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by mdorazio
2134 days ago
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You realize that Amazon stole market share from all kinds of other retailers, right? Also, you're completely misinterpreting the metaphor to suit your own goals. Wealth redistribution demonstrably benefits society as a whole when said society has as many fundamental issues as the US does when it comes to basic standard of living (healthcare, education, living wage, etc.). You're making the exact same argument as people who think income tax shouldn't exist because taking some portion of income away from high earners magically makes them want to earn less. This is, of course, also demonstrably false and completely irrational. |
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A company like Sears was well positioned to compete with and crush a fledgling Amazon if they had had the foresight and wherewithal to do it. They didn't, so they lumbered on doing the same thing they always did as the world changed around them and they eventually became irrelevant.
Other companies like Wal-Mart and Best Buy adapted and have remained competitive. It has nothing to do with sneaky Amazon burgling market share that is somehow the rightful property of someone else. That's not how that works. Amazon won the market share by doing a better job of serving the market.