[yodhe]

That strikes me as a statement that completely ignores the reality of the situation of creating a successful online retail presence. Also telling other people what to do seems incredibly naive, and the last part of your comment just strikes me as asinine.

[ksikka]

my point is, there's no need for the cathartic negativity in form of a blog post.

1. these companies actually do provide valuable services that we are better off for

2. an overwhelmingly negative blog post addresses the problem but not the solution, so it's not being constructive

[andrewflnr]

There is value in simply having things out in the open, explicitly. In this case the point of the post is to give perspective on where the industry is headed, and I found it valuable.

[rhizome]

You're begging the question that catharsis has no value.

[ksikka]

you're right, I didn't see that perspective.

[bronson]

Do you see the remarkable irony of your two posts?