How do you handle gifts in a relationship?
My place is small, and honestly, I already have what I need. My partner and I agreed to skip random Amazon knick-knacks.
I’d rather get a gift on a random day: tickets to theatre, cinema, dance, invitation to a party, a book I actually want, or something handmade.
Less stuff. More meaning.
A reminder to anyone looking for Christmas presents, the hashtags to browse are #FediGiftShop and #ArtForSale
These are used by independent artists on the Fediverse, you might find some unique gifts that cannot be bought in any shop.
(And if you're an artist, you might want to use these tags for any sales posts!)
@FediTips Please everyone- do your best to #BoycottAmazon and
#BoycottWalmart as much as possible.
They support #Fascism around the world & destroy OUR climate, our planet while making entirely too much money.
Et voilà un petit zine anti-Amazon 
En cette période de fête et de #blackfriday ... un petit message à faire passer sous le sapin 
@shauna At least Amazon are willing and able to sell "pee bottles" to their drivers.
Both male and female.
@shauna An example of "vertical integration" of products and services?
Et voilà un petit zine anti-Amazon
En cette période de fête et de #blackfriday ... un petit message à faire passer sous le sapin
Wipe that smile off his face.
BOYCOTT AMAZON
Friday 28 November - Monday 1 December
SHOP LOCAL INSTEAD
Wipe that smile off his face.
BOYCOTT AMAZON
Friday 28 November - Monday 1 December
SHOP LOCAL INSTEAD
Over a quarter of Amazon delivery drivers reported going hungry in the past month, according to social policy experts who did a large-scale study of delivery workers. They found how Amazon's nonemployee model is a lot worse for its drivers than for employees of its unionized competitors. https://theconversation.com/the-unraveling-of-workplace-protections-for-delivery-drivers-a-tale-of-2-workplace-models-268164
Amazon is laying off 30,000 employees to prioritize AI, which will bring innovative ideas such as:
-Automatically purchase item if user looks at screen for more than 5 seconds.
-Make device loudly screech if user closes the app.
-Delivery drones will stalk user if they cancel Prime membership.
Amazon made $35b profit last year. They're celebrating by laying off 14,000 workers (a number they say will rise to 30k). This is the kind of thing that Wall Street *loves*, and this layoff comes after a string of pronouncements from Amazon CEO about how AI is going to let them fire *tons* of workers.
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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:
https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/29/worker-frightening-machines/#robots-stole-your-jerb-kinda
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@pluralistic I do, and encourage others to, #BoycottAmazon. Don’t buy a goddamned thing from it.
There’s never been a better time to CANCEL THE WASHINGTON POST!
#JeffBezos #WillLewis #AdamONeal #WashingtonPost #WaPo #Journalism #FreePress #BoycottAmazon #BoycottWholeFoods #EatTheBillionaires #USPol
There’s never been a better time to CANCEL THE WASHINGTON POST!
#JeffBezos #WillLewis #AdamONeal #WashingtonPost #WaPo #Journalism #FreePress #BoycottAmazon #BoycottWholeFoods #EatTheBillionaires #USPol
Love that the slop merchants are using my book to (further) enshittify Amazon, and that Amazon's terrible QA standards is letting 'em do it.
#PrimeDay #PrimeDay2025 #BoycottAmazon Don't buy through Amazon. They exploit their workers ,don't even give them pee time. And they are big in support of rogue pariah state #israel. Free Palestine Support the workers Boycott Amazon!
#PrimeDay #PrimeDay2025 #BoycottAmazon Don't buy through Amazon. They exploit their workers ,don't even give them pee time. And they are big in support of rogue pariah state #israel. Free Palestine Support the workers Boycott Amazon!
« The Prime reasons to avoid #Amazon » on @thenewoil … and it doesn't even mention the ecological impacts
｢ Amazon is an Enemy of Civil Rights
› Amazon Is An Enemy of Small Businesses
› Amazon Is An Enemy of Human Rights and Workers
› Amazon Is An Enemy of Democracy
› This Problem Does Not Exist in a Vacuum
› Facing Reality and Taking Next Steps ｣
› https://blog.thenewoil.org/the-prime-reasons-to-avoid-amazon
« The Prime reasons to avoid #Amazon » on @thenewoil … and it doesn't even mention the ecological impacts
｢ Amazon is an Enemy of Civil Rights
› Amazon Is An Enemy of Small Businesses
› Amazon Is An Enemy of Human Rights and Workers
› Amazon Is An Enemy of Democracy
› This Problem Does Not Exist in a Vacuum
› Facing Reality and Taking Next Steps ｣
› https://blog.thenewoil.org/the-prime-reasons-to-avoid-amazon
