Amazon: Prime Odds, Slim Ethics – The House Always Wins
Let’s be honest with ourselves: we’re not just shopping online, we’re pulling the digital lever on a slot machine rigged to drain our wallets, numb our minds, and gut our communities. Amazon isn’t just a store; it’s the casino, the dealer, the surveillance state, and the sweatshop all rolled into one perfect digital storm presented as a friendly app on your phone. We’ve been sold a lie, wrapped in cardboard, and sealed with Prime tape. We’ve been conditioned to believe that speed is worth any price, that convenience is neutral, and that our “choices” are still our own. But this isn’t shopping, it’s an addiction disguised as efficiency. It’s behavioral engineering in a browser window. And Amazon? That’s the apex predator, kingpin, and casino pit boss all in one. Welcome to the Casino Called Commerce Think gambling and online shopping aren’t related? Think again. Both ride the same dopamine roller coaster: you don’t get high from the win, you get