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TedDoesntTalk on Nov 27, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Amazon Workers to Stage Coordinated Black Friday P...

> While everyone has been cursed by COVID, Amazon has done well but not because of its own merits. It’s done well because of the unprecedented state interventions to protect local health

Can someone explain how amazon did well because of state intervention in local health? I don’t see the connection.

strig on Nov 27, 2020 | [–]

Local retail is closed/reduced so people need to shop online.

8note on Nov 27, 2020 | | [–]

Even without the state intervention, a lot of people feel safer with ordering things than shopping for them during covid

dalbasal on Nov 27, 2020 | [–]

Lockdowns, for example.

Intervention--> more online shopping.

TedDoesntTalk on Nov 27, 2020 | [–]

Got it. Thanks. The intervention is the forced closure of local businesses.

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