Yeah I stopped using Amazon as much as possible a long time ago. Cancelled my Audible subscription (except every now and then when they get desperate and give me another free month, after which I promptly re-cancel without giving them money), was never a Prime customer. Unfortunately once or twice I’ve come across a product where it was only available via Amazon (and no equivalent product was available elsewhere), or the price difference was on the order of $100 purely thanks to international shipping. But I’m not being hyperbolic when I describe that as “once or twice” over the last 5+ years.
It saddens me when I hear people talk about how much they use Amazon.
It’s kinda rough living in Seattle where the closest grocery store is Amazon Fresh, the next closest is Whole Foods, and there are no big-box stores where I can actually buy a wide variety of things.
I suppose I could buy a car and drive out of the city to shop at other businesses, but that is expensive and ecologically damaging, and I’ll probably end up shopping at other businesses that are also evil anyway because there’s no such thing as ethical consumption under capitalism.
Imagine believing that people have the option for ethical consumption under capitalism.
I promise you, even if you are living an Amazon-free life, you’re doing business with evil corporations yourself, and there’s no way you’re willing to do what it takes to distance yourself from all of them.
“All companies are bad so what’s the point in avoiding any of them.”
Fuck off with your lazy ass apathy.
People are fucking aware of how shit companies and capitalism is. Doesn’t mean people shouldn’t avoid Nestle or Amazon once they learn just how fucked up they are.
Um…I have a solution.
STOP GIVING FUCKIN AMAZON MONEY.
WHAT THE FUCK. They’ve proven over and over again to be evil. How anyone with a conscience still uses their shit is beyond me.
Yeah I stopped using Amazon as much as possible a long time ago. Cancelled my Audible subscription (except every now and then when they get desperate and give me another free month, after which I promptly re-cancel without giving them money), was never a Prime customer. Unfortunately once or twice I’ve come across a product where it was only available via Amazon (and no equivalent product was available elsewhere), or the price difference was on the order of $100 purely thanks to international shipping. But I’m not being hyperbolic when I describe that as “once or twice” over the last 5+ years.
It saddens me when I hear people talk about how much they use Amazon.
It’s kinda rough living in Seattle where the closest grocery store is Amazon Fresh, the next closest is Whole Foods, and there are no big-box stores where I can actually buy a wide variety of things.
I suppose I could buy a car and drive out of the city to shop at other businesses, but that is expensive and ecologically damaging, and I’ll probably end up shopping at other businesses that are also evil anyway because there’s no such thing as ethical consumption under capitalism.
People are lazy and want convenience. As long as the human suffrage is far enough from sight they won’t care.
Imagine believing that people have the option for ethical consumption under capitalism.
I promise you, even if you are living an Amazon-free life, you’re doing business with evil corporations yourself, and there’s no way you’re willing to do what it takes to distance yourself from all of them.
“All companies are bad so what’s the point in avoiding any of them.”
Fuck off with your lazy ass apathy.
People are fucking aware of how shit companies and capitalism is. Doesn’t mean people shouldn’t avoid Nestle or Amazon once they learn just how fucked up they are.