I kind of think this fundamentally doesn't work. But I do wonder what can be done to leverage web based stuff to help support a healthy local economy. Help loca

I kind of think this fundamentally doesn't work. But I do wonder what can be done to leverage web based stuff to help support a healthy local economy. Help local artists, writers and what not to make money online. Maybe help give exposure to small towns to promote tourism. That sort of thing. I like the basic idea of fostering local business in some way. I just don't really see an Amazon style fulfillment deal working. I feel like Etsy is the Amazon of local retailers. But how do we turn this into a means to give pushback against the big getting bigger and eating the world? How do we use the web to help solve some of the problems it is helping to create?