[claydavisss]

Behemoths like Amazon are taking a flamethrower to complexity already. Want practically anything? Just click and the day after tomorrow it magically appears at your door.

Google, Amazon, Apple...they are reducing our IQs by simplifying our lives to the point of stupefaction.

[mkl]

>> Society, economy, biological organisms, climate, cognition, etc are all complex systems

You can't buy any of these from any company, and you definitely can't buy understanding of them.

[claydavisss]

TFA is about wealth and power, not human evolution

[plainOldText]

Have they? Go to Amazon and search, say, for "scissors". Which one would you buy?

[pjscott]

The top result, tagged as Amazon's Choice, is the "AmazonBasics Multipurpose Scissors - 3-Pack" for $6.09. They look like everything I want in general-purpose scissors, there are tons of reviews from people who really like them, and the fact that there are three of them means that unless Amazon has just completely dropped the ball on this one I'll be set for a long time in the scissors department -- and if not, hey, I'm only out six bucks. Free two-day shipping with Prime.

I'm not seeing the problem here?

[plainOldText]

Well, if you fail to see the limitations and assumptions upon which your decision making process rests, then there's nothing of value I could add. Your decision making model via-a-vis scissors purchasing is perfectly acceptable. But it's just one model. Would you use the same model if you were, say, a tailor?

[kalehrishi]

The one with with most 5 star ratings!

[bostik]

Fiskars.

From a reputable vendor, no less.