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submitted 11 months ago by trashhalo@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

Amazon Prime is a remarkable success but also dystopian. It has made convenience and speed the norm, habituating consumers to buy more products. Prime's flywheel effect - where more customers lead to more data and scale which attracts more customers - has fueled Amazon's dominance. Prime subscribers spend twice as much and Amazon's value has multiplied 97 times since 2005. While canceling Prime may not hurt Amazon, it can benefit local businesses by gaining a new customer. However, Prime has rewired how people think about what is possible to obtain and how fast, making a Prime-free life unimaginable for many.

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[-] snowbell@beehaw.org 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

There are other stores on the internet...

I can think of at least one other truck going to everyone's house once a day too.

this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2023
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