Oct 28, 2026, 4:57 PM

@cazabon what did people do before Amazon? It hasn’t always existed.

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Oct 28, 2026, 6:13 PM

Amazon has been around for more than three decades at this point. The retail, service, and cloud-computing environments have changed vastly in that time. Many choices that existed before no longer do.

As an example, I have a hobby that requires purchase of specialized stuff. In 1994, when Amazon was formed, there were three specialist suppliers in my city where I could walk in and either buy that stuff off the shelf, or have them order it for me in a reasonable time.

The industry supplying this stuff has changed greatly in the intervening 32 years. All three of those businesses in my city have closed; they're gone. There is literally nowhere to buy this stuff locally. In fact, I only know of one place within 1500 km where it can be purchased (it's about 700 km away). I have to order everything online. Amazon is one of very, very few places I can order from - I try to use the others when I can, but sometimes that's not possible.

If there was one single lesson I wish people in general would learn, it is that "Not everyone lives exactly as you do; their environment, situation, and opportunities may vary greatly from your own experience, and as a result, they make different choices than you do - or that you wish they would".

I see the results of people *not* considering this All The Damned Time.

#circumstances #environment #opportunities #different #MileInTheirShoes #WalkAMileInTheirShoes #choices #empathy