This was a good read. Heard about this article for a while, as well as a mention of it on the WAN show and then later on Mastodon. Sums up neatly in my opinion why social spaces should not really be run by private companies, and instead by individuals.

As for Amazon… not sure what the solution for that would be, but the current situation benefits neither customer nor seller. They’ve practically monopolised retail outside of groceries imo