Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, announced that he would be taking the storied newspaper in a new direction.
  • inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets.

    Democracy dies in the free market.

  • The Giant Korean@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    We recently got rid of our subscriptions and canceled Prime. Wish we had done it much sooner, but better late than never.

    • UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      3 months ago

      For those on the fence on quitting Amazon: you can still use the website and shop, just search for the manufacturers website on stuff you want and purchase direct from them.

      You know, like going to a book store and ordering the books you find there from Amazon.

      • Kaja • she/her@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        3 months ago

        Also even if something very specific that you want isn’t available outside of Amazon, that’s all the more reason to definitely not buy it and message the manufacturer/seller and let them know why you’re not buying it. Boycotts will sometimes mean not buying something you really want to buy, that’s working as designed.

  • imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    What a pompous cunt.

    Washington Post was one of the few marginally respectable journalist organizations remaining. It’s a sad day for the freedom of the press.

      • imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works
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        3 months ago

        marginally

        Maybe try looking up this word in a dictionary, it seems like you don’t understand what it means.

        What contemporary paragon of journalistic integrity do you subscribe to, if I may ask? Which organization is more respectable than WP?

  • Photuris@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    Y’all, stop buying shit from Amazon, completely. That’s where you start.

    Bezos has money because we continue to give it to him. So, the first order of business is to simply stop spending money with him.

    As in, forever.

    Find an alternative vendor, or even schlep on down to a physical store if you need to.

    • HeyListenWatchOut@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Would love to see a really comprehensive list of sites that aren’t garbage AI slop scam alleyways that would help cover the goods and services that Amazon acts as a one-stop convenience for. I don’t want to support Amazon, but I also don’t want to get scammed by handing out my credit card info to any old shopping site.

      Feel free to add more suggestions in your own replies.

      I’ll start :

      Electronics : B&H Photo - owned by religious folks so hours of operation are a little odd sometimes, but overall good customer service, fair prices, reliable shipping

      Grocieries : Central Market - HEB’s high-tier store chain for high-quality groceries, instead of Whole Foods

      Kitchen supplies : Webstaurant - Wholesale store for things like home kitchen goods and supplies, as well as things like flatware and dishes

      • Chris@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        I want a non profit/open source store aggregator where we can search for what we want like Amazon but direct is to the site with the item we are looking for.

        • HiramFromTheChi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          3 months ago

          For software, I started this directory: CookieSlayers

          Most of the software there is open source, but not all of it. Nevertheless, it’s about companies/services/products that operate a bit more ethically.