1 out of every 153 American workers is an Amazon employee

Post by dannyw » Sat, Jul 31, 2021, 4:29 AM UTC

hellotomyrars wrote: post #332

godot wrote: post #201

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This is only tangentially related to your post at all, but as a budget-conscious shopper, I've come to realize that in America, there is usually a retail shop or two locally that consistently has the best deal for a category of things. Don't get me wrong, I still have to buy from Amazon for a lot of really miscellaneous things, but I think I manage to find good local deals (better than Amazon in most cases) for most…

It always pays to shop around, and I've actually shifted more of my business to ebay for items that are quite clearly the same cheap chinese product with X name stuck on it. Amazon doesn't reliably hit its two-day shipping mandate for me, and USPS can often beat them for smaller items. One thing I have noticed and don't really understand: Sellers who's products are more expensive on their own site than on their Amazo…

Post by dantheman » Sat, Jul 31, 2021, 4:31 AM UTC

rebuilder wrote: post #423

kortilla wrote: post #378

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> We're heading towards a world where most work is done by machines, and only a handful of people will own, control and profit from them People keep saying that but we are no closer than we were 50 years ago. A lot of jobs have been replaced but new jobs have been created and society has absorbed the increased productivity (cheaper goods, foods, and much more complex high end goods (iPhone, airplanes, etc).

Employment rates aren't the issue IMO, wealth concentration is. And that's increasing. It's important because wealth is essentially power, so concentration of wealth inevitably changes the balance of power in society. And that in turn creates a feedback loop where the wealth and powerful can undermine thelaws and regulations intended to keep the distribution of wealth and power from becoming too lopsided. This is why…

Post by paconbork » Sat, Jul 31, 2021, 4:39 AM UTC

macintux wrote: post #137

underseacables wrote: post #72

I’m torn badly with Amazon. After read The Everything Store, and what has been written all over the place, Jeff Bezos is a massive turd. Employees are horribly treated, wages suppressed, and all sorts of terrible and abusive practices. Then it comes time for me to buy something. I needed a new pair of size 14 sneakers. I drove to Adidas, Footlocker, dicks, and a few other stores but I just couldn’t justify $100 sneak…

FWIW, when I wanted a specific pair of shoes, I ordered them directly from the brand. It's very convenient to buy from Amazon, but it's hardly a hardship to not do so.

Post by dannyw » Sat, Jul 31, 2021, 4:45 AM UTC

hattmall wrote: post #293

underseacables wrote: post #72

I’m torn badly with Amazon. After read The Everything Store, and what has been written all over the place, Jeff Bezos is a massive turd. Employees are horribly treated, wages suppressed, and all sorts of terrible and abusive practices. Then it comes time for me to buy something. I needed a new pair of size 14 sneakers. I drove to Adidas, Footlocker, dicks, and a few other stores but I just couldn’t justify $100 sneak…

Don't stop buying, keep buying, start returning. Buy things that are sold by Amazon and return them make accounts for free trials, buy things and return them, become unprofitable then figure out how to circumvent their bans!

Post by dannyw » Sat, Jul 31, 2021, 4:49 AM UTC

bobsmooth wrote: post #421

8note wrote: post #347

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Brick and mortar retail is an advertising scam from the last century. It's built to waste people's time by making them walk by different products to get to the things they want.

The problem with algorithms is that they rarely show you something new. I like walking past rows of things to see what catches my eye.