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by blowski 1831 days ago
I'm trying, but... there are a lot of vendors who only sell through Amazon. Some of the alternative vendors are even worse. And Amazon is in so many sectors by now that saying "don't use them" is unfeasible. It's like saying "don't use oil" in the 1950s.

Wherever possible, I either shop local or use an online vendor I know to be more ethical. And I encourage others to do the same.

But to seriously sort this out requires action at an international level. Without that, even in the unlikely event we break up Amazon, they'll just be replaced by A.N.Other unethical company. They're like the mafia - we need to do more than lock up one family, we need to get rid of the whole kit and caboodle.