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What? There is no need for a substitute. The concept is insanity. Just stop being a consoomer ffs
We don't all live in mom's basement playing [insert game] on a crusty Toshiba satellite here with every whim catered to.
Things break, things are needed, people live their lives. I don't buy much, but when I need something there are rarely any alternatives to Amazon.
Sure buddy, if that makes you feel better.
Thats just not true anywhere in europe. If you live in NA, then my condolences. Idk how it is in south america but probably depends on the country.
I'm in the USA and it's totally easy not to use Amazon. The first step is buying less shit though and people are pretty addicted to buying crap they don't need.
Can you give us examples?
BDS:
https://www.bdsmovement.net/act-now-against-these-companies-profiting-from-genocide
Israeli Weapons Firms Required to Buy Cloud Services From Google and Amazon
Alternatives:
https://www.techradar.com/best/amazon-alternatives
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/amazon-alternatives/
I've found myself using Target for most home items; Newegg, B&H, or BestBuy for electronics; local stores for groceries and clothes; Etsy and the companies own websites for other misc items. Ending prime was a great first step for me.
Things don't break in Europe??? Are you insane? In the UK most people buy all their stuff from fucking Temu, it's literally top 10 free apps on Google Play here always, it's much worse than even Amazon.
I'm anti-consumptuon as they come, I don't have any subscriptions, most things I own are either 2nd hand, upcycled (repurposed), fixed by me, but you are either a sheltered baby or utterly out of touch with reality if you think it's possible to avoid using Amazon here entirely, especially in Europe if anything, at least in the US they have some competition to Amazon but here? Nah.
Argos has a huge amount of stuff, is often as cheap as Amazon, and can handle same-day pickup and delivery. Saying that it doesn't exist in the UK is definitely bullshit, especially when we are a tiny fucking island that has handled next day delivery at scale for DECADES.