Comment Comment by hairofadog Anecdotally, the buzz I hear around Amazon has changed from* 2010: this is amazing! You can get anything right away! And I don’t buy anything without checking Amazon reviews first* 2015: it seems like Amazon is an unstoppable behemoth that might be doing harm in the world, but it’s just so easy to order stuff, so… sorry, world!* today: the Amazon shopping experience is so filled with bullshit that it’s actually easier to buy from the producer’s website and pay shippingI’m sure Amazon will be just fine but it seems like they’ll need to do something at some point. parent hairofadog 4 years ago
* 2010: this is amazing! You can get anything right away! And I don’t buy anything without checking Amazon reviews first
* 2015: it seems like Amazon is an unstoppable behemoth that might be doing harm in the world, but it’s just so easy to order stuff, so… sorry, world!
* today: the Amazon shopping experience is so filled with bullshit that it’s actually easier to buy from the producer’s website and pay shipping
I’m sure Amazon will be just fine but it seems like they’ll need to do something at some point.