@jabel you’ve given me words for why I don’t use Amazon: not because they’re an exploitative, terrible company (which they are of course) that I want to bring down but because I don’t want to participate in the rampant consumerism they facilitate. It’s for me. I want my purchases to come with friction. Sort of like why I pay out of pocket for my phones: so it hurts.

I have a couple of friends who refuse to shop at Walmart because the Walton family have funded private school vouchers. These friends are both public school teachers and they do not want their money contributing to that effort. This, of course, makes no sense, economically speaking. The Walton family weal... jabel.blog

2024-07-17 8:00 pm

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Denny

@jabel Yep, 100% this! Your concluding paragraph is beautifully stated!

2024-07-17 9:45 pm

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@jabel you’ve given me words for why I don’t use Amazon: not because they’re an exploitative, terrible company (which they are of course) that I want to bring down but because I don’t want to participate in the rampant consumerism they facilitate. It’s for me. I want my purchases to come with friction. Sort of like why I pay out of pocket for my phones: so it hurts.

2024-07-17 10:41 pm

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