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fujiyamasan

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65. Yes, I think we should avoid shaming people for living their lives

Tue May 5, 2026, 02:22 AM

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The real focus should be on Amazon’s treatment of its employees at its warehouses and delivery drivers, and its obvious avoidance of taxes (both by major shareholders like Bezos and at the corporate level). Next, make sure the rest of society benefits to some extent with all the profit they’re making from AI investments (they’re making a ton with AWS of course, but poised to make a lot when Anthropic goes public).

We’re not going anywhere by simply lecturing people to stop shopping at whichever places saves people a buck or two, especially in this economy where wallets are stretched thin.

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