I empathized with her experience described in the first half of the article fully. But then she started making connection to Amazon Go by saying: "The idea of

I empathized with her experience described in the first half of the article fully. But then she started making connection to Amazon Go by saying: "The idea of walking into a store, taking an item or several off the shelves and strolling right back out again boggled my mind. It ran counter to everything I had learned about being black and shopping." I think the idea would run counter to everybody regardless of race. "I was afraid someone would pop out from behind a display of Amazon-branded merch and scream, "Get your hands off that!" I also didn't find above statement particularly credible or representative of average person. The article just felt a tad forced, and I stand by this observation despite all the down votes.