Comment on Random idea: a federated alternative to Amazon Prime built from independent shops?
magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 10 hours ago
This is kind of how it works in countries that haven’t been infected by Amazon Prime. In Sweden for example most e-commerce is done directly from individual stores. There are aggregation sites like prisjakt which lists prices of all different stores so you can find the best deal.
It’s not perfect and maybe not as convenient as Amazon Prime, but I don’t see how a fediverse alternative could do it better.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
There are economies of scale from collective warehousing and delivery. That could be run as a co-op rather than a capitalist structure.