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  • Tristan Colgate-McFarlanetmcfarlane@toot.community
    Jul 30, 2026, 12:49 PM

    combine this with the destruction of any "normal" job market, the endemic of online gambling (which we've allowed games to drag literal children in to).
    We've allowed Amazon, etsy, vinted, ebay etc to essentially be treated as "common carriers" for physical goods (some stolen), than side step every regulation we have, without taking *any* responsibility.
    We've built a distopia, and it's hard to avoid the conclusion that it is only just getting started.

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  • Tristan Colgate-McFarlanetmcfarlane@toot.community
    Jul 30, 2026, 12:53 PM

    If that sounds hyperbolic:
    There was a radio discussion the other day on You & Yours (BBC4 Radio 4 consumer issues programme).
    They spoke to several people who had found a "natural sleeping remedy" available on Amazon. They found them effective, kept taking them, had issue. Turned out these were prescription sleeping meds. All the buyers they spoke to had become addicted.
    Amazon said, per T&Cs, they were not responsible.
    Explain that to me.

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