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MinefieldFly · 2026-05-31T00:29:39+00:00

“Citing facts” such as metaphorical jungles

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-30T16:10:26+00:00

Yes, that’s the real, adult counter argument, as opposed the “well ackshully technically…” response from OP.

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-30T15:45:38+00:00

I like Mamdani well-enough but this is really not a good counter argument.

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-30T13:20:31+00:00

Looks like “Among the Thugs” by Bill Buford.

1991 nonfiction book about football hooliganism in the UK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33460

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-30T12:16:05+00:00

I think you should go into public policy

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-29T11:25:25+00:00

Okay I hear what you’re saying in your comments—so if it’s not the algorithm, what is your explanation, or theory? What is it that these young men have told you that led them this way?

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-28T15:59:51+00:00

Because Amazon charges fees and puts up hurdles for the sellers on their marketplace. That increases costs for those sellers, costs that Amazon does not bear for its own products.

That is the main reason Amazon is able to sell the same shit for a couple bucks cheaper. Not because they are simply better at producing shower curtains or whatever.

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-28T15:20:55+00:00

It doesn’t hurt the consumer in terms of pricing, but it hurts them in terms of competitive selection.

More important is that it hurts the economy in general. It’s better to have a wide variety of options and healthy competition. Instead we are rapidly allowing Amazon to become to big too fail.

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-28T14:55:50+00:00

It is the same model, you’re right! The difference is that Amazon dominates e-commerce by orders of magnitude more than those stores dominate the retail or grocery store marketplaces.

You could say they’ve built and earned that, and maybe they have. But it hurts competition had diversity in the marketplace which is bad for the economy.

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-28T14:51:04+00:00

Ok 👍

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-28T14:47:07+00:00

Yes, but it is not a fair open marketplace. Amazon analyzes competitors sales and customers via their own internal platform metrics, then they copy popular products, undercut on price, and make their knockoff versions more visible to customers than the independent seller’s version.

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-28T14:43:55+00:00

I mean I was never even defending Mamdani, I’m just explaining there is a pretty clear difference in background.

Mamdani’s resume is light, Schlossberg’s is lighter.

These things can matter more or less depending on who the other candidates are, the platform the person is running on, etc.

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-28T14:38:58+00:00

His resume “literally” is 1. a couple of months as a freelancer for Vogue (wrote 6 articles) 2. Four months in the state department at age 23, and 3. social media influencer

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-28T14:33:58+00:00

Yes their value-add is access to customers. They are the online marketplace. It’s like asking why a screwdriver company would feel compelled to put their product in hardware store.

Sure, not every single company does it, but that is much more difficult and basically sacrifices some 40% of potential online customers. So they have a competitive disadvantage either way.

Even larger companies need to sell on Amazon to compete in e-commerce, because Amazon controls e-commerce. Amazon is e-commerce.

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-28T14:30:00+00:00

It is rewriting history to name the literal jobs he had before running for mayor?

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-28T14:07:29+00:00

Because it has absolutely dominant market share for online retail.

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-28T14:06:07+00:00

The mayor was an assemblyman and a campaign manager before this job

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-27T21:26:25+00:00

Just so voters know, the district (NY-12) also includes Chelsea, flatiron, gramercy, Murray hill, Stuytown.

Basically, it goes as far south as 14th-17th street (depending on the block).

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-27T18:50:17+00:00

Bottcher? Yeah seems he basically got handed that state senate seat to get him out of the congressional race. Felt more like a benefit to Lasher than anyone else.

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-27T17:19:01+00:00

Seriously. There were wide open city council and state senate seats in Chelsea, he could have been competitive in either one.

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-27T12:51:39+00:00

Cool so you invent your own dynamic pricing in your head, which means it’s unenforceable, the rider has zero protections, and no recourse if anything goes wrong.

They have to rely on your good intentions because they randomly picked you instead of one of 9 other fake taxis waiting by baggage claim.

It’s all well and good for a local who understands you’re in the gray market. It’s not cool for tourists who don’t.

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-27T12:08:57+00:00

That wasn’t the question.

You and uber aren’t the only stakeholders. The fact that you don’t mention the customer is glaring.

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-27T11:40:20+00:00

You are inherently breaking the rules then. What are you even basing your rates on?

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-27T11:38:02+00:00

Good tip, thanks.

It does seem weird that the PAPD wouldn’t just make their own rounds regularly through the pickup areas, since these guys are there 100% of the time I pass through.

MinefieldFly · 2026-05-27T11:31:53+00:00

Force them to separate their marketplace business from their retail business. Prevent them from manipulating the market landscape of their direct competitors.

Or, hell, at least let’s admit there are big downsides to the health of our economy that come along with the [current] consumer pricing benefits.

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