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by ballenf 1873 days ago
Kind of a side point, but I think it could be argued that some transaction friction is a good thing at a societal level. (So long as the friction is agnostic to demographic or income level.)

My spending, consumption and general wasteful consumerism is healthier when I don't have Amazon Prime. I'm more thoughtful about what I need and will batch up purchases, often removing a portion of the cart.