• Darthcapi@lemmy.ml
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    3 days ago

    Paywall bullshit. Is the title ironic or is the article a shameless praise of billionaires?

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      2 days ago

      You’re not missing much, it’s a pretty pathetic paragraph suggesting that we should lick billionaire boots because Amazon delivery is fast.

      Here’s what I got with some element zapping in ublock:

      Billionaires Rock

      Kyle Smith

      We ought to build statues of them, not chase them from state to state.

      Free Expression is a daily newsletter on American life, politics and culture from the Opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal. Sign up and start reading Free Expression today.

      Before Amazon came along, ordering anything by mail ordinarily meant waiting six to eight weeks for delivery. Today, for a trivial fee, not only will Amazon bring virtually anything to you with astonishing alacrity, but the final cost of the goods is comparable to, sometimes even less than, the best price you can find at a retailer near your home. During the pandemic, when we were all afraid of crowds, it kept us all going with anything we needed. Thanks, Jeff Bezos.

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