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I feel for you, but just banish Amazon everything from your life, and convince others to do the same. We lived fine without Amazon before they existed, and we'

I feel for you, but just banish Amazon everything from your life, and convince others to do the same. We lived fine without Amazon before they existed, and we'll live fine without them once they're gone. I'm on the verge of getting banned as they've warned me I'm returning too much, and have had enough negative interactions with their support that I'm in a similar boat. It's been somewhat freeing giving them up. There's plenty of D2C out there we've been neglecting due to AMZs marketplace...

lynx23 4y ago
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- tfourb 4y ago
  Why the fck shouldn't I fight for the rights of my disabled son/grandparents/friend? Just because something does not impact me personally (yet), it's ok to just ignore it? What you are really saying is that you don't want to be bothered by all those pesky plebs out there and that they should be happy with what the status quo deigns to give to them.
  - lynx23 4y ago
    Because only roughly 5% understand what it is all about. The rest, roughly 95%, use opportunities like that to show what great justice warriors they are, but failing totally to represent the wishes of the disabled correctly. I am sure you feel differently regarding your son. But as a person with a disability, I can tell you that this never worked in my family. My mother might be motivated to do all sorts of things, but most of them are not helpful or even subtly counterproductive. To sum it up: If you speak for someone, you are likely patronizing them.
    - tfourb 4y ago
      I'm conscious of that. But my son literally can't speak for himself so if I (or my partner) don't speak in his interest, who will? And while other people with disabilities can speak for themselves better than I could ever hope to, there is a difference between amplifying / supporting their concerns and being patronizing. The sad reality is that the mainstream does not want to think about the challenges facing disabled people and they are all too happy to simply ignore the (perceived) minority which is directly impacted by them. All these absolute assholes who park on parking spaces for the disabled come to mind. Those people will only ever be convinced if they are not confronted by a broad section of society. It is simply not something that a minority can ever hope to achieve without the explicit support of at least some part of the majority.
      - lynx23 4y ago
        Might be. But an abled-body person yelling at another, calling them names for parking in the wrong spot, is likely not going to help either. In my experience, someone standing up for me seldomly did anything good for me. They might feeel better. But I am not going to convince you either way, so... All the best for your son.
        tfourb 4y ago
        Thanks for the kind words. All the best for you, too.
2-718-281-828 4y ago
haven't ordered at amazon for many years. and I order a lot online. so, I confirm it is possible without any problem ... provided some IT-literacy. and that's usually why people fail at it. most people are unable to manage their emails or even organize passwords. heck, most people don't even know what an internet browser is ...
philistine 4y ago
I've tried my hardest to eliminate any Amazon order from my life this year. Whenever I needed books, or a receiver, or a nose trimmer I've made sure to shop at the category leader instead of Amazon. I've resorted to them twice, for weirdo stuff I couldn't readily find anywhere else. Well turns out the weirdo stuff only Amazon carries is crap, and I'm two for two on returns this year with Amazon.

lynx23 4y ago

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tfourb 4y ago
Why the fck shouldn't I fight for the rights of my disabled son/grandparents/friend? Just because something does not impact me personally (yet), it's ok to just ignore it? What you are really saying is that you don't want to be bothered by all those pesky plebs out there and that they should be happy with what the status quo deigns to give to them.
- lynx23 4y ago
  Because only roughly 5% understand what it is all about. The rest, roughly 95%, use opportunities like that to show what great justice warriors they are, but failing totally to represent the wishes of the disabled correctly. I am sure you feel differently regarding your son. But as a person with a disability, I can tell you that this never worked in my family. My mother might be motivated to do all sorts of things, but most of them are not helpful or even subtly counterproductive. To sum it up: If you speak for someone, you are likely patronizing them.
  - tfourb 4y ago
    I'm conscious of that. But my son literally can't speak for himself so if I (or my partner) don't speak in his interest, who will? And while other people with disabilities can speak for themselves better than I could ever hope to, there is a difference between amplifying / supporting their concerns and being patronizing. The sad reality is that the mainstream does not want to think about the challenges facing disabled people and they are all too happy to simply ignore the (perceived) minority which is directly impacted by them. All these absolute assholes who park on parking spaces for the disabled come to mind. Those people will only ever be convinced if they are not confronted by a broad section of society. It is simply not something that a minority can ever hope to achieve without the explicit support of at least some part of the majority.
    - lynx23 4y ago
      Might be. But an abled-body person yelling at another, calling them names for parking in the wrong spot, is likely not going to help either. In my experience, someone standing up for me seldomly did anything good for me. They might feeel better. But I am not going to convince you either way, so... All the best for your son.
      - tfourb 4y ago
        Thanks for the kind words. All the best for you, too.

2-718-281-828 4y ago

haven't ordered at amazon for many years. and I order a lot online. so, I confirm it is possible without any problem ... provided some IT-literacy. and that's usually why people fail at it. most people are unable to manage their emails or even organize passwords. heck, most people don't even know what an internet browser is ...

philistine 4y ago

I've tried my hardest to eliminate any Amazon order from my life this year. Whenever I needed books, or a receiver, or a nose trimmer I've made sure to shop at the category leader instead of Amazon. I've resorted to them twice, for weirdo stuff I couldn't readily find anywhere else. Well turns out the weirdo stuff only Amazon carries is crap, and I'm two for two on returns this year with Amazon.