You don't cancel your subscription because it will make a difference to Bezos.
You do it so you're not paying him to screw you over.
This didn't start last week.
This started when the WaPo kept election deniers on as columnists. It started when they buried the story in 2021 about Mrs. Alito flying insurrectionist-loving flags.
It started when Bob Woodward decided to sit on stories so he could put them in a book AFTER the 2020 election. And Jeff Bezos didn't have him fired.
My guess is that there are stories about the Supreme Court and the Secret Service and politicians which we won't find out for decades.
But the WaPo didn't die this week. It died years ago.
That is why I canceled and why I will not succumb to their bargain attempts to lure me back.
The frequent guest posts by Jim Geraghty, and their trash opinion writers like Thiessen, Parker, Olsen, McArdle and even George Will (although Will isn’t grumpy, he’s just way past his sell by date) all are reasons to walk away.
Yeah, the Times has plenty of these shitbirds too, but at least they endorsed Harris.
It's like voting your conscience—even if it won't make a difference, at least you refuse to give those you have loathing and contempt for your sanction.
I didn’t cancel the WaPo subscription because I thought it would feel good. I canceled it on principle. If you have a newspaper like that you have a responsibility to your readership. And apparently Bezos has flunked the test. No balls. Betcha his wife wouldn’t have done that!
I don’t disagree with your assessment, but just so you know, I cancelled my Amazon Prime last time it was up for renewal and still have all my books both in my app and on my Kindle. And I even bought one since with points I had accumulated in their Beta bonus program.
Ah. I misunderstood. I won’t delete my account, but I did cancel Prime last month, and am trying not to buy anything on Amazon. I dislike Bezos with a passion. And even if I don’t make a dent in his wealth, I don’t need to support it (on purpose) either. His recent actions reinforce my decisions!
I have not subscribed to the Washington Post in years. I do have an Amazon account, but a lot of the buying I do there is from small businesses, so they would be harmed if I were no longer buying through Amazon.
I hear the Washington Post “did some good things.”
I do not suffer from DK, and know I do not have any of the expertise you appear to have for the inner workings of the techbroarchy, but I also think you know the vast majority of people understand they have no ability to affect that toxic circle jerk.
Please don’t belittle them for doing what is within their abilities, or discourage them from doing it.
Small donations add up.
Every vote counts.
Did I miss something? Oh yes, every small effort against fascism makes a difference. If only there had been more small efforts in the 1930s….
As you know, the establishment of Fascism depends on many capitulating in advance, and many have already cast their lots.
*I’ve never bought a Tesla, nor even considered it.
*I quit Twitter when the Space Nazi bought it.
*I quit the NYT when they effed Hillary.
*I’ve never used Zuckerbook - was *always* creepy, but Cambridge Anal was fun….
*I’ve never used Amazon, because my small Southern town was destroyed by Mall-Wart (we tried to warn the rest of the country before they spread like a cancer)
*I try to stay informed and make rational decisions based on evidence, not convenience.
Geoff has hit this one right on the nose! Amazon currently has 6 data centers in Oregon; 4 in Morrow County (which they have gotten a $161 million tax break over five years); 1 in Umatilla County, (where commercial electrical rates have gone up 266% since 2016); 1 in The Dalles, where they are also proposing another one. Actually, Amazon is proposing four more data centers in Oregon, but I’m unclear where they are going to be. But where they ARE going to be is near a very large water source, because the data centers consume 1,000,000 gallons of water per day! And yes, they get a price break on that too. There is water scarcity in Central and Eastern Oregon. This water is being taken away from ranchers and farmers, who.. they get Natural Resource credits-but trust me it’s nothing like the tax breaks that Apple or Amazon is getting for being in the state of Oregon! It’s important to remember that data centers are highly automated so they don’t employ a huge amount of people after they’re built. 20 to 50 people is usually the range that is given depending upon the size of the center. And these are highly skilled technicians, engineers, and security personnel. I’m glad that we bring industry to Oregon. I’m not glad that we bring the industry to Oregon that we give huge tax breaks to m, and that sucks up our resources and doesn’t pay its fair share.
I canceled both NYT and WaPo but, frankly, wasn’t getting much value for the money from either. Their recent behavior was just the piss icing on the shit cake.
