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I think I might cancel. I'm not watching ads and I'm not going to pay the extra $3/mo to opt out. I don't know if I'd end up paying more than the subscription cost in shipping though....

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[–] neo2478 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don’t know where you live, but this year for Black Friday Amazon workers from over 30 different countries protested over inhuman working contditions. Countries included Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, South Africa, Turkey and the U.K.

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/amazon-black-friday-strikes-protests-manhattan-st-louis-30-countries/

And anyway, even if they were treated well, you are still supporting a horrible company that exploits people globally.