> Amazon Prime helps alleviate the pressures of a sped-up economy. I don’t use it just because I’m lazy and love to stream “Transparent.” I use it (and other ti

> Amazon Prime helps alleviate the pressures of a sped-up economy. I don’t use it just because I’m lazy and love to stream “Transparent.” I use it (and other timesaving apps like Seamless and Uber) because I’m overworked and one-click ordering spares me time. That's modern slavery for you: you give away your most precious, limited resource - your time. In return you get the illusion of wealth, in the form of money, only you have to spend it all just to stay afloat until the next payday.