Absolutely fair. It’s why I criticized Barro’s take yday: it’s not that I never cringe when WaPo and others go overboard; it’s just that I have a properly working sense of moral proportionality and can recognize that Trump always represented an unacceptable tail risk of ending up just as bad as the hyperventilators and supposed TDS sufferers expected all along.
When someone’s proven correct about something 8 years later and it happens pretty closely to how they predicted, we maybe can discount their judgment on the timing, but it’s absurd to pretend that their having been wrong then means they’re still wrong now.
With the notable exception to this principle being the deficit hawks! Being right about something 8 years too early is not the same as being a broken clock like the asshole deficit hawks.
What does the supergenius Trump economic plan of all tariffs all the time do for Amazon and Walmart and the economy in general? I can’t believe every business owner from mom and pop up isn’t publicly backing Harris/Walz.
Donald met with execs from Blue Origin right after the news of the non-endorsement broke. The government has been working with them to launch satellites and shit. Additionally, in September of 2023, my girl Lina Khan, sued the fuck out of Amazon and is trying to break it up.
Bezos, like most of the oligopoly, has no love for Democrats. These guys want to be able to do what they want, however they want, with little to no interference from the government. Well, except those sweet, sweet contracts and subsidies, of course. Gotta keep the lucre flowing.
You don't cancel your subscription because it will make a difference to Bezos.
You do it so you're not paying him to screw you over.
This didn't start last week.
This started when the WaPo kept election deniers on as columnists. It started when they buried the story in 2021 about Mrs. Alito flying insurrectionist-loving flags.
It started when Bob Woodward decided to sit on stories so he could put them in a book AFTER the 2020 election. And Jeff Bezos didn't have him fired.
My guess is that there are stories about the Supreme Court and the Secret Service and politicians which we won't find out for decades.
But the WaPo didn't die this week. It died years ago.
Oh yeah, 100%.
That is why I canceled and why I will not succumb to their bargain attempts to lure me back.
The frequent guest posts by Jim Geraghty, and their trash opinion writers like Thiessen, Parker, Olsen, McArdle and even George Will (although Will isn’t grumpy, he’s just way past his sell by date) all are reasons to walk away.
Yeah, the Times has plenty of these shitbirds too, but at least they endorsed Harris.
It's like voting your conscience—even if it won't make a difference, at least you refuse to give those you have loathing and contempt for your sanction.
OTOH, good analysis as to why Bezos DID do it....
I didn’t cancel the WaPo subscription because I thought it would feel good. I canceled it on principle. If you have a newspaper like that you have a responsibility to your readership. And apparently Bezos has flunked the test. No balls. Betcha his wife wouldn’t have done that!
I don’t disagree with your assessment, but just so you know, I cancelled my Amazon Prime last time it was up for renewal and still have all my books both in my app and on my Kindle. And I even bought one since with points I had accumulated in their Beta bonus program.
If you "delete" your amazon account (not just Prime) you lose everything.
I have seen several people say they were doing it.
Ah. I misunderstood. I won’t delete my account, but I did cancel Prime last month, and am trying not to buy anything on Amazon. I dislike Bezos with a passion. And even if I don’t make a dent in his wealth, I don’t need to support it (on purpose) either. His recent actions reinforce my decisions!
Oh yeah, Bezos is a walking penis.
I kicked wapo to the curb some time ago. I got sick of the both sides bs .
Maybe the tech bros and stupidly rich dudes will figure out that it takes a skill set they don't have.
I have not subscribed to the Washington Post in years. I do have an Amazon account, but a lot of the buying I do there is from small businesses, so they would be harmed if I were no longer buying through Amazon.
I hear the Washington Post “did some good things.”
I do not suffer from DK, and know I do not have any of the expertise you appear to have for the inner workings of the techbroarchy, but I also think you know the vast majority of people understand they have no ability to affect that toxic circle jerk.
Please don’t belittle them for doing what is within their abilities, or discourage them from doing it.
Small donations add up.
Every vote counts.
Did I miss something? Oh yes, every small effort against fascism makes a difference. If only there had been more small efforts in the 1930s….
