TokenBoomerNYPD Arrests Workers During Historic Amazon Strike
Continuing to boycott AMZN and SBUX. It's so easy to do.
Yes and no (when it comes to AMZN). I think they’re appeal goes way beyond low prices and fast shipping. You get a consistent experience from the search to the checkout to the returns. There’s real benefit in not having to visit 5 sites for 6 items.
Now what would REALLY be a game changer is a federated shopping platform.
Now what would REALLY be a game changer is a federated shopping platform.
Like an internet mall! That would be really cool…this seems so obvious, surely it’s been done and I’m just completely out of touch with the world?
Shared idea in diff community if anyone wanted to expand on this: lemmy.world/post/23359286
Federated Shopping Platform - Lemmy.World
One of the biggest benefits of Amazon IMO is it’s homogeny. That is, It’s ability to let you buy products from dozens of different categories, among thousands of vendors, with a unified shopping experience. For any competitor to replicate this would be a monumental task and it would probably take years to see profit. I think most of us want to see decentralization of retail and increased competition and the best way might be a decentralized shopping platform. While not something that can easily be shoehorned into the Fediverse I think it’s worth the effort to try. Sensitive info like addresses, order history, and payments would still have to be managed outside of the Fediverse, but I think it is feasible to have a federated platform that makes it easier to connect consumers with retailers.
Honestly, Amazon isn’t even low price anymore. I compared everything I got for Christmas with Amazon and Walmart this year and Walmart was cheaper or the same price on every single item.
Fucking bezos making me praise Walmart.
This was true like maybe 5 years ago, not anymore.