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I haven't bought anything from Amazon in years and you shouldn't either. Buying things from them supports slave labor, union busting, and low wages.

rwalle 4y ago
Wow, that sounds very privileged and condescending. "And you shouldn't either"? I'm sorry I can't do that, so can't many other people. Despite all the problems, in general, Amazon is still the most convenient and accessible place to buy things with relatively good customer service. In some cases it's the only place to buy certain products. If you can live in a bubble without Amazon, great for you, but don't preach others with your (almost) impossible personal choice.
- jiminymcmoogley 4y ago
  it might have been easier to challenge the parent commenter's assertion of Amazon Slaves existing than suggest that your preference of convenience and accessibility trumps said alleged slaves' freedom
- fnimick 4y ago
  "If you can buy the things you need not through Amazon, you should do so." Is that better? I really struggle to find an example of something that you can only buy on Amazon, short of relisted aliexpress garbage that you should be avoiding anyway out of safety concerns.
nh23423fefe 4y ago
1 of these things is not like the others
notatoad 4y ago
i really don't want to be in the position of defending amazon, their anti-union activities and their treatment of workers is awful. but that's definitely not the same thing as slavery. and their pay rates for warehouse workers is high enough that it tends to raise wages in the surrounding areas.
shepherdjerred 4y ago
Any source on that slave labor claim? Or low wages? As far as I know, Amazon warehouses pay well. I'm not sure how well drivers are paid though.
adam_arthur 4y ago
Lower cost of operation leads to lower costs of goods for the average consumer. Net win in the end, as economic resources are utilized more effciently. Same reason we use 3$/hour labor to make clothes rather than $30/hour. How much would clothing cost then? Is it fair to burden the working poor with prohibitively expensive goods to raise wages beyond a market equilibrium level? No, not really. Decades of economic analysis to corroborate this viewpoint. Though there will always be a winner and a loser with shifts in income. Can be cases where it makes sense to advantage some groups at the expense of another, even if it's less optimal in a total sense

rwalle 4y ago

Wow, that sounds very privileged and condescending. "And you shouldn't either"? I'm sorry I can't do that, so can't many other people. Despite all the problems, in general, Amazon is still the most convenient and accessible place to buy things with relatively good customer service. In some cases it's the only place to buy certain products. If you can live in a bubble without Amazon, great for you, but don't preach others with your (almost) impossible personal choice.

jiminymcmoogley 4y ago
it might have been easier to challenge the parent commenter's assertion of Amazon Slaves existing than suggest that your preference of convenience and accessibility trumps said alleged slaves' freedom
fnimick 4y ago
"If you can buy the things you need not through Amazon, you should do so." Is that better? I really struggle to find an example of something that you can only buy on Amazon, short of relisted aliexpress garbage that you should be avoiding anyway out of safety concerns.

nh23423fefe 4y ago

1 of these things is not like the others

notatoad 4y ago

i really don't want to be in the position of defending amazon, their anti-union activities and their treatment of workers is awful. but that's definitely not the same thing as slavery. and their pay rates for warehouse workers is high enough that it tends to raise wages in the surrounding areas.

shepherdjerred 4y ago

Any source on that slave labor claim? Or low wages? As far as I know, Amazon warehouses pay well. I'm not sure how well drivers are paid though.

adam_arthur 4y ago

Lower cost of operation leads to lower costs of goods for the average consumer. Net win in the end, as economic resources are utilized more effciently. Same reason we use 3$/hour labor to make clothes rather than $30/hour. How much would clothing cost then? Is it fair to burden the working poor with prohibitively expensive goods to raise wages beyond a market equilibrium level? No, not really. Decades of economic analysis to corroborate this viewpoint. Though there will always be a winner and a loser with shifts in income. Can be cases where it makes sense to advantage some groups at the expense of another, even if it's less optimal in a total sense