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The logical conclusion of this would seem to be a system where Amazon just buys the stuff for you it thinks you should be buying....

• bryanrasmussen 6y ago
  yes that is the logical conclusion if the logic also includes a provision that Amazon is always correct in its supposition, otherwise not so much. Also I might like to get ads from other companies than Amazon, maybe it should be other companies doing the buying then.... Also of course it would have to have your understanding of your personal finances baked in so that it would make the absolutely correct decision as to what you would like to buy, but are not sure if you can afford right at the moment. I mean I would like to get an ad for something I might like to get for my birthday and not buy it, you know the more I think about it I don't think the logical conclusion that you claim follows at all from what I stated...
  • arethuza 6y ago
    Sorry, I wasn't being entirely serious there. I think I was getting cross thread contamination from a discussion on 1984 and was contemplating the ultimate consumerist dystopia...
    • 082349872349872 6y ago
      Speaking of cross thread contamination, I think the only person in Brave New World who budgets for anything is The Savage, when he pulls his peaceful Kaczynski at the end. (then again, I'm pretty sure soma overdosing means saving for retirement is not a thing.)