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Maybe I’ll give a tech related example instead. I sometimes browse local shops websites to buy products, but if the page loads too slowly or there are some hic
by j7ake 4y ago
Maybe I’ll give a tech related example instead.
I sometimes browse local shops websites to buy products, but if the page loads too slowly or there are some hiccups, I tend to quickly search on Amazon to see if I can buy with a single click.
The total amount of time spent shopping at local website may be only a tiny bit more than if I browsed Amazon, but the improved experience at Amazon is enough to tilt my spending away from local websites.
Amazon probably spends multi millions to shave off fractions of seconds off their page loads, and the rewards pay off handsomely.
- TheOtherHobbes 4y agoWhich works until Amazon becomes flooded with second rate product sources from Alibaba boosted by fake reviews, and a "job" means back-breaking work in a warehouse, or a precarious delivery gig with no security. This society only operates because a lot of people don't care to understand how it really works. You get your trinkets more quickly, but the negative externalities for others are huge and damaging. And there's a good chance that sooner or later those negatives will affect you too. Meanwhile the lift from increased efficiency is often temporary anyway.