I’m genuinely curious how you think we get to that end goal if people don’t start by choosing local or smaller businesses when they can Doomerism is so boring and doesn’t get us anywhere

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