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Re: Amazon Kind of Sucks and We’ve All Just Come to Accept It

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Post by themetrician » Thu, Nov 12, 2015, 5:53 PM UTC

loco5niner wrote: post #61

themetrician wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In your "conspiracy theory", who is Amazon conspiring with? Themselves? Do you know what "conspiracy" means? Do you think a "conspiracy" can be achieved by fewer than two different parties?

Conspiring among themselves would be sufficient for this usage.

Not according to the dictionary.

Conspire, verb.

1. make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act

2. (of events and circumstances) seem to be working together to bring about a particular result [...]

Was Amazon making secret plans jointly with itself?

Did Amazon seem to be working together with themselves to bring about a particular result?

The sentences above make no sense in English, and neither does using the word "conspiracy" when fewer than two different parties are involved.

Re: Amazon Kind of Sucks and We’ve All Just Come to Accept It

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Post by loco5niner » Thu, Nov 12, 2015, 9:53 PM UTC

themetrician wrote: post #29

gjreda wrote: post #12

Conspiracy theory: Amazon's sorting is intentionally bad so that you have to look through other items you might purchase, much like grocery stores organize so that you have to work your way through them. I don't actually believe that, but I do find myself thinking of other things I've needed/wanted when browsing Amazon.

In your "conspiracy theory", who is Amazon conspiring with? Themselves? Do you know what "conspiracy" means? Do you think a "conspiracy" can be achieved by fewer than two different parties?

HN wouldn't let me reply to your most recent response, so I'm replying here:

All it takes is 2 people to conspire, whether they are co-workers or not. It fits very well with your first definition: 1. make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act

Re: Amazon Kind of Sucks and We’ve All Just Come to Accept It

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Post by themetrician » Tue, Nov 17, 2015, 4:04 PM UTC

loco5niner wrote: post #72

themetrician wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In your "conspiracy theory", who is Amazon conspiring with? Themselves? Do you know what "conspiracy" means? Do you think a "conspiracy" can be achieved by fewer than two different parties?

HN wouldn't let me reply to your most recent response, so I'm replying here: All it takes is 2 people to conspire, whether they are co-workers or not. It fits very well with your first definition: 1. make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act

Ah, thanks for that. I can accept that argument and stand corrected.

Also, thanks for letting me know about HN not letting you reply to my other comment. HN is very much into controlling who can talk to whom, and what thoughts can be shared among its participants.