Does IT stuff. Vegan and anarchism curious.
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Another nice nostalgic mischaracterization of history.
First, with respect to War Crimes, the UN and most international human rights organizations have a consensus that Israel is guilty of War Crimes and Genocide. However, the most powerful European nations, and the U.S., by virtue of their weaponry, and their economic and political power, get the de facto ultimate say. And they never call it a war crime when its not in their interests.
Second, with respect to protest, totalitarian states never allow any protests. Democracies do, but only to the extent that they don't threaten profits, and the power of the ruling class. As soon as they seem to be gaining mass support, threatening profits, making things uncomfortable for the bosses and politicians, they get shut down, often violently. This was true in the 1960s, 1980s, 1990s and today.
#FYI #WesternMediterranean #SeaSurfaceTemperature
"The exceptional mediterranean heatwave continues with anomalies close to 8°C above average."
"This is around 9 standard deviations above normal. 5 is considered an exceptional, once in a several thousand year event. This is EXTREME."
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dump amazon, order direct from the company itself
#AmazonIsEvil #JeffBezos #RobberBaron #GreedyBastard #PredatoryCapitalism
@grrlscientist
Find a company off Amazon
Check dealer, sometimes an address is or further info is included in the details.
Pls do Use an ethical search engine and find the company or other dealers offering same product.
It is often not cheaper to order off amazon due their terms of service demands.
I have been able to reduce my purchasing from amazon by about 99% thus far.
Working on reaching the point where I can close my account. I was a prime customer that is no longer the case.
I dumped Amazon years ago. Knock on wood haven't encountered a case yet where I haven't been able to find the thing •somewhere• else. May still be Big Box Oligarchy (self-setting clocks being the current quest), but much as they've tried, Amazon •doesn't• have a monopoly on everything.
@cavyherd same. I used to go to amazon first by default for everything. I gave up at the end of 2020. Now I try to find what I need in a physical shop or their website first, then ebay for stuff that's not easy to find (although I've noticed a lot of businesses I used to buy from have moved off ebay, so eBay is probably screwing sellers). Don't miss amazon one bit. I wish I could remember my login so I could close my account.
I didn't realise how much I'd been overpaying for things. The aloe vera I bought from ebay 2 years ago was £7.50. I found the exact same thing for £4 in Pak's. Medical grade olive or almond oil is £6+ on ebay. Exactly same brand and bottle size, £2 in Pak's. I've been exploring the independent shops near my work and found a lot of things I'd been paying so much more for before. I am finally turning into my parents 🙏🏽
During that last year or two I was still using Amazon, when they'd started that "1 click" purchase, everytime I'd click on it, I'd hear Obi-wan's voice in my head, "Seduced by the convenient side of the Force." Turns out, head-Obi-wan was prescient.
@cavyherd @lohankuo @grrlscientist I've encountered one single instance where Amazon was the only seller of a product I really wanted and that was a book that apparently they published.
I decided that I didn't need that book that bad.
@madjo @lohankuo @grrlscientist
Good for you!
In this day and age, it's not unlikely it was AI grey goo anyway....
This. Too many companies their "shop" page - forwards you into Amazon 😞 I am trying. I finally managed to find my cat's food reliably at PetSmart of all places. Chewy only had it every once in a while.
OTOH, for little things that are manufactured in China I'm getting them off temu, which is still a middleman, but at least I'm buying from the manufacturer's middleman, and not a reseller's middleman 😕
Indeed.
In some cases I've found they use Amazon delivery services anyway, - though I would imagine for a considerably more reasonable cut.
And some don't even bother to offer direct sales.
By and large it works - probably more easily with a different search engine, though, as Google tends to hide what you are actually looking for, these days.
you lost me on google
Are you stupid?
Seriously what is wrong with you people? You think one evil is better than the other.
Just get lost moron
Using Google is the problem.
If you don't see if, then I was right to point it out and id you use DDG as your search engine, it makes it even worse
Are you having problem with English, or I am losing my ability to explain things?
The freaking text says "google it", what part of that do you not understand, o don't give a shit what you use. My comment was about the original text not yours.
JFC.
also re-verbing:
query
search term
look it up
try these terms online
use your favorite search engine
@grrlscientist
I already lived at time, when it was normal behavior buying stuff online of a single company and trying to do it at Amazon was weird. 😉
#AmazonIsEvil #JeffBezos #RobberBaron #GreedyBastard #PredatoryCapitalism
Thanks for urging people to use the last weapon available to honest, fair-minded "little people": the right to shop elsewhere.
It doesn't matter if Amazon still gets to deliver the package. If you place the order elsewhere, the greedy corporate parasite will still feel a little "Ouch!".
@grrlscientist I started using Amazon as a shopping *tool* a few years ago. I haven't found anything on Amazon that I can't order from the original seller for a similar price and delivery options. Even if ordering from the seller is a little more expensive or a little slower, I'd rather support that business than Amazon.
Amazon is like a drug. It's a convenience that's hard to quit. Sometimes resistance involves *inconvenience*.
Ordered from Walmart and the seller was Walmart, but delivery was Amazon. The same thing happened when I ordered off of eBay.
I can shop locally and in the back of the little "mom and pop" type store, are cardboard boxes that read, Amazon.
Depending on where you live, avoiding Amazon is a lot harder than you think. But I do agree people should try whenever possible.
Walmart and eBay are evil too
@grrlscientist I was addicted to Amazon up until about four months ago. I knew I would go back to it if I still had access to Amazon because it is so convenient, so I deleted my Amazon account (they don't make it quick or easy).
I have basically been following the strategy in the image. I'm saving money and not purchasing as much useless crap and I have started to donate some of the money I'm saving to nonprofits.
One site I found to be a good replacement to Amazon for books has been https://bookshop.org You can select a local bookshop who will receive profits from your orders.
I really do miss 2-day shipping but that is something that I am willing to sacrifice because I want to do the right thing and not contribute to the problem.
"Amen" - my 8th month NO Bezo pin
@grrlscientist yes! Been doing this for some time now.
Often I still search for things on Amazon (their search is quite good and you can skim reviews) and when I find what I want from a merchant, then just go directly to their non-amazon store to purchase.
@grrlscientist but double-check that they don't use Amazon as their fulfillment provider.
Tried this with Anthony's products, but they were still shipped by Amazon.
... and remember the companies where you ordered and visit them again, as you can't relay on search results .
Normal (smaller) companies give better service to returning buyers.
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Find a cool product on Amazon?
That company exists OFF Amazon, too.
1. Search the company's name
2. Order from the company's site
2a. Can usually find a 10% code
3. Still get product in 2 - 8 days
4. Company avoids losing 25% margin share to Amazon
5. You avoid giving money to Bezos
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