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The real fix is for Amazon to have a department of curation. Beyond a certain scale, you can't only be a passive intermediary. There are all sorts of negative a
by credit_guy 8y ago
The real fix is for Amazon to have a department of curation. Beyond a certain scale, you can't only be a passive intermediary. There are all sorts of negative actors. Just like HN has some curation (great work, Dang) Amazon needs some too, but obviously on a completely different scale.
- JustSomeNobody 8y agoWhy should Bezos care? He's worth $160 Billion so something must be working for him. Why would he feel the need to change? Amazon is making money, he's happy, investors are happy, so ... who cares about a few unhappy customers?
- moltar 8y agoBezos cares because he’s customer obsessed.
- petra 8y agomeh. just look at "Amazon dark patterns" : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17651488 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17651488
- petra 8y agoIf Amazon has exclusivity on those brands, having the most valuable and trusty reviews becomes very valuable, especially if the other reviews are crap. Could be a powerful tool for selling stuff to countries where Amazon isn't so strong.