New Parents Complain Amazon Baby-Registry Ads Are Deceptive

In an era where there is increase regulatory scrutiny on Amazon, this doesn't really seem like a smart move? Tricking people into buying the wrong thing for people they know in person seems like it's going to backfire. Those people are almost certainly going to see the individual who they are buying the gift for again and figure out what has happened. The fees to get an item placed on this list must have been significant to get them to agree to this. More and more ads look like the native content that surrounds them and this seems like a huge problem. There should be some metric to judge if content that you are reading is sponsored.

Yellow Vests and I

A take on the French yellow vests from Pamela Anderson (?) that helps explain what might look like an over the top reactions from other countries. I think that this is another note in the story of people who don't have a lot of money in western countries being increasingly uphappy with the state of affairs.

Twitter thread on dollar stores

A good thread on the increasing popularity of dollars stores and how they are driving some businesses out of town. At some point, bulk preprocessed food has to be cheaper than fresh produce and thus puts people who carry fresh produce at a disadvantage. Food deserts seem like a huge problem, I wonder if their has been research into decreased lifetime outcomes from growing up in a food desert.

Media

Great British Baking Show - Finished the latest season, still very good and relaxing watch. I think the best virtue of this show is that it encourages me to cook and bake more after seeing it.

Stellaris Mega Corp - I guess this adds more content? The economics still don't feel that deep at all. I was overall disappointed but I'm not quite sure what I would have wanted more.

Fake or Fortune? - I know nothing about this so I have no opinion about how to judge it's accuracy but it's entertain and perhaps educational?

The Dragon Prince - From the same people who made Avatar: The Last Airbender and it shows. It's enjoyable and funny which is more then you can say for most of TV shows on today. I'm hoping that it comes together a bit more in future seasons as there is still some rough edges but still worth the watch.