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(group member since Jan 09, 2014)
Jimmy’s
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Just watched this and could relate... Why You Can't Boycott Amazon (and shouldn't even try) (youtube). Your thoughts?Also, it mentions: Break 'em Up: Recovering Our Freedom from Big Ag, Big Tech, and Big Money
Jul 08, 2020 06:40AM
Yeah, it's pretty simple really.However, I disagree in that there are quite a lot of times I have searched for an item and only Amazon carries it. (Not really a problem with books, I'm talking about other items)
It's usually things that are more specific, like a specific brand of something. It's pretty frustrating, but I usually just learn to live without or with something similar but not exactly that item.
The really shitty part is that Amazon has bought up so many other companies that it's hard not to buy from any of them. I've recently gotten really into online streaming on Twitch, but then I realized that Twitch is owned by Amazon. Doh!
Apr 27, 2020 06:02AM
Sep 10, 2019 07:30AM
No, thank YOU!I've been able not to buy anything from them since the start of this group also, except for this one item for a wedding registry because they didn't register for any other stores :(
Sruthi asks a question “why does it seem like Amazon has suddenly gotten a lot sketchier?“ Alex investigates.https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all...
From The Guardian: Amazon UK boycott urged after retailer pays just £4.2m in taxhttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2...
James Patterson on the war between Amazon & the future of writing and reading. https://www.facebook.com/notes/james-...
Worse Than Wal-Mart: Amazon’s sick brutality and secret history of ruthlessly intimidating workers (Salon)http://www.salon.com/2014/02/23/worse...
Thanks Jessica!
Please introduce yourself in this thread, and say a little bit about what possessed you enough to join this group.
I use http://www.betterworldbooks.com/ sometimes...Also if you have a university library nearby, get a community membership if they have that option. I did that last year and it's the best investment I made. They have many of the books I want to read.
