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[โ€“] tensor_nightly69@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] 79luca79@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

what is a corpo? i honestly dont know.

[โ€“] truthfultemporarily@feddit.org 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It is a negative slang word for a big corporation or someone working for one from the cyberpunk video game "Cyberpunk 2077" by CD Project Red.

[โ€“] 79luca79@lemm.ee -5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

ah thx. i think most big corporations are alright. well, speaking about the european corporations atleast.

[โ€“] Suffa@lemmy.wtf 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

All corporations are exploiters of labour.

[โ€“] 79luca79@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I dont agree, because that is to general for me. My local Corporations have excellent working conditions. Of coirse there are some bad.

[โ€“] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's a cringy word, that most often probably refers to American corporations. It's very awkward sounding IMHO

[โ€“] 79luca79@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

i talked with an extended family member who doesnt speak english as L1 and said "brain drain".

he mockingly said it after me. lol so from now on i will lessen my usage of american words. (not brain drain but the new ones they invent over there...)

the US-americans are in our Heads, banish them

a bit overstated but still true. i read too much english anyway.

[โ€“] ToiletFlushShowerScream@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Was done with Amazon in November. Save literally hundreds a month because of it. Now I shop local, get my purchase immediately same price no shipping fee, get to flirt with the cutie behind the counter, and the profit stays in my community instead of going to Trump and other billionaires.

[โ€“] 79luca79@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

lol flirting or being admired is the best feeling ever. nothing material can exceed this ever.

[โ€“] cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 months ago

I've reduced my Amazon usage over the last years to almost zero. There are so many better specialized shops available, it's not even a competition.

Use their search/filtering options to find what you want, and buy it elsewhere. :]

I'm almost completely done with them. Does anyone know a good place online where I can order reasonably priced cases of sardines, Ocelo Scrunges, and Nitrile Gloves?

[โ€“] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago

I only use Amz for price checks, for years and years.

[โ€“] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago

Canceled my Prime years ago and haven't used it much since. Current events aside it's just dogshit as far as online marketplaces go.

[โ€“] actaastron@reddthat.com 4 points 2 months ago

Waiting for my data export to come through from Amazon then will be deleting my account. Facebook, Insta and WhatsApp already gone then it's just Google to deal with!

[โ€“] 79luca79@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

Im already doing that since a week. I know, i k ow im beyond cool๐Ÿ˜Ž

[โ€“] zephorah@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

This likely wonโ€™t stick, unless Walmart is supported more.

Gone are the days of going store to store to store to store to find the stuff you want/need. In addition, half the stores are now gone so you canโ€™t do that anyway.

Iโ€™d love to see this happen, but Iโ€™m skeptical given Amazonโ€™s present near monopoly on shopping.