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gdulli on Aug 5, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Amazon launches Prime Air, its own dedicated cargo...

I still buy online sometimes when it makes the most sense to, as should anyone, but I think of it as an exception.

What Amazon is doing and I'm commenting on is clearly aimed at promoting instant gratification and maximizing consumerism.

dpark on Aug 5, 2016 [–]

> aimed at promoting instant gratification and maximizing consumerism

So it's a retail company. I feel like this statement applies to at least 99% of retail companies, likely including the ones you're shopping at instead of Amazon.

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