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by Klinky 1386 days ago
It's fine if you think markets are intended to be hostile to consumers instead of bettering people's lives. I don't think incentivizing deceptive middlemen is really a net benefit to society.
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Personally I don't think it is either, but people need money to exist in this world, and we can't all be researching the cure for cancer.
Perhaps not everyone can research cures for cancer, but that's not a good reason to then become the "cancer". Just because it's how it is now, doesn't mean that's how it has to be. Ideally Amazon, Walmart, Google, etc.. should manage their marketplaces better to provide a optimal consumer experience, but it seems so long as they get their cut, they couldn't care less. The continued consolidation of competition leaves fewer options for consumers to even "vote with their wallets".
Just noting that’s a very profitable business.
Welcome to capitalism, where everyone is trying to rip off everyone else and everyone has to defend themselves against everyone else.

Definitely don’t recommend.