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Amazon is akin to a planned economy. It works for now. But it will damage us in the long term and by then there won't be a "real" market to fall back on. The infrastructure of ordinary people running small businesses and pouring their sweat simply won't be there. There is no incentive for Amazon to remain efficient. Eventually, people will understand that there is no life outside of Amazon. This can have lasting consequences



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