Juan Per¢ent,🇲🇽 🍉,🇻🇪1d ago
César Pose

I just think...

Uber doesn't have cars
Airbnb doesn't have houses
Netflix doesn't have cinemas
Amazon doesn't have any stores
Spotify does not own the rights to the music

The intermediaries are always the ones who profit the most.

#intermediaries #business #uber #netflix #airbnb #amazon #spotify #society #actuallyautistic

Apr 4 at 12:43amWeb
Show threadDr Zoyander Street1d ago
@cesarpose Mackenzie Wark calls this "vector capitalism" - they don't have to own the means of production anymore, they simply own the way things move.
Show threadcoldclimate1d ago
@cesarpose "the art of business is being a good middle man" - Layercake
Show threadkeeps vis.social running1d ago

@cesarpose Amazon is an exception, now. It owns Whole Foods stores. And it owns One Medical practices. And more.

Amazon is possibly the most invasive of all tech companies. And it owns much of the infrastructure that all the rest are dependent on.

Show threadPino Carafa23h ago
@kristinHenry @cesarpose ... and supermarkets don't make products
Show threadCésar Pose23h ago
@rozeboosje @kristinHenry
Exactly.
Show threadJuan Per¢ent,🇲🇽 🍉,🇻🇪1d ago
@cesarpose Enclosure.
Show threadAubrey De Los Destinos1d ago
@cesarpose @wjmaggos Netflix has a catalogue of their productions at this point, though. It would probably be less attractive, but if they were suddenly left with their stuff only, there would still be plenty to watch.
Show threadTed16h ago

@cesarpose
You'd think they'd be the easiest to replace then - offer the same thing at slightly lower cost, get their customers, "win", just slightly less. But winning slightly less won't get you investors.

Though I'm the Amazon case, there is a lot of real world logistics infrastructure that makes it very difficult to offer a competitor marketplace to theirs. (I think a practical alternative would need to focus on connecting local shops with local couriers)

Show threadCésar Pose15h ago
@tschundler
My comment was simply an observation of something that's already well known. Personally, I curiously don't buy anything from those companies; I don't even buy my food in supermarkets, or almost never. I think it's a reality that can't be changed much, and in a way, it's convenient for many people, while others may not care. Perhaps what I find a bit unfair is that the producer earns less, but in many cases, they don't have another effective way to sell. I don't sell anything that requires those distribution networks, but if I did, I would use them. Similarly, I would buy what I need that way if I couldn't get it any other way. In short, I'm neither for nor against it; my observation was simply to raise awareness of the issue.