As you know, the establishment of Fascism depends on many capitulating in advance, and many have already cast their lots.
No doubt. I just want people to know that canceling the WaPo isn't really going to hurt Bezos.
I did cancel my sub, and it felt good.
Also, if you have bought a Tesla in the last 18 months or so, you have helped elect Trump/Vance.
*I’ve never bought a Tesla, nor even considered it.
*I quit Twitter when the Space Nazi bought it.
*I quit the NYT when they effed Hillary.
*I’ve never used Zuckerbook - was *always* creepy, but Cambridge Anal was fun….
*I’ve never used Amazon, because my small Southern town was destroyed by Mall-Wart (we tried to warn the rest of the country before they spread like a cancer)
*I try to stay informed and make rational decisions based on evidence, not convenience.
Geoff has hit this one right on the nose! Amazon currently has 6 data centers in Oregon; 4 in Morrow County (which they have gotten a $161 million tax break over five years); 1 in Umatilla County, (where commercial electrical rates have gone up 266% since 2016); 1 in The Dalles, where they are also proposing another one. Actually, Amazon is proposing four more data centers in Oregon, but I’m unclear where they are going to be. But where they ARE going to be is near a very large water source, because the data centers consume 1,000,000 gallons of water per day! And yes, they get a price break on that too. There is water scarcity in Central and Eastern Oregon. This water is being taken away from ranchers and farmers, who.. they get Natural Resource credits-but trust me it’s nothing like the tax breaks that Apple or Amazon is getting for being in the state of Oregon! It’s important to remember that data centers are highly automated so they don’t employ a huge amount of people after they’re built. 20 to 50 people is usually the range that is given depending upon the size of the center. And these are highly skilled technicians, engineers, and security personnel. I’m glad that we bring industry to Oregon. I’m not glad that we bring the industry to Oregon that we give huge tax breaks to m, and that sucks up our resources and doesn’t pay its fair share.
I canceled both NYT and WaPo but, frankly, wasn’t getting much value for the money from either. Their recent behavior was just the piss icing on the shit cake.
Cowardice is Cowardice - the endorsement was ready to go. Trump endorses Vladimir Putin over NATO.
Trump mocks our military.
WAPO under Bezos is the National Enquirer - a rag for Trump.
Wow with a chainsaw. I really hope it hurts.
Me too! Matter of fact, ya think we kin run that saw t'other way too? Straight up and down like? Kinda like just in case?
Maybe opening scene from Scarface in the Miami bathroom
You have taste for the sick and twisted humor, eh Geoff?
This, I like!
Yes, I do.
Yeah. I like to think that the company "Oracle" is an acronym of "One Rich Asshole Called Larry Ellison"
I don’t have one to cancel, but I still would. At this point, it’s all about signaling, and every last inch is gonna count.
Oh, I hear ya, and it felt good to cancel my sub. But I am under no illusion that this will affect Bezos one iota.
Absolutely fair. It’s why I criticized Barro’s take yday: it’s not that I never cringe when WaPo and others go overboard; it’s just that I have a properly working sense of moral proportionality and can recognize that Trump always represented an unacceptable tail risk of ending up just as bad as the hyperventilators and supposed TDS sufferers expected all along.
When someone’s proven correct about something 8 years later and it happens pretty closely to how they predicted, we maybe can discount their judgment on the timing, but it’s absurd to pretend that their having been wrong then means they’re still wrong now.
With the notable exception to this principle being the deficit hawks! Being right about something 8 years too early is not the same as being a broken clock like the asshole deficit hawks.
What does the supergenius Trump economic plan of all tariffs all the time do for Amazon and Walmart and the economy in general? I can’t believe every business owner from mom and pop up isn’t publicly backing Harris/Walz.
It’s even worse…
Donald met with execs from Blue Origin right after the news of the non-endorsement broke. The government has been working with them to launch satellites and shit. Additionally, in September of 2023, my girl Lina Khan, sued the fuck out of Amazon and is trying to break it up.
Bezos, like most of the oligopoly, has no love for Democrats. These guys want to be able to do what they want, however they want, with little to no interference from the government. Well, except those sweet, sweet contracts and subsidies, of course. Gotta keep the lucre flowing.