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In the world of commercial black ops, I can no longer trust that Amazon is actually doing this, what if someone is making it look like Amazon is terrible at this. I mean even I know who Dude Perfect are ...

Please stop now and just write letters to the NYT. It's easier to follow.

Follow their official Twitter accounts, Amazon really is this evil and inept.
"Won't someone please think of the big company who wants to continue exploiting workers" isn't exactly a sympathetic position for those who are uncomfortable licking boots.
I mean its not okay to be exploitative but its totally unacceptable to be exploitative and this stupid.
Some bots producing fake reviews on Amazon are just too funny to write off.

My favorite (https://www.amazon.com/Evaluation-Astroskin-Behavioral-Self-...):

"Wow!!!!! this product exceeded all my expectations. When I travel through space, I have always wished there was a way to measure my vital signs without bulky hardware and uncomfortable wires! Arun's project report taught me everything I needed to know about the benefits and limitations of astroskin! Now I can purchase this system for myself and my crew with confidence that I did not have before. I highly recommend this report to anyone wanting to measure their blood pressure in space or other extremely harsh environments."

The product is being sold for $169.43 on Amazon, and is actually a PDF available for free via NASA.gov. See: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20150021842/downloads/20...

As for the peeing in bottles thing, Amazon is not that smart. There are people that look completely normal, that experience life-threatening autonomic dysreflexia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomic_dysreflexia) from having to hold their bladder, even if it is just for seconds, like me. Perhaps I should try working in a US Amazon warehouse. It would be perfect lawsuit material and the ultimate power play against their inhumane policies around toileting breaks.

interesting. 2 identical titles on the front page? I thought the algorithms picked up on these things.
"Hacker News" bots can't prevent duplicates but at least the Amazon bots string together decent sentences.