Sales are crap right now.

“It’s the Amazon boycott!” people will say. “People don’t realise they’re not hurting Bezos, they’re hurting us poor indies!”

I’m rather ho-humbug about this. Sales are crap *everywhere*. This is not unexpected. If you as much as point at people’s financial security, their jobs, their house, their debts, their investments, you’re going to get a fearful reaction. People cut back on things they don’t *need* right now. Eating out, an expensive holiday, a new car, and yes, ...