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> and put their neighbors or of business People aren't obligated to shop anywhere, and it isn't their fault if their neighbours' businesses aren't viable. You

> and put their neighbors or of business People aren't obligated to shop anywhere, and it isn't their fault if their neighbours' businesses aren't viable. You can't say the customers who have nothing to do with your business and no desire to go there are the ones who 'put you out of business'.

reaperducer 5y ago
I just can't even grasp you thinking. Have you never lived in a community? In a society? Have you never gone to a block party? Said hi to a neighbor? Gone to a bar? Cared even a little bit about the neighborhood in which you live? Everything you wrote is perfectly tailored for a misanthrope who wants to live in a cave and do things by remote control and never interact with another human being. When your neighborhood falls apart, crime goes through the roof, the homes are vacant, and homelessness increases, you know who to blame.
- chrisseaton 5y ago
  > Have you never lived in a community? In a society? Have you never gone to a block party? Said hi to a neighbor? Gone to a bar? Cared even a little bit about the neighborhood in which you live? Yes I'm heavily involved as a leader in my local community and spend about 70 days a year volunteering in it and supporting the people who live in it. How does that compare to you? Supporting your local community doesn't mean propping up unviable businesses. It's a luddite argument, like paying people to dig holes and fill them back in again. If I opened a store next to your house selling last week's newspapers and you never buy any is it your fault I went out of business? Nonsense.
  - reaperducer 5y ago
    Yes I'm heavily involved as a leader in my local community and spend about 70 days a year volunteering in it and supporting the people who live in it. How does that compare to you? Not very favorably, but points for puffing out your chest in public. The internet loves virtue signaling. I just can't respond to the rest of it because it is victim blaming, tangential, or assumes that the business isn't viable, and that there is a level playing field. Your entire logic seems to be that if small stores can't compete, they should get go out of business. That only leads to a handful of companies controlling all of the commerce in the nation, which is not good for anyone. You: "Hey, Neighbor Bob! Look at these great screws I got from Amazon." Neighbor Bob: "I sell those screws in my hardware store. Why didn't you buy them from me?" You: "Because Amazon delivered them right to my door!" Neighbor Bob: "I can't do that for a $1.99 sale." You: "Then it's your fault for not being a trillion-dollar company. You should go out of business and live under a bridge. That's what's good for our community!"
    - chrisseaton 5y ago
      > points for puffing out your chest in public Lol you asked me if I did anything! I didn't say anything until you specifically asked!
- jackling 5y ago
  Really not following the HN commenting guidelines here lol. The above commenter was just stating a point on their responsibility to local businesses. From that you assumed way too much about them and their community connections.

reaperducer 5y ago

I just can't even grasp you thinking. Have you never lived in a community? In a society? Have you never gone to a block party? Said hi to a neighbor? Gone to a bar? Cared even a little bit about the neighborhood in which you live? Everything you wrote is perfectly tailored for a misanthrope who wants to live in a cave and do things by remote control and never interact with another human being. When your neighborhood falls apart, crime goes through the roof, the homes are vacant, and homelessness increases, you know who to blame.

chrisseaton 5y ago
> Have you never lived in a community? In a society? Have you never gone to a block party? Said hi to a neighbor? Gone to a bar? Cared even a little bit about the neighborhood in which you live? Yes I'm heavily involved as a leader in my local community and spend about 70 days a year volunteering in it and supporting the people who live in it. How does that compare to you? Supporting your local community doesn't mean propping up unviable businesses. It's a luddite argument, like paying people to dig holes and fill them back in again. If I opened a store next to your house selling last week's newspapers and you never buy any is it your fault I went out of business? Nonsense.
- reaperducer 5y ago
  Yes I'm heavily involved as a leader in my local community and spend about 70 days a year volunteering in it and supporting the people who live in it. How does that compare to you? Not very favorably, but points for puffing out your chest in public. The internet loves virtue signaling. I just can't respond to the rest of it because it is victim blaming, tangential, or assumes that the business isn't viable, and that there is a level playing field. Your entire logic seems to be that if small stores can't compete, they should get go out of business. That only leads to a handful of companies controlling all of the commerce in the nation, which is not good for anyone. You: "Hey, Neighbor Bob! Look at these great screws I got from Amazon." Neighbor Bob: "I sell those screws in my hardware store. Why didn't you buy them from me?" You: "Because Amazon delivered them right to my door!" Neighbor Bob: "I can't do that for a $1.99 sale." You: "Then it's your fault for not being a trillion-dollar company. You should go out of business and live under a bridge. That's what's good for our community!"
  - chrisseaton 5y ago
    > points for puffing out your chest in public Lol you asked me if I did anything! I didn't say anything until you specifically asked!
jackling 5y ago
Really not following the HN commenting guidelines here lol. The above commenter was just stating a point on their responsibility to local businesses. From that you assumed way too much about them and their community connections.