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I won't do it. Because 1. I value what's left of my privacy more than saving a minute of human interaction here and there (are you really that busy? I'm not and

I won't do it. Because 1. I value what's left of my privacy more than saving a minute of human interaction here and there (are you really that busy? I'm not and I have 4 kids) 2. I won't contribute to twisting the arms of my local retailers and forcing them into amazon's yoke. In short: to hell with this. Edit: yoke

filoleg 7y ago
Famous last words, as I predict this going just as well as people in 2020 who use cash-only everywhere or, more extreme example, people not using any kind of cell phone just to avoid tracking by carriers. When you decide to make it really difficult for the world to engage with you, the world will make sure to make it just as difficult for you to engage with the world as well.
- Dumblydorr 7y ago
  How's he making it difficult? This is how the world has operated for millennia, pick item and pay money to cashier. Its amazon that's going to make it harder for others.
  - filoleg 7y ago
    >How's he making it difficult? This was mostly referring to the "no cellphone in 2020" scenario, and I hope it is pretty obvious how much more difficult it is to engage with someone who doesn't have a cellphone. As for how that would apply to the grocery store scenario. When 99% of the stores are automated using similar tech, he would be making it difficult for retailers by (indirectly) demanding them to use cashiers and such, thus making it more expensive and inefficient for the stores. And the stores will strike back by simply not making such stores, thus making it extremely difficult for the parent poster to shop without having to drive far out in hopes of finding one of the few remaining non-automated stores.
- sequoia 7y ago
  To some extent I already do this. I deleted Facebook and twitter and have an inactive instagram I don’t check. Yes I am making it more difficult to “engage with” me by some standards. I do have email, cell, and text message and you can find my contact by googling me so it’s not like I’m actually hard to contact, but yes it is a hurdle some people won’t jump. But you know what? I’m fine, and I feel a lot better without inviting the behavior manipulation and stress of keeping up with these social platforms. You don’t have to be an RMS style purist to set boundaries. It’s just a matter of privacy/liberty vs convenience tradeoffs and what you’re comfortable with.
johnmarcus 7y ago
THANK YOU! Thiss, and exactly this. I will boycott any store that implements this.
monkpit 7y ago
> yolk Yoke
- roel_v 7y ago
  For some reason I now like to think about what it would be like to be in Amazon's yolk...

filoleg 7y ago

Famous last words, as I predict this going just as well as people in 2020 who use cash-only everywhere or, more extreme example, people not using any kind of cell phone just to avoid tracking by carriers. When you decide to make it really difficult for the world to engage with you, the world will make sure to make it just as difficult for you to engage with the world as well.

Dumblydorr 7y ago
How's he making it difficult? This is how the world has operated for millennia, pick item and pay money to cashier. Its amazon that's going to make it harder for others.
- filoleg 7y ago
  >How's he making it difficult? This was mostly referring to the "no cellphone in 2020" scenario, and I hope it is pretty obvious how much more difficult it is to engage with someone who doesn't have a cellphone. As for how that would apply to the grocery store scenario. When 99% of the stores are automated using similar tech, he would be making it difficult for retailers by (indirectly) demanding them to use cashiers and such, thus making it more expensive and inefficient for the stores. And the stores will strike back by simply not making such stores, thus making it extremely difficult for the parent poster to shop without having to drive far out in hopes of finding one of the few remaining non-automated stores.
sequoia 7y ago
To some extent I already do this. I deleted Facebook and twitter and have an inactive instagram I don’t check. Yes I am making it more difficult to “engage with” me by some standards. I do have email, cell, and text message and you can find my contact by googling me so it’s not like I’m actually hard to contact, but yes it is a hurdle some people won’t jump. But you know what? I’m fine, and I feel a lot better without inviting the behavior manipulation and stress of keeping up with these social platforms. You don’t have to be an RMS style purist to set boundaries. It’s just a matter of privacy/liberty vs convenience tradeoffs and what you’re comfortable with.

johnmarcus 7y ago

THANK YOU! Thiss, and exactly this. I will boycott any store that implements this.

monkpit 7y ago

> yolk Yoke

roel_v 7y ago
For some reason I now like to think about what it would be like to be in Amazon's yolk...